What Would George Washington Think of America in 2026? | William Gensburger

What would George Washington think if he suddenly returned to America in 2026? Would he recognize the country he helped create—or wonder how far it had drifted from the principles of its founding? Author William Gensburger joins Joe for a wide-ranging conversation inspired by The Path of Duty and Honor, the political thriller he co-authored with bestselling author J.C. Ryan. The novel brings George Washington into modern America and uses fiction to explore questions surrounding the Constitution, civic responsibility, political division, American history, and the future of the country. But the conversation doesn't stop with Washington. Joe and William explore America's growing political divide, how history is taught and understood, whether the nation has moved away from its founding ideals, and what earlier generations might make of modern American culture. They also venture into William's other projects, including The Quantum Keys, an international thriller series built around technology capable of defeating virtually any digital security system, and A Boy Called Swift, a very different story about a child whose entire life unfolds at an extraordinary pace. The conversation eventually turns to artificial intelligence and the future of writing. William explains how he uses AI as a research and critique tool without allowing it to replace the writer, why human voice still matters, and why technology should support creativity rather than become a substitute for it. Along the way, Joe and William talk storytelling, quantum technology, publishing, shrinking attention spans, political power, constitutional government, American culture, and why good fiction can sometimes ask questions that nonfiction cannot.At the center of it all is one deceptively simple question:If George Washington could see America today, what would he say to us?Guest: William Gensburger Author of The Path of Duty and HonorWilliam Gensburger Official Website: https://www.gensburger.com/ The Path of Duty and Honor: https://www.gensburger.com/The-Path/    Watch Live 7PM CT Watch on Rumble: https://rumble.com/JoeRooz▶️ Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@JoeRooz Website: https://joerooz.com Special thanks to:Executive Producer Wayne RankinExecutive Producer Rosanna RankinExecutive Producer Carolina JimenezExecutive Producer Angela WetuskiExecutive Producer John SeeleyWant to be a guest on The Joe Rooz Show?Send Joe a message on #PodMatch: https://www.podmatch.com/member/joeCheck out our partners:Podhome.fmCreative EdgeGet MasterPeace https://masterpeacebyhcs.com/767e544f93fd74ce - Joe "Rooz" Russiellohttps://www.joerooz.com/supporthttps://www.joerooz.com