The Brion McClanahan Show
By: The Brion McClanahan Show
Language: en-us
Categories: History
The Brion McClanahan Show discusses history, politics, and society with the slogan, "Think Locally, Act Locally."
Episodes
Ep. 1215: Removing the Sword of the Federal Judiciary
Dec 15, 2025Today is "Bill of Rights Day" in the United States, but what does that mean? Most Americans don't understand that the BOR was only a check on federal power, not the States.
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Duration: 00:38:10Ep. 1214: Interpreting the "New Right"'s Furious Minds!
Dec 12, 2025The left has always had this belief in the "angry" right, and they pat themselves on the back for figuring it out. Or do they?https://mcclanahanacademy.comhttps://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshowhttps://brionmcclanahan.com/supporthttp://learntruehistory.com
Ep. 1213: Morgan v. Fuentes
Dec 11, 2025Piers Morgan's interview with Nick Fuentes was must see T.V. I'll explain why.
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Duration: 00:41:52Ep. 1212: SCOTUS and Race-Based Redistricting
Dec 09, 2025Is the Supreme Court ready to strike down race-based redistricting? Maybe. And that would transform the American political landscape.
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Duration: 00:45:58Ep. 1211: Insurrection Chic?
Dec 05, 2025Victor Davis Hanson argues that Jefferson Davis is the root of the modern Democratic Party. It's really Abraham Lincoln and the Republicans.
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Duration: 00:39:04Ep. 1210: The New Blasphemy
Dec 03, 2025American civil religion has adopted a new blasphemy, and it centers on power and control.
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Duration: 00:36:05Ep. 1209: Should We Make Nixon Great Again?
Dec 02, 2025Conservatives are attempting to rehabilitate Richard Nixon's reputation. Should we do this? And why?
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Duration: 00:43:02Ep. 1208: America's First Thanksgiving
Nov 26, 2025The first English thanksgiving in America did not take place in New England. It was Virginia First. This lost history is important for reorienting our understanding of the American past.
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Duration: 00:35:54Ep. 1207: Did Originalism Kill the Constitution?
Nov 25, 2025Jill Lapore thinks "originalism" killed the Constitution. Wrong. Only it can save the Constitution.
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Duration: 00:40:21Ep. 1206: Ken Burns Destroys the Proposition Nation Myth
Nov 24, 2025Ken Burns has unknowingly laid waste to the "Proposition Nation Myth". I'll explain how.
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Duration: 00:41:13Ep. 1205: What is MAGA?
Nov 20, 2025The ongoing debate about American "conservatism" has led to a debate over the meaning of MAGA. How do we define it?
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Duration: 00:37:36Ep. 1204: The Real Target in the Conservative Dust-up
Nov 19, 2025The real target in the ongoing "conservative" civil war is not Trump, and it isn't 2026. It's Vance and 2028.
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Duration: 00:34:51Ep. 1203: Is America a Socialist Country?
Nov 18, 2025How much has socialism influenced the United States? A lot, actually, and not just through Democrats.
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Duration: 00:35:41Ep. 1202: The 14th Amendment Strikes Again
Nov 13, 2025SCOTUS refused to hear a case potentially overturning the 2015 Obergefell decision. The 14th Amendment strikes again.
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Duration: 00:36:12Ep. 1201: Democrats and the New Confederacy?
Nov 12, 2025There are three certainties in life: death, taxes, and the Grand Old Stupid Party.
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Duration: 00:43:27Ep. 1200: America’s ‘Ceausescu Moment’
Nov 11, 2025Has America reached its "Ceausescu Moment" regarding foreign policy? Have the platitudes and slogans of the past stopped working?
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Duration: 00:33:30Ep. 1199: The Most Insignificant Job in American Politics?
Nov 06, 2025What is the most insignificant--are in reality the most misunderstood--job in American politics?
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Duration: 00:40:25Ep. 1198: The Real Purpose of the Proposition Nation Myth
Nov 06, 2025Dinesh D'Souza outlined the real purpose of the "proposition nation" myth, and it isn't history. It's also wildly ineffective.
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Duration: 00:38:45Ep. 1197: Civil War on the Right?
Nov 04, 2025The "brewing civil war" on the right has been ongoing for decades. Different actors but same topics.
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Duration: 00:46:06Ep. 1196: An Imperial President or An Imperial Congress?
Oct 30, 2025Jamelle Bouie is troubled by this "new" imperial presidency and thinks we need to counter with an imperial congress. This is gaslighting of the highest order, but he almost gets it right.
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Duration: 00:37:00Ep. 1195: John Brown's Republican Party
Oct 29, 2025Victor Davis Hanson argues that the 19th century Democrats are the true forefathers of the modern Left. He needs to think about John Brown's Republican Party.
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Duration: 00:40:07Ep: 1194: "Artistic" Barbarism
Oct 28, 2025Even Fox News is calling the new Confederate monument exhibit in an LA museum "barbarism." It is.
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Duration: 00:41:09Ep. 1193: It Didn't Start With Trump
Oct 23, 2025"What do you expect when you sue the President?" Political warfare has always been part of the story of the executive branch.
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Duration: 00:33:28Ep. 1192: A Lincolnite Doesn't Like A Lincolnite
Oct 22, 2025Lincolnite Jamelle Bouie doesn't like Lincolnite Donald Trump. The problem is Lincolnian nationalism, but neither would admit it.
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Duration: 00:42:59Ep. 1191: No Kings vs. Reality
Oct 21, 2025The Left would have you believe that Donald Trump is an anomaly, the exception to the founding generation. They are stupid as usual.
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Duration: 00:39:25Ep. 1190: Ugly Federal Building vs. Trump Arch?
Oct 16, 2025Heather Cox Richardson has another stupid piece comparing Trump's proposed arch to an ugly federal building. Summary: Trump's arch is anti democracy.
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Duration: 00:32:42Ep. 1189: Can the President Fire Subordinates?
Oct 15, 2025The Supreme Court is going to decide if the President can unilaterally fire subordinates, giving him complete control of the executive branch. What is the correct "originalist" position on this issue?
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Duration: 00:46:35Ep. 1188: What Can Save America?
Oct 14, 2025If the American empire is in decline, what can save it? It isn't globalism.
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Duration: 00:36:23Ep. 1187: Reactionary Neo-Confederate Portland
Oct 09, 2025VD Hanson is at it again, this time calling Portland "Neo-Confederate".
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Duration: 00:39:44Ep. 1186: It's Time for Soft Secession
Oct 08, 2025So says Mother Jones. California has to go. Who am I to argue?
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Duration: 00:47:16Ep. 1185: A Citizens Only Census?
Oct 07, 2025Should the U.S. Census only count U.S. citizens? This should be an easy question, but we know why it isn't.https://mcclanahanacademy.comhttps://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshowhttps://brionmcclanahan.com/supporthttp://learntruehistory.com
Ep. 1184: The Death of the Conservative Columnist
Oct 02, 2025Ep. 1184: The worthwhile conservative columnist is nearly non-existent in America. Why? No one knows how to write like that any longer.
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Duration: 00:35:03Ep. 1183: Abraham Lincoln the Originalist?
Oct 01, 2025George Will laughably calls Abraham Lincoln an origianlist. Why? Because we have to understand Amy Coney Barrett. Seriously.
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Duration: 00:37:45Ep. 1182: History's Case for a Strong Presidency?
Sep 30, 2025Does the President have full control over the executive branch? Yes, but SCOTUS argued otherwise. That might change.
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Duration: 00:37:31Ep. 1181: Federalism is the Reason for the Season
Sep 25, 2025Constitution Day came and went, but federalism is the reason for the season.
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Duration: 00:39:58Ep. 1180: No, the South Wasn't an Oligarchy
Sep 24, 2025With "conservative" friends like these, who needs enemies? No, the South wasn't an oligarchy.
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Duration: 00:45:28Ep. 1179: Unmasking ICE?
Sep 23, 2025Gavin Newsom signed legislation that directly confronts the Trump administration. Is it constitutional?
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Duration: 00:37:32Ep. 1178: Reconsidering Calhoun
Sep 18, 2025What would Calhoun say about modern American politics? We should be asking this question.
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Duration: 00:38:09Ep. 1177: Is 2025 Like the 1850s?
Sep 17, 2025Are we facing another "sectional conflict"? Some historians say yes, and they might be right. Or it could be worse.
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Duration: 00:48:11Ep. 1176: Donald J. Adams and the Alien Act
Sep 16, 2025Who knew a law from 1798 would be current events in 2025?
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Duration: 00:36:45Ep. 1175: What Would Hamilton Think of Today's National Debt?
Sep 11, 2025That's a good question, but in realty, who cares?
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Duration: 00:38:21Ep. 1174: They Don't Want to Live in Lincoln's America
Sep 10, 2025Jamelle Bouie believes some conservatives don't want to live in Lincoln's America. He's right, but the piece he wrote on this topic is glorious.
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Duration: 00:46:02Ep. 1173: The Iroquois DID NOT Influence the U.S. Constitution
Sep 09, 2025Those who insist that the Iroquois or any other Indian tribe influenced the U.S. Constitution are peddling fake history.
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Duration: 00:42:00Ep. 1172: Think Locally Act Locally American Education
Sep 05, 2025The "culture war" is a war over American education, and it is the perfect place to "think locally and act locally."
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Duration: 00:37:56Ep.. 1171: The 14th Amendment and Birthright Citizenship
Sep 04, 2025What did the men who wrote the 14th Amendment really think about "birthright citizenship"?
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Duration: 00:39:57Ep. 1170: Real American Conservatism
Sep 03, 2025What is American conservatism? One thing is for certain, it isn't Abraham Lincoln.
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Duration: 00:50:11Ep. 1169: States' Rights For Me but Not For Thee
Aug 28, 2025American commitment to federalism is partisan at best. Why?
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Duration: 00:37:37Ep. 1168: The Modern Right's Most Original Thinker
Aug 27, 2025Sam Francis was booted from "respectable conservatism" in 1995, but this new biography explains why this was a mistake.
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Duration: 00:36:30Ep. 1167: Never Let a Crisis Go To Waste?
Aug 26, 2025Jamelle Bouie believes Donald Trump needs a crisis to govern, kind of like the left.
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Duration: 00:47:14Ep. 1166: Who are the Real Founders?
Aug 21, 2025Do the original "Founding Fathers" count as the current Founding Fathers? Nope.
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Duration: 00:40:17Ep. 1165: Was the Bill of Rights a Bad Idea?
Aug 20, 2025This is a complicated question. Really.
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Duration: 00:34:09Ep. 1164: Abolish the House!
Aug 19, 2025Progressives are again clamoring to "abolish the Senate." What if we abolished the House instead?
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Duration: 00:42:33Ep. 1163: Gavin Newsom is Getting Angry!
Aug 14, 2025Gavin Newsom has declared war on gerrymandering, sorta.
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Duration: 00:36:23Ep. 1162: Trump "Federalizes" Washington D.C.
Aug 13, 2025Trump "federalized" a city that is already "federalized." Can he do that to other cities is the question.
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Duration: 00:44:40Ep. 1161: The Woke Lemming Responds
Aug 12, 2025Taliban Ty Seidule responds to the decision to re-erect the Peace Monument in Arlington. It's a mess.
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Duration: 00:44:04Ep. 1160: Victory at Arlington!
Aug 07, 2025The Arlington "Reconciliation Monument" is being restored. I am cautiously optimistic this will happen.
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Duration: 00:37:21Ep. 1159: Antonin Scalia v. Donald Trump
Aug 06, 2025The ghost of Antonin Scalia might be a problem for Donald Trump.
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Duration: 00:40:39Ep. 1158: Echoing an Authoritarian Playbook?
Aug 05, 2025The Left is convinced that Donald Trump has developed a novel authoritarian approach to the presidency. History proves otherwise.
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Duration: 00:45:18Ep. 1157: What Happened to the Democratic Party?
Jul 31, 2025The Democrats are a disaster. So are the Republicans, but conservatives used to have a home in Jefferson's Party. What happened?
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Duration: 00:36:26Ep. 1156: Marxist Chic! The Left's Virtue Signal
Jul 30, 2025Has Marxism become the trendy virtue signal of the Left?
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Duration: 00:42:33Ep. 1155: Lessons From Bastille Day
Jul 29, 2025Can Americans learn anything from Bastille Day? Yes, but not anything positive.
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Duration: 00:36:15Ep. 1154: Is Wokism Dying?
Jul 24, 2025Some people are predicting the death of wokism. Is that true?
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Duration: 00:37:40Ep. 1153: Stupid July 4 "History"
Jul 23, 2025I never thought Heather Cox Richardson could out stupid herself, but this post on the "history" of July 4 changed my mind.
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Duration: 00:37:57Ep. 1152: What's Wrong with the Right Side of History?
Jul 22, 2025We often hear the term "right side of history", but what if this is really the wrong side of history?
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Duration: 00:35:45Ep. 1151: Blue State Nullification?
Jul 17, 2025Blue States are getting tough on federalism. Is this real?
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Duration: 00:39:55Ep. 1150: A New Era for An Old Idea?
Jul 16, 2025Nullification is making a comeback. One historians questions if this is a good thing.
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Duration: 00:40:03Ep. 1149: Open Judicial Activism
Jul 15, 2025Have federal judges removed the veil? Open judicial activism is now in vogue.
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Duration: 00:34:49Ep. 1148: Why DOGE Failed
Jul 10, 2025Why did DOGE fail, and what does this say about American politics?
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Duration: 00:37:41Ep. 1147: Elon's American Party
Jul 09, 2025Elon Musk is forming an "American Party". What does this mean for American politics?
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Duration: 00:35:44Ep. 1146: California Secession 2.0
Jul 08, 202544% of Californians want to secede. More importantly, over 70% favor federalism. We need more of this.
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Duration: 00:35:49Ep. 1145: The New Confederacy?
Jul 03, 2025Conservatives are calling progressive resistance to Donald Trump "The New Confederacy." Progressives insist that Republicans are the "New Confederates." Both are stupid positions based on one thing: power.
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Duration: 00:38:05Ep. 1144: Is Justice Jackson the Future of SCOTUS?
Jul 02, 2025The brutal smack down of Justice Jackson last week by Justice Barrett raises an important question: Is Jackson the future of SCOTUS?
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Duration: 00:39:49Ep. 1143: King Franklin and American Crisis
Jul 01, 2025The United States has officially been in a state of emergency since the FDR administration. This provided the machine to shred what remained of the Constitution.
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Duration: 00:40:12Ep. 1142: Leftists Demand Historical Context?
Jun 26, 2025The left is notorious for insisting on taking historical events out of context or using history to fit their narrative. A demand for "historical context" is laughable.
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Duration: 00:48:50Ep. 1141: George Wallace Reconsidered?
Jun 25, 2025George Wallace is arguably one of the most important political figures of the 20th century. Here's why.
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Duration: 00:37:01Ep. 1140: Ted Cruz and Foreign Policy Illiteracy?
Jun 24, 2025Trump's decision to bomb Iran is the biggest story of 2025 to date. But how should American politicians and the public at large react to the move?
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Duration: 00:46:19Ep. 1139: Progressives Against Immigration?
Jun 20, 2025Are some progressives starting to have second thoughts on unlimited immigration? It seems so.
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Duration: 00:37:29Ep. 1138: Who Defines "America First"?
Jun 19, 2025Donald Trump insists he created "America First" and can determine its meaning. Is this true?
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Duration: 00:39:01Ep. 1137: Can "Frenemies" Save America?
Jun 18, 2025The Thomas Jefferson Foundation has a new idea. Don't just badger people with slavery. Instead, badger them with slavery and progressive politics.
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Duration: 00:47:58Ep. 1136: Heather Cox Richardson v. Real History
Jun 13, 2025Heather Cox Richardson is why the history wars matter. But she doesn't realize that she and Donald Trump are two sides of the same coin.
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Duration: 00:49:42Ep. 1135: All Hail Julius Trump?
Jun 11, 2025Does America need a Caesar? No.
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Duration: 00:34:01Ep. 1134: Abraham Trump v. California
Jun 10, 2025Lincolnites won't know how to react to Trump and California. https://mcclanahanacademy.comhttps://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshowhttps://brionmcclanahan.com/supporthttp://learntruehistory.com
Ep. 1133: How to Fix the Federal Judiciary
Jun 05, 2025The federal judiciary is out of control, but how do we fix it? This might be one solution.
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Duration: 00:40:03Ep. 1132: Lincoln Pork Chop
Jun 04, 2025American nationalism is based on a lie, the Lincoln Pork Chop.
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Duration: 00:40:16Ep. 1131: The 18th Century Virginia Way
Jun 03, 2025What could Americans learn from 18th century Virginia? A lot.
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Duration: 00:48:51Ep. 1130: The Return of Gentlemen
May 29, 2025Do we need an American "aristocracy"? Sort of. We need gentlemen.
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Duration: 00:36:24Ep. 1129: Canada Secession?
May 28, 2025Secession is in the air tonight...in Canada. Good.
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Duration: 00:35:44Ep. 1128: Do Conservatives Want a Dictator?
May 27, 2025Jamelle Bouie thinks so. In fact, he believes American conservatives have been waiting for this for decades. Can you say projection?
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Duration: 00:43:09Ep. 1127: Nottoway is No More
May 22, 2025Tragically, the Nottoway plantation burned to the ground. The response from the stupid establishment historian and social media crowd was predictable.
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Duration: 00:44:19Ep. 1126: Affirmative Action for Conservatives?
May 21, 2025Should conservatives be the new DEI hires in American universities? If the institutions were smart, yep.
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Duration: 00:37:13Ep. 1125: John Yoo and the Lincoln Cult
May 20, 2025If John Yoo supports it, you should be against it. See Abraham Lincoln and executive power.
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Duration: 00:36:56Ep. 1124: Lincoln v. Trump...Again
May 15, 2025Donald Trump is considering suspending habeas corpus. Is this a presidential power? Nope. But there is a dirty little secret involved.
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Duration: 00:39:00Ep. 1123: Richard Weaver's South
May 14, 2025Where have you gone Richard Weaver? More importantly, why do mainstream conservatives ignore the South?
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Duration: 00:36:36Ep. 1122: Trump v. FDR
May 13, 2025It's been 100 days since Trump took the oath of office. How does this compare to FDR? Who cares? Those with TDS.
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Duration: 00:45:21Ep. 1121: Nullification Now!
May 08, 2025Is it time for nullification? It's always time for nullification.
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Duration: 00:36:19Ep. 1120: Was the War Inevitable?
May 07, 2025Was the "Civil War" and "irrepressible conflict" or was it avoidable?
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Duration: 00:44:46Ep. 1119: Remembering Sam Francis
May 06, 2025Sam Francis died twenty years ago, but he may be more important now than during his lifetime.
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Duration: 00:39:50Ep. 1118: The Roots of Jefferson's Union
May 01, 2025Jefferson's political order can be described in one word: federalism. That is his "conservative" political order.
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Duration: 00:37:42Ep. 1117: Here We Go Again? Judicial Tyranny
Apr 30, 2025One judge nullifying a federal law for the entire United States is the very definition of tyranny. The left doesn't think so.
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Duration: 00:37:53Ep. 1116: On the Road to Authoritarianism?
Apr 29, 2025Hundreds of scholars agree, we are on the road to authoritarianism. Where have they been for the last 160 years? The academy is dead.
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