# The Powerline Show: Ed Larson’s ‘Why 1776 Matters’

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Published: 2026-06-24T23:15:02+00:00
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## Resource

Most of the books I have been featuring in this series highlight the philosophical and political background of the Declaration, going all the way back to antiquity in some cases, as well as dilating the ongoing controversies about several key aspects of the Declaration, such as the nature of “self-evident truth” or “all men are […]

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