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Episode 220: Did Identity Politics Lead to the "Civil War?" Apr 05, 2019

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https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com Conservative scholar Daniel Mallock blames identity politics, in particular Southerners, for the sectional conflict and "civil war." Is he correct? In short, no, at least in regard to the South. He also supports a type of neoconservative nationalism that would find favor with leftists like Jill Lepore. I discuss in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show.

Episode 219: Creating an Americanism? Apr 03, 2019

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https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com Harvard professor Jill Lepore thinks we need to write more nationalist histories of the United States, but they have to be a certain type of nationalist histories. She gets so many things wrong in a recent article for foreignaffairs.com that I had to take her positions apart.

Episode 218: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Think Locally, Act Locally Mar 22, 2019

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https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com We witnessed an example of good, bad, and ugly in state politics this week. Missouri did something good, no great, Mississippi the bad with good intent, and Colorado and Delaware the ugly. I explain all three in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show.

Episode 217: Leave Joseph Story Out of the Federalist Society Mar 20, 2019

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https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com The Federalist Society has decided to give an award named after the "originalist" Joseph Story. This is a bad idea for so many reasons. I explain why in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show.

Episode 216: Is John Tyler the Worst or Best President? Mar 15, 2019

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https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com Libertarianism.org has called John Tyler the worst president in American history. This is lunacy. I like the author of the piece, but in this case, he's just flat wrong. I tackle the issue in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show.

Episode 215: Incorporation, Establishment, and Originalism Mar 13, 2019

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https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com Is incorporation settled law? More importantly, what does the "Establishment Clause" contained in the First Amendment mean? And could/can States have state established churches? These are big questions. One candidate for a Wisconsin State court position believes that the States did have the ability to establish a religion--he is correct. He then backtracked when attacked by his leftist opponent. At the same time, the SCOTUS is deliberating on the "Establishment Clause" and will issue a ruling in the coming months on this issue. I discuss all of this in a listener generated Think Locally, Act Locally free-for-fall.

Episode 214: Lincoln Invents History at Cooper Union Mar 08, 2019

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https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com This is a listener requested episode. Lincoln's Cooper Union Address is considered to be one of his best speeches. Figures. It is full of historical inaccuracies, half-truths, and logical fallacies. Typical Honest Abe. I take apart this speech and discuss what it means for American history on this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show.

Episode 213: Presidential Rankings by Historians are Stupid Mar 06, 2019

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https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com I mean this in the nicest way. Avoid presidential rankings by collections of esteemed historians. They aren't worth the time and effort to read them. I do that for you and comment on the absolute stupidity in their ranking system--and the justifications for them--in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show.

Episode 212: "Draft the women" say the men without chests. Feb 27, 2019

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https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com According to a federal judge, women are now eligible for the draft. This is a sad day for Western Civilization. I Tweeted something on a similar line and of course the radical leftists went crazy. I explain everything in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show.

Episode 211: Timbs, the 8th, and the Constitution Feb 26, 2019

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https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com Oops they did it again, they played with the Constitution, and they're not quite innocent. Of course I am not referring to Brittany Spears, but to the 9 actors on the Supreme Court. While many people stood up and applauded the SCOTUS decision in Timbs v. Indiana, the Court, as usual, got it wrong. Only Justice Thomas came close to getting it right. I discuss the case, incorporation, and the BOR in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show. This is a listener generated show.

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