Podcast Episodes
Back to Search114: A Square Deal (pt. 3): “Leave it as it is” (Teddy Roosevelt & Conservationism)
“Very well then–I so declare it.”
This is the story of the final “C” of President Theodore Roosevelt’s Square Deal: conservationism.
Teddy loves the ou…
3 years, 9 months ago
113: A Square Deal (pt. 2): Consumer Protection–The FDA, & Ida Tarbell muckrakes Standard Oil
“In Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress you may recall the description of the Man with the Muck Rake …”
This is the story of another “C” in Teddy’s Square Dea…
3 years, 10 months ago
112: A Square Deal (pt. 1): Corp. Regulation—a coal strike, a trust, & Teddy’s Frenemy J.P. Morgan
“If we have done anything wrong, send your man to my man and they can fix it up.”
This is the first story of President Theodore Roosevelt’s Square Dea…
3 years, 10 months ago
111: The Assassination of Will McKinley & The Strenuous Life of Theodore Roosevelt
“I wish to preach, not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the strenuous life.”
This is the story of (another) presidential assassinatio…
3 years, 11 months ago
110: Epilogue to the Age of Imperialism
Greg, Zach, and Kelsi sit down for a chat about America’s surprisingly compact burst of turn-of-the-century overseas expansion (Age of Imperialism). …
3 years, 11 months ago
109: The Election of 1900 & the Rise of Anti-Imperialism
“Only dead men can tell the truth in this world. It can be published after I am dead.”
This is the story of imperialism and presidential politics: the…
4 years ago
108: G.O. 100, “The Water Cure,” & The Law of War in the Early-20th Century with Professor Ryan Vogel
The ugliest aspects of the Philippine-American War raised questions of legitimate warfare. Specifically, they required the US to think through a mili…
4 years ago
107: The Philippine-American War
“Co … wards! Assassins!”
This is the story of the Philippine-American War.
Having bested the Spanish in war, the United States now lays claim to holdin…
4 years ago
106: The US Annexation of the Hawaiian Kingdom
“You have my love, and with sorrow I dismiss you.”
This is the story of the Hawaiian Kingdom’s end.
Queen Liliuokalani hates the Constitution of 1887–o…
4 years, 1 month ago
105: “A Splendid Little War:” The Spanish-American War and Theodore Roosevelt’s Rough Riders
“Sergeant, the Spanish bullet isn’t made that will kill me.”
This is the story of the Spanish-American War.
George Dewey’s squadron is in Manila Bay. …
4 years, 1 month ago