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Ep. 751: Slave North
Several listeners want to know more about Northern slavery, specifically how did it differ from Southern slavery and what about Northern racism? I've…
3 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 750: The Jeffersonians
Kevin Gutzman has a new book out (TODAY!) on "The Jeffersonians", the 24 year period when Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe occupied the executive offic…
3 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 749: Decentralization: This is the Way
A listener wants to know if America is heading toward more decentralized government. Not yet, but I am encouraged by developments over the last twent…
3 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 748: James K. Polk vs. Joe Biden
Politico thinks that Joe Biden could learn from James K. Polk. I don't think any president should learn from James K. Polk.
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3 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 747: The Next Civil War?
Are Americans headed for another Civil War? Can secession happen peacefully or at all? More people have been thinking and talking about these topics …
3 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 746: Pat Buchanan and the Republican Party
The Washington Post laments that Pat Buchanan had any influence on the Republican Party in the 1990s. Buchanan was simply an extension of long simmer…
3 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 745: Virginia First
Did the Puritans and Pilgrims make America? Our popular imagination seems to think so, but what about Virginia? G.K. Chesterton wrote this interestin…
3 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 744: The Lincoln Myth as "Fact"?
Could the Lincoln Myth save America? No, but that doesn't stop some conservatives and libertarians from pushing such rubbish. If you follow the Linco…
3 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 743: The Left's War On Culture
Attacks on Confederate monuments, like the beautiful reconciliation monument in Arlington National Cemetery, are an assault on culture. They would ar…
3 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 742: Were the Anti-Federalists Right about the Supreme Court?
In a shocking essay, progressive Jamelle Bouie argues that the Anti-Federalists were right about the Supreme Court. This is an amazing admission for …
3 years, 4 months ago