George Washington in 2026: Winning Liberty Is Only the Beginning

Welcome back to Voices of Liberty with host Sean Themea, powered by Young Americans for Liberty. Thanks to a convenient break in the time-space continuum, General George Washington has traveled from July 1776 to FreedomFest in 2026—and he has some thoughts about what America has become 250 years later. Sean sits down with the founding father to talk about taxation without representation, the fight for independence, political division, the responsibilities that come with self-government, and why winning liberty is only the beginning. Washington also explains why he would reject the opportunity to become king and why the willingness to voluntarily relinquish power may be one of the most important characteristics of a good leader. But it isn't all constitutional philosophy. Washington confronts the wooden-teeth rumors, learns what a podcast is, considers America's modern tax rates, and faces perhaps the most difficult military question of his career: one giant gorilla or 100 tiny ones? Funny, unexpected, and surprisingly relevant 250 years after the Declaration of Independence, this conversation asks a question every generation of Americans must answer: once you've won your freedom, what are you willing to do to preserve it? Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pandora, or YouTube, and learn more at YALiberty.org.