Conservative Historian

Send us Fan Mail A central pillar of conservatism is the preservation of freedom of speech, in all its sometimes ugly aspects.   But we also believe that as a republic, officials elected by the people should be the primary determinants of governance.  Activism often subverts this principle and lately, is having a perverse affect on our politics.  

Send us Fan Mail There is a movement afoot among the progressives who run Big Education to try to omit ancient history from the curricula to make room for Critical Race Theory and programs like the 1619 Project.  Ancient History has a lot more to teach us and in the podcast, we learn from one of the most influential figures of that, or any other time.  

Send us Fan Mail In 1894 Jacob S. Coxey led a march on Washington.  Coxey wanted to compel the national government to provide unemployed workers with jobs, and do so in a peaceful manner.  This was the first time that such a march had been conducted as most protests of this type was aimed at local governments.  Additionally, to ensure a peaceful protest, Coxey dressed his own 17 year old daughter...

Send us Fan Mail Ida Tarbell has been continuously celebrated by her attack on John D. Rockefeller and his Standard Oil Corporation.  Her narrative, which set a "standard" for journalism and history, was based on half truths and personal bias.  

Send us Fan Mail When Lucius Cornelius Sulla marched on Rome, he set a precedent but the seeds of his march were sown before his decision.  When thugs invaded out capitol building on January 6, 2021, it was unprecedented but the seeds were sown before Donald Trump's incitement.   The seeds are recent adoptions by right wing elements of the Left's playbook: victim status, grievance and an...

Send us Fan Mail Regardless of all the challenges and theories, Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States.  This podcast shows that had Donald Trump handled two critical days differently, he would still be president after January 20th, 2021.  

Send us Fan Mail This is the second part to our piece about the monopolistic power of Big Education.  

Send us Fan Mail In this two part podcast, we explore supposed monopolies such as Standard Oil, IBM and now, Facebook.  Were these entities "harmful" to consumers?  In Part II we explore a TRUE monopoly and we shall see whether it is harmful.  

Send us Fan Mail The gun revolutionized feudal and early modern society.  The information age is having the same effect on gender roles.  Learn more in this podcast.  

Send us Fan Mail The academy, many journalists and additional platforms teach that the reason nations in Africa, South America and South Asia cannot prosper is the legacy of colonialism.  This podcast provides a different perspective.  

Send us Fan Mail Is Jill Biden a real doctor?  Is questioning whether she is a real doctor make one a misogynist? Is Edith Boling Wilson an archetype for the incoming administration.  We answer these questions and more! 

Send us Fan Mail For over 60 years, Walter Williams offered a different view on race, poverty, and liberty.  This past week he passed away and he will be sorely missed.  Learn more about this great man and his views.  

Send us Fan Mail Some of the movies you might know (Braveheart, 300) but have you heard of Dragon Blade?  That is the movie where the guy from Say Anything who holds a boom box above his head portrays a Roman General - in China!  Smoke these movies, but do not inhale for historical accuracy.  

Send us Fan Mail In 2004, during a stirring Democratic National Convention address, Barack Obama made an implicit promise with the American people.  If we elected him, he would help guide us to a post racial nation.  In 2020 he has wrote his third (and counting) autobiography, The Promised Land.  What is this Promised Land and what happened to the promise of Barack Obama.  

Send us Fan Mail Here we take a look at 14 books that are must (and entertaining) reading for any historians book shelf.  

Send us Fan Mail The Electoral College has been a part of elections in 58 contests.  In the age of Trump this 200 year old system is under fire.  Learn why it is vital to the health of our Republic to keep the Electoral College firmly in place.  

Send us Fan Mail We are told to be "great."  But what does this really mean?  It often entails making big things happen.  This can often be a good thing, but not always.  

Send us Fan Mail Like so much media today, the content of NPR and PBS carries a bias, a specific viewpoint.  It is not enough that we disagree with the leftist content and opinions extolled on through the Corporation of Public Broadcasting.  We oppose the government being in the new opinion business altogether.  

Send us Fan Mail We have now featured 58 presidential elections, and have 45 or 46 presidents (depending on the recounts).  Not all of the disparity of these numbers are due to deaths in office nor those wishing to serve one term.  Eight presidents have lost elections having served one term.  And as of this writing, it could nine.  Learn more about those who ran but came up short.  

Send us Fan Mail In the final excerpt from our book we provide two pieces of free content.  The first is a column on Climate Change entitled Climate Change - 200 Million Years Ago. The second piece is a slice from a ranking of the greatest admirals in history.  The book is available in hard cover and Kindle versions on Amazon.  

Send us Fan Mail Progressives make their plans on the reordering of society with total certitude.  History proves this is not a good thing.  Learn more in this podcast.  

Send us Fan Mail As the election nears its conclusion (at least until the recounts begin) Biden is being supported by none other than the "Boss" himself, Bruce Springsteen.  Art can transcend the vision of the artist and this in case, it does.  Bruce's earliest, and most popular works, are anthems to conservatism.  Listen here to find out how.  

Send us Fan Mail What is the secret to predicting presidents?  Why has the media become so divisive?  Was Lawrence of Arabia or Citizen Kane the best movie ever made?  We tackle these issues and many more.  I am joined in the studio by a guy who is like a brother to me.  Well actually he is my brother and his take on presidents and movies is - unique!  

Send us Fan Mail In this excerpt from the Conservative Historian Book - Collected Works, we look at the criteria for ranking out 45 presidents.  We also offer a sneak peak at number 16 (hint, the skipper of PT 109.  

Send us Fan Mail Our new book, Conservative Historian - Collected Works is available for sale on Amazon.  This is an excerpt from the first essay in the book called "On History."  This essay addresses the best goal for a historian and how history is used in the United States today.  Hope you like this free excerpt!