The Brion McClanahan Show

A piece at The American Scholar gets a few things right and a lot wrong. I'll discuss in two parts. Part 1, today. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Conservatives are confused about how we should react to Trump on day one. It really isn't that hard. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Of course the answer is no, but why? And was he as bad as Con Inc. suggests? https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Was Jimmy Carter a conservative? No, but in 1976, he certainly wasn't a "liberal" by today's standards, either. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support htp://learntruehistory.com

2025 is right around the corner and it's a good time to remember that thinking locally and acting locally is the American tradition. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Jamelle Bouie thinks Trump has "hollowed out" the Republican Party. One can hope, but Bouie thinks this is a bad thing. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Joe Biden has pardoned thousands of people as President. How does he rank historically? And are these pardons all bad? https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Paul Krugman signed off at the New York Times. It was a bad as you might have expected. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Kevin Levin is a terrible historian. He also can't read primary documents. I'll explain. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Trump has promised to end birthright citizenship on "day one." What does this mean and can he do it? https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

The Department of Government Efficiency has made headlines, but what can it really accomplish? https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Joe Biden used the pardon power exactly the way the Anti-Federalists feared. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Start spreadin' the news. Is New York leavin' today? Maybe. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

New York Times progressive columnist Jamelle Bouie occasionally gets something right. He is rightly worried about executive power. But his concern is only because of TDS. The problem is deeper than Donald Trump. https://mcclanahancademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

The Democrats are rethinking their positions, and some in the Party believe they need to emphasize a "third Reconstruction." It has already started, and it's been a disaster. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Bill O'Reilly has a new book out on the presidency and if his list of the 5 worst presidents is any indication of the history contained in the tome, skip it. It's really stupid. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

One academic at Vanderbilt thinks the founding generation should have accepted civil war and bloodshed to abolish slavery. How dare they avoid violence! https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

The establishment hates Trump's cabinet picks. David French thinks these people aren't "serious." When David French thinks something, typically the opposite is true. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

What would an independent Texas look like, and how would that affect the United States? https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

This is the most important and controversial issue facing a Trump administration January 1. How he handles it will matter. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Texas secession is still on, partly because the Republican Party cannot be trusted. It's think locally, act locally in action. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Gavin Newsome has discovered federalism. In fact, he said it is the cornerstone of the Constitution. If Donald Trump's election does nothing else but drive people to federalism, he has made America great again. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

What does a Trump administration look like, and what should Americans continue to do over the next four years? Think locally and act locally. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

This LIVE Brion McClanahan show covers the early hours of the election results. I predicted a Trump win, though I was a little conservative based on the final results. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Who is going to win in 2024? And what elections matter most? It isn't the presidency. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com