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Oakland County Circuit Judge Michael Warren (photo by Emma Burcusel)<\/p>\nHow will you commemorate our nation\u2019s 250th birthday this July 4?<\/p>\n
Getting together with family and friends for a local parade, backyard barbecue, fireworks? Dressing in red, white and blue, proudly flying the U.S. flag, blaring the National Anthem \u2014 and perhaps singing along?<\/p>\n
Indeed, there\u2019s plenty to plan for the big day, which arrives in less than three months.<\/p>\n
But what\u2019s this annual celebration really about?<\/p>\n
Judge Michael Warren of Oakland County Circuit Court says far too many citizens don\u2019t have an understanding of our nation\u2019s cornerstone principles that give us the fundamental rights and freedoms we enjoy on Independence Day \u2014 and every day throughout the year.<\/p>\n
So he\u2019s set out to change that with his newly-released book, \u201cThe Revolutionary Words That Forged America: The Definitive Guide to the Declaration of Independence.\u201d<\/p>\n
Issued by Republic Book Publishing, it\u2019s 455 pages of line-by-line \u2014 and sometimes word-by-word \u2014 analysis of the founding document of the United States, our nation\u2019s charter.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m hoping this gives a greater understanding of the Declaration of Independence and how it influenced our Constitution. It\u2019s what unites us as Americans,\u201d Warren told The Oakland Press in a recent interview. \u201cIf we don\u2019t understand the Declaration of Independence and our Constitution, we\u2019re at grave risk of losing our liberties.\u201d<\/p>\n
Oakland County Circuit Judge Michael Warren (photo by Emma Burcusel)<\/p>\n
Warren describes the book as \u201ca deep dive into our inalienable rights (so readers) can understand the history of what led to the Declaration of Independence \u2014 understand our Founding Fathers and what they were writing, and what they were rebelling at the time.\u201d<\/p>\n
While Warren channeled his strong sense of patriotism to author \u201cThe Revolutionary Words That Forged America,\u201d it was more complicated than he had envisioned when he finally decided to tackle the \u201cpassion project\u201d that emerged some 40 years ago, he said. The plan was to repurpose content from his podcast, \u201cPatriot Lessons: American History and Civics,\u201d and transform it into a book to be released for July 4, 2026 \u2014 the semiquincentennial or 250th anniversary of Congress adopting the Declaration of Independence.<\/p>\n
Simple enough, right?<\/p>\n
Wrong.<\/p>\n
\u201cFirst, I realized writing the book was a lot harder than a podcast. And as I did more research, I found that not everything on my podcast was 100% accurate \u2014 and I realized there was a lot about our history that I didn\u2019t know,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Warren readily admits that the book is \u201cunabashedly pro-Founding Fathers,\u201d comparing and contrasting \u201cwhat we believe as Americans versus what other (countries) define as society.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Judge Michael Warren’s recently published book was a “passion project” for him (Aileen Wingblad\/MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s to make sure there\u2019s a real understanding that, despite all our flaws, why we are an exceptional nation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Politics, culture shift to \u2018more acerbic\u2019<\/p>\n
Warren said our politics and culture are shifting to be \u201cmore acerbic, more toxic,\u201d with civil, fact-based discussion giving way to personal attacks \u201cwith no foundation, no understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n
But knowing and appreciating our founding principles, he said, may change that.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m hoping the book shows people that it\u2019s worth fighting for and living up to our Declaration of Independence\u2026in my heart of hearts I believe, to my bones, that we are an exceptional nation \u2014 our freedom, our liberty, our equality \u2014 greatness that most Americans take for granted.\u201d<\/p>\n
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On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was adopted by delegates to the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia<\/p>\n
The book is \u201cintended for the masses,\u201d Warren said, from advanced high school students and beyond.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnyone interested in American history, civics and government will love this book \u2014 it\u2019s transformational,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
It can be digested as a continuous read from front to back, by sections of particular interest, or used as a reference book, he added. And despite its length, Warren said, \u201cit\u2019s a light read in the sense that the subject matter is so fascinating.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou won\u2019t realize how much you\u2019ve read when you take a break from it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
An excerpt from the book\u2019s Author\u2019s Note: \u201cContrary to fashionable trends in American history, this work celebrates (as opposed to condemns) the miraculous American Revolution and Declaration of Independence. In this sense, this work is purposefully countercultural \u2014 or rather, pro-American. There is no meaningful attempt to review the subject matter from the Loyalist, British, French, Native American, fascist, communist, or critical race theory perspective.\u201d Rather, he states, it\u2019s written in the perspective of the \u201cFounding Generation\u2026Enjoy our adventure through the grandest document rendered by the hands of man.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Revolutionary Words That Forged America\u201d Is available through Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, Republic Book Publishers, Target stores and other retailers. A book launch and signing event will be held May 4, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Sussman Agency, 30955 Northwestern Highway in Farmington Hills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"How will you commemorate our nation\u2019s 250th birthday this July 4? Getting together with family and friends for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":287034,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[123031,89603,123030,123029,123034,123032,143,145,144,117906,123033,123035],"class_list":["post-287033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oakland","tag-250th-us-birthday","tag-declaration-of-independence","tag-founding-fathers","tag-judge-michael-warren","tag-judges-book","tag-july-4","tag-oakland","tag-oakland-headlines","tag-oakland-news","tag-patriotism","tag-semiquincentennial","tag-the-revolutionary-words-that-forged-america"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=287033"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287033\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/287034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=287033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=287033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=287033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}