The Brion McClanahan Show

Jamelle Bouie argues that the Founding Fathers are irrelevant in modern America. At least he's honest. But the issue is bigger than that, as our collective understanding of the meaning of the founding is up for grabs. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

That's what your 8th grade education will tell you. Better yet, that's what every establishment history professor will tell you. It's wrong. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Who cares? That should be the answer, but we know most Americans love the American king (or queen?). That's a big hint. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

This is the most idiotic argument about the South. Only stupid people think or believe this nonsense. Don't be stupid. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

A federal judge has declared Missouri nullification to be unconstitutional while Texas "conservatives" oppose a vote by the people on secession. This means both the "right" and the left are constitutionally ignorant. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Jim Crow originated in the North. There are various websites and organizations that consider this statement to be "neo-confederate" propaganda, but the Washington Post isn't one. Why? Because it agrees, and the evidence is conclusive. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Should legal scholars and academics take the arguments for and against secession seriously? Yes, and I'll explain why. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

What do all of these things have in common? They are "think locally, act locally" politics in action. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Jimmy Carter is the last agrarian President. What does this mean? I'll explain on this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Who was the real Thomas Jefferson? This is one of the most important historical questions for a number of reasons. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

"Historian" Alexis Coe seems to think so, but her New York Times piece is not very clear and focuses on how MAGA Republicans have ruined everything in American history, including the presidency. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Let me count the ways, but I discuss the most important way, and "conservatives" won't like it. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

"Root, hog, or die." Or ship them out. In other words, Lincoln and the Republican Party had no real humane plans for freed slaves, and Lincoln pursued colonization until the day he died.  https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

The University of Richmond changed the name of TC Williams Law School because Williams might have owned slaves. He gave what would amount to millions of dollars to the school, and the family has demanded that it returns their money. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

The SOHO Forum in NYC hosted an event last night with this prompt. I was asked to fill in but couldn't make the trip. This is how I would have answered. I think its irrefutable. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Not Abraham Lincoln. Or FDR. Or Truman. These are all bad answers, but alas what mainstream "historians" suggest. Not this one. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Is the United States a federal or national republic? These terms matter, and would republican government disappear if the central government was abolished? No. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Fireworks in Congress over reciting the pledge before a committee meeting. Why do we do this, and why do conservatives fall for this trap? https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Senator Tim Kaine's wife has argued that both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution "enshrined" slavery. This is beyond stupid. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Conservatives are upset a Disney kids show argues that Lincoln did not free the slaves. This is the one thing that show DID get correct. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Everyone knew Biden's SOU would be terrible, but I think it highlights a major shift in American politics. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Pat Buchanan has retired. This is truly a blow for American conservatism. But if you want to emulate any American editorial writer, follow Pat. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

If "conservatives" listened to Randy Barnett--and by default the Straussians as well--there would be nothing left of the original United States to conserve. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

If you listen to Nikole Hannah-Jones, yes. If you listen to the 1776 Commission and Randy Barnett, no. It isn't this simple. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Professor Randy Barnett thinks we should abandon the original Constitution. This wouldn't be noteworthy if Barnett was considered a progressive leftist. But he often moves in "conservative" circles, so his advice to drop real "originalism" and replace it with "14th Amendment Originalism", the same thing progressive SCOTUS Justice Jackson advances, is problematic to say the least. https://mcclanaha...