Ben & Bob kick off the new year with a conversation over some current events, including the history of New Year’s Resolutions (and why Bob doesn’t make them) and the 14th Amendment, and Ben shares what he learned about North Carolina history during his holiday road trip from Nashville, TN to Concord, NC to visit his family.

This episode was edited by Gary Fletcher.

Relevant links:

-“Swept Away w/ John Logan & John Gallagher Jr.” The Road to Now #219 -on Apple podcasts -on Spotify

-John Pierce, “The Reasons for Secession: A Documentary Study,” from American Battlefield Trust (Battlefields.org), Updated October 3, 2023.

-“The Disqualification Clause,” What Roman Mars Can Learn About Con Law, episode 78, December 12, 2023.

-Robert Harrell (the Fort Fisher Hermit) at Wikipedia.org.

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