​Welcome Everybody! “What is the distinction between Inalienable Rights and Civil Rights?” “Why are Inalienable Rights considered Natural Rights?” “What distinguishes an Inalienable Right from a Civil Right?” “How do Civil Rights reflect the Social Contract?” “Is Health Care a Human Right or a Civil Right?”  These are some of the knots we will attempt to untangle in this week’s podcast. That’s a lot of Inalienable and Civil Rights for one podcast! So, let’s get started… How Things Work: A Brief History of Reality is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. The Best Civics Course You Never Had! What Does it Really Mean to be an American? “Truly understanding the idea and opportunity of America transcends race, gender, religion, sexual preference, and even the human flaws of the men who first attempted to manifest it. What does it really mean to be an American?” (Being American: A Primer for All Parties & Persuasions) What is the American Dream? From its very inception and foundation America represented a new possibility in the world. Not a perfect, or even complete, possibility, but the beginning of something never attempted before: the virtual creation of a new nation from scratch… This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit frankelkins.substack.com/subscribe