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Episode 160: The Cold War May 09, 2018

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https://brionmcclanahan.com/support https://mcclanahanacademy.com http://learntruehistory.com I find the Cold War to be one of the most fascinating periods in American history. There are three distinctive epochs in the 250 years the United States has existed: The American War for Independence and the original federal republic (1776-1861), Lincolnian America and the quest for national greatness (1861-1945), and the Cold War (1945-present). Everything we do today and how we conceptualize the general government has been built in large part by the Cold War. To this day, pop culture, domestic policy, foreign policy, and military policy all have ties to Cold War America. I explain in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show.

Episode 159: Jefferson and Missouri May 04, 2018

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https://brionmcclanahan.com/support https://mcclanahanacademy.com http://learntruehistory.com What did Jefferson mean when he wrote about the "fire bell in the night?" Most interpretations focus on slavery and the threats it posed to the stability of the Union, but this is reading history in reverse and it misses Jefferson's main point. The Union was in trouble because of the potential violation of the Constitution by those interested in political power. The Missouri Compromise represented the first conspicuous case of the sectional conflict spilling over into disunion. I discuss Missouri, Jefferson, and his now famous letter in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show.

Episode 158: Should Cities Be States? Apr 25, 2018

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https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com The city of Birmingham thinks it should be a State and is suing in FEDERAL court to determine if it can ignore State law. This would be a disaster for federalism and would produce all kinds of problems. I explain why in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show.

Episode 157: Marbury v. Madison. Good or Bad? Apr 18, 2018

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https://brionmcclanahan.com/support https://mcclanahanacademy.com http://learntruehistory.com A listener generated episode. Was Marbury v. Madison a good or bad decision? What are the misconceptions of the case, and what did it mean for the future of American constitutionalism? Get the scoop on this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show.

Episode 156: They Also Ran Apr 11, 2018

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https://brionmcclanahan.com/support https://mcclanahanacademy.com http://learntruehistory.com This is a listener generated episode. Keep sending your requests. If ______ candidate won ________ presidential election, what would have been different, or more importantly, did the wrong man win? Irving Stone wrote a breezy tome on this topic in the middle of the 20th century titled "They Also Ran." His book is popular history at its finest, but like any political history has its biases. I have mine and I focus on three elections, 1824, 1860, and 1896 and what American might have been like had the "also ran" won the election.

Episode 155: What is American Liberty? Apr 04, 2018

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https://brionmcclanahan.com/support https://mcclanahanacademy.com http://learntruehistory.com Liberty minded Americans might be unaware that there are several different concepts of American liberty all born in the colonial period. This presents a problem when discussing current events and creates the climate of "incompatible things." I discuss liberty in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show.

Episode 154: Wilson, FDR, or LBJ? Mar 28, 2018

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https://brionmcclanahan.com/support https://mcclanahanacademy.com http://learntruehistory.com Woodrow Wilson, FDR, and Lyndon Johnson should rank at the bottom of every presidential list. Unfortunately, they don't. Of course, I placed them among the 9 Presidents Who Screwed Up America. But of those three, who is the worst? Tom Woods made a case for FDR and Michael Malice for Wilson in a recent episode of the Tom Woods Show. They didn't mention LBJ. They should have. I give Landslide Lyndon's reputation the what-for on this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show.

Episode 153: Why are my Professors Liberal? Mar 21, 2018

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https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com This is a question many people in Western countries ask today. Why are my college professors so liberal? It seems the academy is overrun with hippie has-beens and revolutionary wannabes. How did this happen? Some of it has to do with field and the rest with culture and hubris. I discuss in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show.

Episode 152: The Disuniting of America Mar 14, 2018

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https://brionmcclanahan.com/support https://mcclanahanacademy.com http://learntruehistory.com Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. was a court historian of the court historians, the bridge between the Old Left and the New Left. He would also be attacked by the New Left of today for his views on "multiculturalism." His book "The Disuniting of America" is an interesting discussion of history, politics, and more importantly the myth of Lincolnian America. This book was highly influential when I was an undergraduate, and I thought it was a good time to revisit its conclusions and arguments. If you have not read it, it's worth your time.

Episode 151: Democracy? Mar 08, 2018

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https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan/com/support http://learntruehistory.com The recent events in Florida had some members of the media suggesting that 16 year old Americans should be able to vote. This is democratic and fair, they say. Why stop at 16? Why not 12? or 5? The American infatuation with "democracy" has led to several interesting debates in American history, most importantly the division between the State and general government over who can and cannot vote, and the impact of "universal suffrage" on American government. I discuss these issues in this Episode of The Brion McClanahan Show.

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