Ep 1 How to Fix America

This first episode of the American Restraint podcast introduces the host, Patrick Trepanier, the book American Restraint, and provides a background for the podcast.

This episode is an introduction to the main theme of this podcast: “How to Fix America” and why is the country so divided. We discuss the root causes of the Divided States of America (hyper-individualism and hyper-capitalism) and how Article V of the Constitution and federalism can help fix America.

We also discuss the importance of the middle class as the bulwark of American society and set the stage for more upcoming episodes that are designed to help more Americans get this country back on the right track.