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The Brion McClanahan Show

The Brion McClanahan Show discusses history, politics, and society with the slogan, “Think Locally, Act Locally.”

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Ep. 580: Was Jefferson an "Anti-Originalist"? Feb 10, 2022

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One establishment historian argues that Jefferson was an "anti-originalist". His evidence? Jefferson suggested that the Constitution needed to expire every 19 years. This doesn't make him an anti-originalist. In fact, I'm not sure if this dope knows what "originalism" means.

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Ep. 579: Did the British Cause the Civil War? Feb 09, 2022

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Richard Poe has created a nice discussion with an article titled "How the British Caused the American Civil War" at LewRockwell.com. Several of you asked me to comment on it, and it is indeed a worthwhile piece. I quibbled with a couple of his positions, but overall, his macro approach to the conflict merits consideration, particularly as it places the debate over slavery in a secondary role to economic motivation.

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Ep. 578: What is "American Equality"? Feb 08, 2022

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Continuing our discussion of James Fenimore Cooper and "equality," Cooper pivots to "American equality." Is is a different beast than European equality? Is it achievable, and more importantly, what kind of equality did Jefferson discuss in the Declaration? This chapter gets to the heart of the issue, and is worth our time to digest.

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Ep. 577: What is "Equality"? Feb 07, 2022

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Equality is arguably the most contentious word in political history. What does it mean? How do we achieve it, or should we? Do democracies naturally provide "equality"? Is "equality" a conservative term? American James Fenimore Cooper discussed it in detail in his The American Democrat (1838), a section of the book worth reading and great podcast fodder.

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Ep. 576: What is a Yankee? Feb 03, 2022

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A long time listener asked me to define a "Yankee." Some people get turned off when I use this word, so he wanted me to clarify whom I considered to be Yankees. That's a good question, and it deserved an answer.

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Ep. 575: Were Confederates "Evil"? Feb 02, 2022

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According the "conservative" Wayne Allyn Root, Confederates were "evil," just like the Nazis and Communists. Eric Foner couldn't have written it better. With friends like these, who needs enemies? If "conservatives" wish to continue this line of reasoning, they will never "conserve" anything.

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Ep. 574: Activist History of Confederate Monuments Feb 01, 2022

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Karen Cox scirbbled a little book she calls THE history of Confederate monuments last year. It isn't. It reads and is written like an activist polemic, which is what she intended. Some of her arguments have no documented evidence. This is par for the course for the modern historical "profession."

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Ep. 573: Did the CSA Make Secession Illegal? Jan 31, 2022

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PSU Professor Rachel Shelden presented "The Civil War as a Constitutional Crisis" for CSPAN. She argues that the South believed secession "dissolved the Union" while concurrently making secession illegal in the newly formed CSA. These are her two most egregious errors, among others, but this is the sad state of the historical "profession" in America.

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Ep. 572: Secession in Atlanta? Jan 27, 2022

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Some people in Atlanta want out, and they are asking the State legislature to let them become the city of Buckhead. This is think locally, act locally in action. Who wouldn't want out of Atlanta? One snag, though. This would make a majority wealthy white city next to a majority black and less affluent Atlanta, and that has some progressives raging mad. I discuss Buckhead secession on this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show.

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Ep. 571: The "Cult of Robert E. Lee" Jan 26, 2022

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If you think Robert E. Lee was and is a great American, you are part of a cult, at least according to English professor and Harvard grad Laurie Brodie. She should know. She teaches at Washington and Lee. This dope is so loony I needed to cover her hit piece in Harvard Magazine. It's a podcast dream.

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