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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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Nov 22, 2024 • 34min
Inside Job
Send us a textThe leviathan that is our federal government is too big for outsider, learn on the job types. If you want real reform, you need willing insiders who know how to get things done. We look at Martin Luther, Diocletian and Steve Jobs to see why.

Nov 15, 2024 • 33min
Fourteen Historical Takeaways from the 2024 Election
Send us a textWe look at the recently completed 2024 election through a historical prism.

Nov 8, 2024 • 53min
Movies: Future Tense
Send us a textFor a break from politics I am joined by my brother Chris for a discussion of FUTURE movies, ones on Earth, dystopian, and truly alien.

Oct 31, 2024 • 43min
Too Close to Call: Seven Close American Elections
Send us a text2024 will be a very close election. We look at seven different presidential contests that were won with razor thin margins.

Oct 27, 2024 • 37min
A Brief History of Rent Control
Send us a textWe go back to the end of the WWI to begin a tale of a "temporary" rent control, that is now over 100 years old.

Oct 17, 2024 • 32min
Columbus vs. Indigenous Peoples Day
Send us a textGet ready to rumble! It is a throwdown between two holidays vying for the same day. We look at the history of both and the real reasons the left wants Indigenous Peoples Day in, and Columbus out.

Oct 10, 2024 • 43min
America is Not Rome
Send us a textWriters, journalists and historians often compare Rome to modern day America. Though there are definite similarities, and lessons to be learned, these claims are false.

Oct 10, 2024 • 24min
Dune and the Most Influential Man in History
Send us a textWe compare the book and movie Dune with a certain 7th century historical figure who uniquely founded a great religion and a world empire.

Oct 2, 2024 • 60min
Buchanan vs. Reagan: The Fight for the Soul of the Right: Part Two – Bad Politics
Send us a textThe GOP is at a crossroads. We look to two figures who define the choices. We look at Buchanan's politics, their influence on the current GOP, and Reagan's views for perspective.

Sep 26, 2024 • 33min
Buchanan vs. Reagan: The Fight for the Soul of the Right: Part One – Bad History
Send us a textThe GOP is at a crossroad. We look to two figures who define the divide. We start with Buchanan's revisionist history to gain insights.