The Brion McClanahan Show

According to progressive dopes like Kevin Kruse, anything that a conservative might say about the past, at least since Donald Trump became President, and perhaps before that. You see, to these gate keepers of truth, anything that they disagree with is "misinformation." https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Some on the right think that modern American politics resembles the Untied States after Reconstruction. There is some truth to this, but they also think that if Reconstruction had gone all the way, America would be a more unified place today. Is this true? https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Progressives are now complaining about minority rights, because you see, they don't like it when Republicans as a political minority use "minority rights" to gain power. To progressives, this is cheating. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

If conservatives can think locally and act locally, so can the left. And as a writer at The Federalist points out, the left is doing so throughout the United States. What does this mean for red America? https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Wokism is commonly identified as a "Marxist" ideology. Is this correct? A writer at Chronicles Magazine says no. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

There is no greater cancer in American politics than the neoconservatives. They have infected both parties and are now dominating the political establishment class. They need to be booted from power. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Modern American foreign policy would look much different if we listened to George Kennan. It would be much more peaceful and a lot less expensive. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Could American secession work? One scholar argues no, but is that correct? https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Several listeners sent me an article from American Thinker arguing that we need a barbarian (Donald Trump) to save us from leftist barbarians. This type of action is becoming popular on the right, but I caution its application, at least at the "national" level. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Republicans love to invoke the ghost of Abraham Lincoln. Tim Scott has done just that in his potential presidential run. This is stupid, as one astute progressive at The New Yorker pointed out. This is why you never use Lincoln to defend American conservatism. He wasn't conservative. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Who was John T. Flynn and why should you remember him? https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

How do we define "nationalism" in the 21st century? With both conservatives and progressives insisting that we need more "nationalism" in America, having a firm definition would be beneficial, but we probably won't get one. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Victor Davis Hanson argues we're on the verge of a "French Revolution" in America. Perhaps, but Hanson cannot get out of his Lincolnian shell to realize that his bogeymen are wrong. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Representation in the United States Congress is far from "republican", at least in how the founding generation defined it. I've been saying this for years, but now some progressives are starting to realize the problem, typically because it would benefit them to enlarge Congress, but this gives me some hope that we can have a better conversation on the question of "Is America Too...

A listener questions my commitment to decentralization. Am I sufficiently secessionist? https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

The "standard story" of the founding was created by Lincoln at Gettysburg in 1863. Is it wrong? Yes, and I'm not the only one saying it. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Many people who argue against "State's Rights" cite James Madison's position on "dual federalism" as the definitive refutation to "State sovereignty." But is it? And what did Madison mean by this? https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

It happened. James Pinkerton at The American Conservative thinks Calhoun had a pretty good proposal for the American presidency. Amazing. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Did Ronald Reagan's team rig the Iranian hostage crisis to get Jimmy Carter out of office? A new bombshell provides conclusive proof. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Should we only have monuments to one side in the American "Civil War"? That's what the righteous cause mythologists and their woke allies seem to suggest. Not everyone is on board. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Chuck Baldwin drafted a list of his worst presidents. I agree with most of it, but not necessarily for the same reasons. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Over 60 percent of Americans are now open to a "national divorce." This is significant, and it raises several important issues about American society. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Banks too big to fail are being bailed out by the general government. Who predicted this insanity? The Jeffersonians a long time ago. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

West Coast Straussian Michael Anton wants secession, or maybe he doesn't, or perhaps he does just don't call it secession. The Lincolnites can't figure out how to sell the idea, but at least he is trying. https://mcclanahanacadey.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Paul Krugman seems to think conservatives "hate" education. If Paul Krugman says it, you know it's wrong. https://mcclanahancademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com