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Andrew Roberts Unplugged, on Brexit, Churchill, Trump, and Historiography
Episode 133
One of my teachers in graduate school, the great constitutional historian Leonard Levy, insisted that “a history must serve its readers with explanat…
6 years, 11 months ago
Five Things to Know About the Declaration This July 4, with "Lucretia"
Episode 132
By popular demand from listeners, we’re bringing back “Lucretia,” Power Line’s International Woman of Mystery, on this special edition for the July 4…
6 years, 11 months ago
A Full-Tilt Rant-Fest with "Lucretia"
Episode 131
You could be forgiven for thinking this week’s Democratic debates were straight out of an old Monty Python sketch, which prompted Steve Hayward to ri…
6 years, 11 months ago
Fables of the Cuyahoga River Fire, with Jonathan Adler
Episode 130
The Cuyahoga River on fire. But not when you think. This Saturday, June 22, marks the 50th anniversary of one of the iconic moments of the modern env…
6 years, 11 months ago
"Cocktails From Hell," With Col. Austin Bay
Episode 129
This week’s special guest is Col. Austin Bay, author of a lively new book on foreign affairs and grand strategy, Cocktails From Hell: Five Complex Wa…
7 years ago
The Noor Sentencing Hearing, and, What Kind of Country Are We Anyway!?
Episode 128
This week’s two-part episode features Power Line’s own Scott Johnson reporting on the verdict today in the Mohammed Noor case—the Minneapolis police …
7 years ago
Everything You Know About the Enron Story Is Wrong: A Conversation with Rob Bradley
Episode 127
This week my guest is the person who deserves to be known as the Robert Caro of energy history—Robert L. Bradley Jr. Rob is the founder of the Instit…
7 years ago
"Populism" Marches on Overseas: Henry Olsen on Elections in the EU and Australia
Episode 126
I’ve decided that “populism” is when the wrong person or party wins a democratic election. Certainly the way the media and liberal elites have reacte…
7 years ago
The Antidote to Howard Zinn? "Land of Hope" with Wilfred McClay
Episode 125
Lo and behold, I opened up this morning’s Wall Street Journal to see a weekend interview with this week’s guest, historian Wilfred M. McClay of the U…
7 years, 1 month ago
"Cracks in the Ivory Tower": A Conversation with Phil Magness
Episode 124
This week Steve Hayward talks with economic historian Phillip Magness, co-author (along with Jason Brennan) of a brilliant new book, Cracks in the Iv…
7 years, 1 month ago