One of my Patreon backers pointed out that a couple of weeks ago, I accidentally skipped chapter 30 and posted chapter 31 early. That's why last week I deleted 31 and posted 30, so they'd be in the correct order. I'm re-posting 31 now, and 32 tomorrow to catch up.

"Together, we can build a better America, colonize it, and use the old one for raw materials and target practice. — Steven Kaas

January 30, 1981 Camp David, Maryland

The song goes:

Who can retell The things that befell Us so long ago? But in every age A hero or sage Came to our aid"

This is a serialized story narrated by Matt Arnold with the permission of the author, Scott Alexander. The original text is here:

https://unsongbook.com/chapter-31-the-foundation-of-empire/

Episode 53

Duration: 23:02

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