The Trans-Atlanticist
Episode Archive
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Greek Independence (1821) vs. American Independence (1776)
In this episode, we explore the links between the Greek War of Independence (1821-1829) and the American War for Independence.
Topics include the following:
-Thomas Jefferson's l...
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European Politics 2026: Sweden, Switzerland, Sachsen-Anhalt, Berlin & Meck-Pomm
In today's episode we analyze the important political developments in Europe over the past couple of months.
**Parliamentary Elections in Sweden**
The Swedes elected a new parlia...
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Vietnamese Independence vs. American Independence
"'All men are created equal. They are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.' This immortal statement was made in ...
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Why Did Some German Immigrants Support the American Revolution and Others Oppose It?
"Wir halten diese Wahrheiten für ausgemacht, daß alle Menschen gleich erschaffen worden, daß sie von ihrem Schöpfer mit gewissen unveräusserlichen Rechten begabt worden, worunter sind Leben, Fre...
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The Boston Tea Party and the American Revolution
"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
In this episode, we explore the Boston Tea Party, the global...
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Cypriot Independence and the Declaration of Independence
"I would be prepared to accept the status of independence for Cyprus on the condition that this status shall not be changed, either by union with Greece, by partition, or by any other way, unles...
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The Scots, the Scotch-Irish, and the Declaration of Independence
"At this very time, they are permitting their chief magistrate to send over not only soldiers of our common blood, but SCOTCH and foreign Mercenaries to invade and deluge us in blood." -From Jef...
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The Age of Revolutions in Spanish America and the US Declaration of Independence
“The Mexican Nation, which for three hundred years has not had its own will, nor the free use of its voice, rises today from the oppression in which it has lived… [The Mexican Nation] solemnly d...
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Natural Law, Natural Rights, and the Historical Origins of the Declaration of Independence
"When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the ...
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The Meaning of Happiness in the Declaration of Independence
"Happiness" is mentioned twice in the opening lines of the Declaration of Independence, but what does it mean?
In this episode, Prof. Darrin McMahon, best-selling author of _Happiness: A...