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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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Episode 430: The Slaveholders' Dilemma Apr 22, 2021

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Eugene Genovese was arguably the most important historian on the institution of slavery in the last half century. But his contributions to Southern history also covered the "Mind of the Master Class." Genovese took the South seriously as an intellectual force, and his 1992 "The Slaveholders' Dilemma" explores the complexities of Southern society and most importantly urges historians (and Americans) to find value in what the Southern tradition offers modern America. I discuss this book in Episode 430 of The Brion McClanahan Show.

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Episode 429: Conservative as "Defender of Liberty" Apr 21, 2021

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Richard Weaver is one of the great political thinkers of the 20th century, and his 1960 essay "Conservatism and Libertarianism: The Common Ground" should be required reading for anyone interested in the modern political right. Weaver was called a conservative but in this essay he identified as a libertarian. He also had no problem being called a conservative. The glue? John C. Calhoun and the idea that both conservatives and libertarians defended "liberty." I discuss this essay in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show.

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Episode 428: What if the Antis Won? Apr 20, 2021

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A listener asked, "What if the Anti-Federalists won?" What would America look like? Another listener is confused about the meaning of the American "nation." You have questions, I have answers. I smash two birds with one stone in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show.

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Episode 427: Court Packing is Infrastructure Apr 20, 2021

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The left wants to redefine every element of American political, social, and economic life. That's why a stupid congressman called "court packing" infrastructure. Nancy Pelosi said that a bill presented by some of these dimwits in Congress is DOA, but she will probably wait for Biden's recently created commission on the federal courts to make a recommendation to expand the court and then push it on the American public. Either way, this is naked partisanship in the pursuit of power. I talk about "court packing" and the American political system in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show

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Episode 426: Alabama Gun Rights Apr 16, 2021

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A bill introduced in the Alabama Senate gets it right. The Alabama Second Amendment Preservation Act hits all the right points and covers all the right bases. It's almost as if the bill's sponsor, Gerald Allen, has been listening to The Brion McClanahan Show and following the Tenth Amendment Center. I cover the bill in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show.

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Episode 425: Mandatory "Founding Documents"? Apr 14, 2021

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South Carolina is considering a law to make teaching America's "founding documents" a mandated requirement at state colleges and universities. In addition to the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, America's "founding documents" include the Federalist Papers and the Emancipation Proclamation. That's right. A (legally dubious) document presented in 1863 is now a "founding document," as are the Federalist Papers, and while I agree that Americans should read them, they are not a "founding document" either. What's going on here? Conservatives think that if every American read the Constitution, government would be smaller and people would vote better. This might be true to an extent, but I think this bill is shortsighted for one very important reason: progressives dominate college and university political science and history departments. Do we want them teaching the "founding documents"? I discuss in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show.

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Episode 424: Remember Secession! Texas Style Apr 12, 2021

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Bud Kennedy at the Fort Worth Star Telegram thinks secession is illegal. It's a wonder such a great constitutional scholar has not been hired by some Texas school to teach law or at the very least Texas history. You see, he also doesn't understand that "Remember the Alamo!" was a rallying cry for...secession. He puts down a Texas legislator who advocates Texas secession because he owns an Ace Hardware store. This coming from the "historian" who has spent nearly forty years writing stupid pieces like this one and getting paid for it. Who is more valuable to Texas? I discuss Bud, Texas secession, and American history in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show.

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Episode 423: Corporations vs. Georgia Apr 08, 2021

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The new Georgia voter law sparked a furious response from several international corporations including Coca-Cola, Delta, and Major League Baseball. The hypocrisy of these "corporate persons" is not debatable, but the real problem in America is the judicial creation of "corporate persons" and the power massive corporations have on the American public. The Jeffersonians recognized the problem in the 19th century and beyond. We are living in a modern corporate nightmare. I discuss the root of the problem with the corporate reaction to Georgia in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show.

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Episode 422: Homeschool Revolution Mar 31, 2021

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COVID-19 has changed American life. Studies suggest that many Americans will permanently alter the way they work. Commercial real estate, particularly office space, has taken a nosedive in the last year. This is also happening to education at all levels. Parents are questioning if they want to send their kids back to school, some because they are worried about public health, but others because they see some advantages to homeschooling. This is a decision that should not be taken lightly as both traditional education and homeschooling have advantages and disadvantages. Either way, education will look vastly different in twenty years, and COVID-19 simply accelerated the trend. I discuss this in Episode 422 of The Brion McClanahan Show.

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Episode 421: Conservative as an Idea? Mar 29, 2021

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The Heritage Foundation sacked two members of their leadership team this last week, sparking discussion about the future of "conservative ideas." What are "conservative ideas"? Does a "conservatism" exist and should it? More importantly, where does this perspective on American conservative philosophy originate? I discuss this and more in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show.

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