The Brion McClanahan Show

Today marks the 150th anniversary of Robert E. Lee's death. Just about three weeks after he surrendered at Appomattox, a reporter from the New York Herald sat down and interviewed Lee about the War, secession, and Lincoln. Lee was the embodiment of reconciliation. This is why the left wants to tear him down. I discuss this important interview in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show. https://m...

The candidates for Vice President have "debated," and I think there is a clear winner and clear loser. We all lose, but Pence did a better job than Harris on virtually every issue. He missed opportunities to stick it to the authoritarian at the other table, but Pence did what Trump couldn't do: hold it together and make salient points about the positives of the last four years. I discuss the debat...

Less than two weeks after the Framers signed the Constitution in 1787, Pennsylvanian Tench Coxe published a series of essays in defense of the new document. The first was aimed at critics of the new office of president. They thought it would create an elected monarchy (they were right) but Coxe thought otherwise. In light of the election year, it's worth dusting off Coxe's essay in order to compar...

Americans want less divided government. A new Gallup poll shows that more Americans support one party control of the federal government than at any time in recent history. Why? Power. This is the clear result of Lincolnian nationalism. It needs a correction.  https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

I watched the "debate" so you didn't have it. No one who did watch it came away thinking that it was either man's best performance, but I thought it better to focus on the stupidity of the entire process. Welcome to how the presidency screwed up America. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

As I've said on this show, who knew that the 2020 presidential election would be a referendum on American history? This is a logical extension of the culture war that Pat Buchanan warned about in the 1990s (and that began in the 1960s) and has fully reached the executive office. Trump has consistently insisted on a reconciliationist message, one that does not fit with the SJW/PC culture prevalent...

I have been asked several times: Who are the best justices in Supreme Court history? There haven't been many to write home about, but I give you a few that deserve our respect in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

What is "originalism" and what does it have to do with the "Anti-Federalists"? More importantly, if we believe in originalism, does that immediately rule out judicial activism? How does this affect the Supreme Court and federal court system? I discuss all of these issues in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntrue...

A listener asked me to discuss a few landmark Supreme Court cases and how they affected the United States. Great idea during SCOTUS week. That led me to one in the 18th century, one in the antebellum 19th century, and one during Reconstruction. I cover all three in my American Constitutions course at McClanahan Academy. Use coupon code RBG and get 35% off, and listen to what I have to say about th...

In case you are living under a rock, Ruth Bader Ginsburg died over the weekend. The left has gone nuts, as expected, and her death has created a supposed "constitutional crisis." Not so. It should also never be so. Ginsburg was a disaster for the Constitution, but her death also highlights why the Supreme Court is so dangerous. I explain in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show. https://mcclan...

A federal judge declared the Draconian lock downs in Pennsylvania to be unconstitutional. This is a great win for liberty, right? Yes and no. Anyone with a brain knew that these laws were problematic legally according to the PA Constitution. But that is not what the federal judge decided. The laws were unconstitutional because they violated the 1st and 14th Amendments to the US Constitution. That...

Some New York legislators want to decentralize New York. Instead of letting New York City run the State, these independent thinking New Yorkers want to divide the State into three regional governments. The Governor would have little power and New York City would be reduced to ruining its own territory instead of the entire State. This is an interesting idea and one that deserved a discussion. http...

Is there some truth to the 1619 Project? Absolutely. The problem is not in the information but in the interpretation. The project uses words like "genocide" to describe the "founding" of the United States. That is a distortion of the historical record. The real aim, veiled by the project;s supporters, is to supplant traditional "nationalist" history with underrepresented "nationalist" history. I e...

Representative Louie Gohmert of Texas wants to cancel the Democrat Party. This might seem like a good idea (while we're at it, can we cancel the Republican Party), but it's based on a stupid and juvenile understanding of American history, one that undercuts American conservatism and opens the door to progressive triumph. I talk about why in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show. https://mcclan...

President Trump told people in North Carolina that the assault on monuments is "aimed at America's guts." What does this mean? Do monuments represent the "guts" of the American people, and how so? This is more than just an attack on history. But what are the "guts" of the American experience. I try to answer that question in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show. https://mcclanahanacademy.com...

Senator Ben Sasse wants to "Make the Senate Great Again." To do so he suggests that we repeal the 17th Amendment along with other structural changes. Some of his suggestions make sense. Others, not so much, but his proposal hides the real problem with the Senate (and the US Government): nationalism. Get the scoop in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://b...

Donald Trump has come under fire for language the could "incite" his supporters to violence. Other speech has been canceled by the left because they don't like the message. What does this say about American culture and the Constitution? This is an old debate, and I cover some history of "free speech" in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://brionmcclanaha...

Four Georgia families had enough. Faced with what they consider to be a violent environment, these families pooled their resources and bought over 96 acres of land in Georgia to create a safe-zone and eventually an incorporated town. Called the Georgia Freedom Initiative, these Georgians want to rid themselves of "Karens"--Yankees--and have a safe community that could lead to "generational wealth....

A professor at Washington and Lee offers a freshman writing seminar on how to properly pen a communist manifesto. If that isn't good enough, this professor will also help you "rewrite" history. The left isn't hiding what they truly believe any longer. They have been emboldened by 2020 and this latest example is just one of many that could be found on college campuses across the United States.&nbsp...

WASHINGTON District of COLUMBIA Mayor Murial Bowser suggested that several evil federal monuments in the city need to be removed, relocated, or contextualized. Among them are the Washington Monument and the Jefferson Memorial, along with the Columbus fountain. You can't make up this kind of stupid, but the good news for any American with one brain cell is that the left is showing their cards. Who...

Americans cannot escape politics, not even to watch their favorite ball game. The NBA, MLB, NHL, NFL, NASCAR, and even college programs have become social justice loudspeakers. That's fine on a personal level. Players have the freedom to express their political views on their own time, but when games are canceled, these millionaires are telling the fans, the people who shell out billions of dollar...

Donald Trump accepted the Republican Party's nomination for president last week. His speech was perhaps the best Lincolnian nationalist speech of his four years in office. This is not a good thing from a "think locally, act locally" perspective, but it was red meat for his supporters and should find favor among the target audience: American Boomers who still believe in 1940s America. I discuss in...

Joe Kennedy III wants a U.S. Senate seat. He is attempting to oust long time Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey in a Sept 1 primary battle. Kennedy is behind in the polls, and if he loses and Biden goes down in defeat in November, we could be seeing the last of the boat shoe progressives. What is that you might ask? I explain in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show. https://mcclanahanacademy.com...

The "First Ladies" have spoken. Jill Biden's speech last week was praised for its compassion while Melania Trump was-criticized by those on the Left. This shouldn't be shocking to anyone with one brain cell. Melania Trump has routinely come under fire from those on the Left for being out of touch, but did their respective speeches do what each Party wanted them to do? I discuss in this Episode of...

A recent piece at The American Conservative by Casey Chalk offered a unique position  on woke name changes across America. They are bad ethics and bad  philosophy. His analysis is worthy of discussion because this conflict  is not really about history, but about philosophy and how we understand  our past and our traditions, meaning the philosophy of memory, what John  Luka...