In this episode of Roots, Rights & Reason, host April Moss interviews Lee Smith on the escalating tensions with Iran and the broader geopolitical implications for the United States. As military assets move into the Middle East and negotiations unfold, Smith explains why Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs pose a threat not only to regional stability, but to global energy markets and American national security.

The conversation also examines Iran’s alliance with China and what weakening Tehran could mean for Beijing’s long-term strategy. From the Strait of Hormuz to sleeper cell threats inside the United States, this episode explores how the Iran crisis fits into a larger global chessboard where energy, power, and great power competition collide.

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As America marks the 217th birthday of Abraham Lincoln, this episode of Roots, Rights & Reason examines why Lincoln should be understood as a world historical leader. Host Lee Smith speaks with author Lee Harris about how Lincoln recognized that the Civil War was not only about preserving the Union, but about protecting the future of popular government itself.

At a time when republics were collapsing worldwide, Lincoln defended the principle that “government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” As Harris notes, Lincoln meant exactly that, not just for America, but for the world.

This episode explores Lincoln’s global significance, the survival of self government, and what leadership looks like in moments of national crisis.

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The Roots of the Republic: Greece, Rome, and the Birth of American Liberty

In this episode of Roots, Rights & Reason, host Lee Smith speaks with Harvard Professor James Hankins about the civilizational roots of the American constitutional republic in “The Roots of the Republic: Greece, Rome, and the Birth of American Liberty.” Hankins explains that America stands within a tradition stretching back to Athens, Rome, and Jerusalem. From Greece came citizenship, self-rule, and the role of reason and persuasion in public life; from Rome came republican institutions, the rule of law, and the principle that political authority must rest on a higher moral order.

Smith and Hankins explore how the Founding Fathers studied classical history, especially the Roman Republic, as they designed American government, mindful of the dangers that ended earlier republics. The conversation also reflects on how classical traditions shaped American civic culture, from civil discourse to a social ethos of civic equality and why preserving civilization requires teaching younger generations to value the artistic, intellectual, and moral achievements that made liberty possible.

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