Conservative Historian
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History is too important to be left to the left. The Conservative Historian provides history governed by conservative principles. It is comprehensively researched but also entertainingly presented in a way accessible to history or non history buffs.
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Apr 2, 2023 • 39min
The Left Acts and the Right Reacts
Send us a textThis week we saw the Left act in the Trump indictment. But how will the Right react? Though the Left never seems to anticipate reactions, they always occur. We look at governance, education, SCOTUS, Nixon, and even stolen elections to see a distinct pattern.
Mar 25, 2023 • 25min
The Fog of War
Send us a textIn this podcast we look at the fog of war and move from WWII North Africa to the Euphrates to the Swiss Mountains, and meet a great historian along the way.
Mar 19, 2023 • 49min
Not RINOs, CINOs are the Problem
Send us a textThose who have the label RINOs can still be conservative. And those throwing around that term, are often not. So I am using the new term CINO, a conservative in name only. We look at the history of conservatism to obtain a definition and look at who fits our new label, and who is the real thing.
Mar 12, 2023 • 39min
The 1619 Project and the Falsification of History
Send us a textWhy the Founders fought the revolution, the economics of slavery or the founding of the nation, the 1619 Project gets is wrong, again, and again. Now it is Hulu's turn. Also here is the link to our first piece on the project from 2020 -
Feb 23, 2023 • 25min
National Anthems: Only One Per Nation
Send us a textWe explore the history of national anthems and the introduction of an alternative for African Americans.
Feb 18, 2023 • 52min
Historical Movies and the Academy Awards
Send us a textIt is a movie topic so that means once again my brother Gus joins me to discuss historical movies and the Academy Awards.
Feb 12, 2023 • 40min
Before the Industrial Age: The False Eden
Send us a textThere are many pining for a time before the industrial age because things were so much better. We contend with that sentiment and note that life for humanity in the 21st Century is better than what came before.
Feb 5, 2023 • 29min
African American Conservative Writers: Black History Month Bookshelf
Send us a textWe provide a conservative antidote to the usual, diseased progressive orthodoxies extolled during Black History Month.
Jan 21, 2023 • 32min
The Sad Endurance of Tyranny
Send us a textUnfortunately, tyranny is not brittle or weak, nor is it an aberration. Liberty and Freedom are what we must constantly maintain. We explore the threats through using the Star Wars canon, and historical examples to illustrate our points.
Jan 14, 2023 • 25min
The Hard Way - Clown House II
Send us a textWe explore the hard way through Hercules, Gouverneur Morris, and The Who's Pete Townsend. All of this is not so subtle encouragement for our newly minted House of Representatives.
