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Ep. 729: Dark Age Patriotism
Is America an idea? And what is the basis of "American conservatism" and the root of American "patriotism"? These are fundamental questions and are a…
4 years ago
Ep. 728: Reading Jefferson Davis
Next to John C. Calhoun, no Southerner is more maligned by modern Americans than Jefferson Davis. According to the popular narrative, he was nothing …
4 years ago
Ep. 727: Did Lincoln "Save Democracy"?
In what can only be described as one of the worst articles in the history of Time Magazine, Jon Meacham argues that the time is right for the Democra…
4 years ago
Ep. 726: Is "Presentism" a Good Thing?
Eric Foner thinks "presentism" is a valuable part of history. He defends it through a review of a new book on C. Vann Woodward who was at one time co…
4 years ago
Ep. 725: The Beauty of Federalism
A leftist at the New York Times worries that States are going to have too much power over the central government. In other words, he has discovered o…
4 years ago
Ep. 724: The Broken Constitution
Is the Constitution broken, or the better question, was America recreated in 1865? Do will still live under the original Constitution. Noah Feldman a…
4 years ago
Ep. 723: "Progressive Originalism" and the 14th Amendment
Does "Progressive Originalism" exist? And what does it mean? Randy Barnett and Evan Bernick recently published an extensive history of the 14th Amend…
4 years ago
Ep 722: Who are the "Straussians?"
I've used this term a lot on the show, but you may not know who I am talking about when I say "Straussians." This required an explanation both to who…
4 years ago
Ep. 721: The Myths of American History
American history is full of myths. The most conspicuous and often derided is the so-called "Lost Cause Myth." But what about other myths? Are they co…
4 years ago
Ep. 720: The United States of Confederate America?
The Left can't stand the South, but they also can't stand Christian, white, "uneducated" rural Americans. And you know why? Because they like the Sou…
4 years ago