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Episode 372: Remembering Lee
Today marks the 150th anniversary of Robert E. Lee's death. Just about three weeks after he surrendered at Appomattox, a reporter from the New York H…
5 years, 6 months ago
Episode 371: Pence v. Harris
The candidates for Vice President have "debated," and I think there is a clear winner and clear loser. We all lose, but Pence did a better job than H…
5 years, 6 months ago
Episode 370: No Monarchy
Less than two weeks after the Framers signed the Constitution in 1787, Pennsylvanian Tench Coxe published a series of essays in defense of the new do…
5 years, 6 months ago
Episode 369: To Divide or Not To Divide
Americans want less divided government. A new Gallup poll shows that more Americans support one party control of the federal government than at any t…
5 years, 6 months ago
Episode 368: Trump v. Biden Round 1
I watched the "debate" so you didn't have it. No one who did watch it came away thinking that it was either man's best performance, but I thought it …
5 years, 6 months ago
Episode 367: Trump's Effort to Save History
As I've said on this show, who knew that the 2020 presidential election would be a referendum on American history? This is a logical extension of the…
5 years, 6 months ago
Episode 366: Best SCOTUS Justices?
I have been asked several times: Who are the best justices in Supreme Court history? There haven't been many to write home about, but I give you a fe…
5 years, 6 months ago
Episode 365: Originalists and Anti-Federalists
What is "originalism" and what does it have to do with the "Anti-Federalists"? More importantly, if we believe in originalism, does that immediately …
5 years, 6 months ago
Episode 364: Hylton, Cohens, and a Slaughterhouse
A listener asked me to discuss a few landmark Supreme Court cases and how they affected the United States. Great idea during SCOTUS week. That led me…
5 years, 6 months ago
Episode 363: Notorious RBG
In case you are living under a rock, Ruth Bader Ginsburg died over the weekend. The left has gone nuts, as expected, and her death has created a supp…
5 years, 6 months ago