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Episode 280: Why is Iraq so Important to the United States? Jan 07, 2020

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Donald Trump ordered a drone strike on Iranian General Soleimani in Iraq and in the process created a potential crisis in the Middle East. What was an Iranian general doing in Iraq? The parliament in Iraq subsequently passed a resolution asking the United States to vacate at once which has led to a conflict in the Trump administration. Trump promised to get the United States out of the Middle East. This would be a good thing, and perhaps his drone strikes will have the desired--though unintended--effect after all. I avoid the constitutional questions surrounding the drone strike and instead offer an explanation of why Iraq is or is not important to the United States in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show.

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Episode 279: Virginia 2A Sanctuary Counties Dec 19, 2019

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Dozens of counties in Virginia have declared themselves to be "Second Amendment Sanctuary" zones in anticipation of new gun control restrictions next year. This has led to a potential showdown between the State government and the people of Virginia. Can these counties do this? Is this constitutional? And is there a historic precedent for this? I tackle all of these issues in the last episode of 2019 for The Brion McClanahan Show. See you in 2020.

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Episode 278: Understanding the Neoconservatives Dec 17, 2019

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Paul Gottfried has edited a new collection of essays on conservatism. It hits the shelves in April. That is all you should need to know before pre-ordering it. Without even cracking open the cover, you know it will be a double-barrelled assault on neoconservatism. That alone makes it worthwhile. David Gordon reviewed the book at LewRockwell.com. I talk Gordon, Gottfried, and neoconservatism in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show.

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Episode 277: Stagflation Then and Now Dec 13, 2019

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Paul Volcker died recently. Most Americans have never heard of him, but he almost single-highhandedly ended the "stagflation" crisis of the 1970s. How? As Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Volcker jacked up interest rates even though the short term pain would be substantial. It was, but the crisis ended and the dollar stabilized. We are facing a potentially similar crisis in the 2020s, except this time, a Volcker is nowhere to be found. What does this mean for the American economy? I discuss Volcker, "stagflation," and the modern American economy in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show.

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Episode 276: Lincoln and the 13th Amendment Dec 10, 2019

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If you watched Spielberg's Lincoln, then you undoubtedly know that the prevailing myth has Lincoln pushing for the 13th Amendment, so much so in fact that he was unwilling to compromise when he secretly met with Southern representatives in Hampton Roads in February 1865. Except this isn't true. Paul Escott blew this narrative up before Spielberg produced Lincoln and yet he continued with the myth anyway. Why? Because you can't have a war that killed nearly 1 million Americans without some moral justification, even if it is a lie. I explore Lincoln and the Hampton Roads conference in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show.

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Episode 275: Is Trump a Better President Than Lincoln? Dec 06, 2019

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The nerve of those grassroot Republicans. A recent poll said that a majority of Republicans think Trump is a better president than Honest Abe. You might guess what happened next. Every Lincoln cultist on the Right and Left went nuts. The lefties responded by calling these people idiots who just want to have slaves. The Lincoln worshipers on the right were aghast at the cult-like following for Donald Trump and could not believe that anyone would say such a thing about St. Abraham. But who has the real cult? Last time I checked, Lincoln sits in an American Parthenon in Washington D.C. while Trump just has a few hotels and an office building. Lincoln has been the subject of thousands of books and is admired by just about everyone in America. When that happens, you know you are being hoodwinked. I discuss the poll and a couple of pieces on the topic in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show.

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Episode 274: The Adam Schiff Circus and Impeachment Dec 05, 2019

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Adam Schiff released his long awaited report on impeachment, and as expected it is full of hypocritical talking points and short on concrete evidence of any impeachable offenses, at least in regard to foreign policy. I found the report laughable. The next morning, legal scholar Jonathan Turley made available his prepared statements to the House Judiciary Committee. It is a devastating blow to the impeachment circus. I discuss both Schiff's report and Turley's statements in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show.

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Episode 273: Lincoln the Conservative? Nov 20, 2019

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The neoconservatives would have you believe that Abraham Lincoln was a conservative. This is blatantly false, but alas the myth persists. A new piece at the Kirk Center doubles down on the narrative. Lincoln, it seems, was not just a conservative, but a Burkean conservative. I discuss this lunacy in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show.

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Episode 272: Can Moderates Save America? Nov 19, 2019

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Yoni Appelbaum believes moderate Republicans are the future. You see, every problem in America can be summarized by one phrase: right-wing extremism. The only way to change this, he believes, is for moderate Republicans to repudiate these outlaws, take back the party, and continue to support good progressive measures. There's just one problem with this nonsense. Appelbaum doesn't think the far left has anything to do with the political problems in America. I discuss his lunacy in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show.

Episode 271: Judge Nap and Impeachment Nov 15, 2019

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Judge Napolitano has become public enemy number one for the Trump administration. Why? Because he argues Trump deserves to be impeached. This does not sit will with Fox News viewers who think Judge Nap has gone to the dark side. Is Napolitano right? More importantly, should he be taking the heat from both the Trump administration and the viewers at Fox? I discuss the issue in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show.

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