Doug Casey: Medellin. A delightful place. I was there a couple of times during the Bad Old Days of FARC and the drug wars.

Joel: Thankfully that's largely settled down now. The bad press lingers, of course, but perhaps that's a story for another day. Let's jump into our ongoing REAL State of the Union dialogue, shall we?

Doug: Ready when you are…

Joel: Readers who have been following along these past few weeks will be familiar with our little project, whereby we examine the present day United States against the ideals enumerated by the Founding Fathers in the Bill of Rights.

[Ed. Note: If you're just joining us, you can catch up here:

1st Amendment – Part I, Part II, Part III & Part IV
2nd Amendment – Part I, Part II
3rd Amendment – Part I, Part II