Bel Aves

Conservative Historian

History EN ↓ 319 episodes

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.  

Author

Bel Aves

Category

History

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

Trade Wind-bags: A Tale of Three Tariffs 07.02.2025

Send us Fan Mail We look at the 1890 McKinley Tariff, 1930 Smoot Hawley (anyone?) and Trump's Tariff schemes.  

The Perils of Single Person Rule 31.01.2025

Send us Fan Mail Our Republic was built to resist single person rule in the guise of monarchs or cults.  We go to medieval England and meet Henry III then move to the present to illustrate this point.  

California Dreamin': A History of LA 25.01.2025

Send us Fan Mail We explore Los Angeles' Past and take a look at its present.  

Healthcare History and a Primer for Today 16.01.2025

Send us Fan Mail Having spent 12 years marketing to the Healthcare Industry, I am astonished how little Americans know of this system.  Providing history and a primer to help.  

Top Five Historical Events of 2024 10.01.2025

Send us Fan Mail What are the most influential figures, trends or events that future historians will look back on from this past year?  We assemble a list as the most important of 2024.  

Top Ten Most Influential Figures of the Ancient World 18.12.2024

Send us Fan Mail We go back prior to the 500s to find the most influential historical figures.  Confucius, Cyrus and Jesus all make the list.   

Bloody Anti-Capitalism 12.12.2024

Send us Fan Mail Beneath the horror of the murder of healthcare CEO Brian Thompson lies a virulent anti-capitalism.  We look at our healthcare system, and the incredible value of capitalism.  

Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me: An Interview with Prof. Wilfred Reilly 05.12.2024

Send us Fan Mail We cover everything from academic myths to Prof. Reilly's move to the right to Gladiator II.  Come for the myth breaking, stay for some provocative takes. 

Inside Job 22.11.2024

Send us Fan Mail The 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.  

Fourteen Historical Takeaways from the 2024 Election 15.11.2024

Send us Fan Mail We look at the recently completed 2024 election through a historical prism.  

Movies: Future Tense 08.11.2024

Send us Fan Mail For a break from politics I am joined by my brother Chris for a discussion of FUTURE movies, ones on Earth, dystopian, and truly alien.  

Too Close to Call: Seven Close American Elections 31.10.2024

Send us Fan Mail 2024 will be a very close election. We look at seven different presidential contests that were won with razor thin margins.  

A Brief History of Rent Control 27.10.2024

Send us Fan Mail We go back to the end of the WWI to begin a tale of a "temporary" rent control, that is now over 100 years old.  

Columbus vs. Indigenous Peoples Day 17.10.2024

Send us Fan Mail Get 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.

America is Not Rome 10.10.2024

Send us Fan Mail Writers, journalists and historians often compare Rome to modern day America.  Though there are definite similarities, and lessons to be learned, these claims are false.  

Dune and the Most Influential Man in History 10.10.2024

Send us Fan Mail We compare the book and movie Dune with a certain 7th century historical figure who uniquely founded a great religion and a world empire.  

Buchanan vs. Reagan: The Fight for the Soul of the Right: Part Two – Bad Politics 02.10.2024

Send us Fan Mail The 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.  

Buchanan vs. Reagan: The Fight for the Soul of the Right: Part One – Bad History 26.09.2024

Send us Fan Mail The GOP is at a crossroad.  We look to two figures who define the divide.  We start with Buchanan's revisionist history to gain insights.  

Russian Endgames 13.09.2024

Send us Fan Mail Russian history is about the country losing in the short term, and winning in the long term.  

Heroes and Villains of World War II 06.09.2024

Send us Fan Mail Spawned by a guest on Tucker Carlson's show,  there is a debate that Churchill was the villain of World War II or least morally equivalent with Hitler.  This podcast refutes this rubbish and proposes Carlson's true intentions. 

Imbibing Them Vibes: (Other) Times When Our Politics Were Dumb 29.08.2024

Send us Fan Mail You feelin them good vibrations?  I'm not.  A look through American History for them good vibes! 

The Decline of Minds and Empires 22.08.2024

Send us Fan Mail We look at the Chinese Tang Dynasty - and Joe Biden's Mind - and look at those factors that determine the decline of our American Republic.  

Elites and Today's Politics 27.07.2024

Send us Fan Mail Everyone is railing against the elites, but those pointing figures are notably among the ... elite.  Where does this emanate and what does this mean for our politics.  

The Nightmare of Assassinations 18.07.2024

Send us Fan Mail The tragedy of this past weekend in which Corey Comperatore was killed, and former President Trump nearly so, illustrates that assassinations are again with us.  This is a brief history of assassinations, motivations and how it applies to war.  

Should Have Been Better: Historical Movies that Fell Flat 12.07.2024

Send us Fan Mail Joined by my brother Chris, we look at Unbroken, The Longest Day, and Napoleon.  We also look at a few others including Dune and Opperheimer.  

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