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The Most Dangerous Man In America, Part I: Impeachment

The governor of Louisiana was in serious trouble, but he didn’t really know how bad it was. As had been the case throughout his career, he…

Oct 29, 2021

The Most Dangerous Man In America, Part I: Impeachment

Oct 29, 2021

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The Open Highway

I’ve been listening to The Open Highway Podcast with Eric Erickson.

Oct 28, 2021

The Open Highway

Oct 28, 2021

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The Most Dangerous Man in America

Franklin Roosevelt called him “one of the most dangerous men in America.”

Apr 9, 2021

The Most Dangerous Man in America

Apr 9, 2021

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Stubborn Nags of Ancient Rome, Part I

Sometimes a Republic on its way to becoming an empire could really use an intractable stick-in-the-mud to run things.

May 4, 2021

May 4, 2021

All Star Trainwrecks — Richard Nixon — Part I

When it comes to historical trainwrecks, we focus almost exclusively on the end, not the beginning. Or even, at times, the journey.

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Valley Forge — Almost A Trainwreck — Conclusion

The Conway Cabal had been beaten.

Apr 5, 2024

Valley Forge — Almost A Trainwreck — Conclusion

Apr 5, 2024

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Valley Forge — Almost A Trainwreck — Part III

“The men must be fed,” a Continental general wrote to George Washington in December 1777, “or they cannot be commanded.”

Mar 22, 2024

Mar 22, 2024

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America Is Back At Valley Forge

246 years later…

Feb 9, 2024

America Is Back At Valley Forge

Feb 9, 2024

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Valley Forge — Almost A Trainwreck — Part I

We won the war against our mean old British overlords, so we get to have things like driving on the right side of the…

Jan 5, 2024

Valley Forge — Almost A Trainwreck — Part I

Jan 5, 2024

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No Matter Who Wins The Next Election, America Loses

We already know our next President doesn’t have the integrity George Washington had when he put America’s cause ahead of personal…

Sep 29, 2023

No Matter Who Wins The Next Election, America Loses

Sep 29, 2023

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Host of the History’s Trainwrecks Podcast — this is the stuff they never taught us in history class.

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