Thirteen Minus 250 Years

Thirteen Minus 250 Years: The Good, the Bad, and the PossibilitiesWhich president did General George Washington actually report to? In this D‑Minus Diaries episode, I walk the road from the Continental Congress to Washington’s presidency, from Kings Mountain and Yorktown to the Treaty of Paris, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. Then I connect that history to today: what government was supposed to do, what it was never meant to control, and how debt, contracts, and comfort are slowly training us to outsource our own freedom.As America marks 250 years, I ask a simple question: if it took about thirteen years to go from king to president, how many years of trading responsibility for promises would it take to drift back toward being ruled? Let’s explore the price of freedom at the beginning, and what we are paying now. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dminusdiaries.substack.com