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America at 250 and Celebrating the Ongoing Experiment with John Hagen
Episode 23 • 3rd July 2026 • The Montpelier Happy Hour • Olga Peters
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July 3, 2026 (prerecorded 7/2): John Hagen, retired Air Force Officer and chapter head of Indivisible Porto, shares his insights on America's 250th anniversary. In this episode, we discuss civic identity, Sen. Margaret Chase Smith's Declaration of Conscience, and the role of "othering" in US politics.

Read the Declaration of Conscience here: https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/SmithDeclaration.pdf?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Theme music by Red Heart the Ticker: http://rhtt.net/

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