The Brion McClanahan Show

Jamelle Bouie is troubled by this "new" imperial presidency and thinks we need to counter with an imperial congress. This is gaslighting of the highest order, but he almost gets it right. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Victor Davis Hanson argues that the 19th century Democrats are the true forefathers of the modern Left. He needs to think about John Brown's Republican Party. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Even Fox News is calling the new Confederate monument exhibit in an LA museum "barbarism." It is. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

"What do you expect when you sue the President?" Political warfare has always been part of the story of the executive branch. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Lincolnite Jamelle Bouie doesn't like Lincolnite Donald Trump. The problem is Lincolnian nationalism, but neither would admit it. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

The Left would have you believe that Donald Trump is an anomaly, the exception to the founding generation. They are stupid as usual. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Heather Cox Richardson has another stupid piece comparing Trump's proposed arch to an ugly federal building. Summary: Trump's arch is anti democracy. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

The Supreme Court is going to decide if the President can unilaterally fire subordinates, giving him complete control of the executive branch. What is the correct "originalist" position on this issue? https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

If the American empire is in decline, what can save it? It isn't globalism. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

VD Hanson is at it again, this time calling Portland "Neo-Confederate". https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

So says Mother Jones. California has to go. Who am I to argue? https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Should the U.S. Census only count U.S. citizens? This should be an easy question, but we know why it isn't.https://mcclanahanacademy.comhttps://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshowhttps://brionmcclanahan.com/supporthttp://learntruehistory.com

Ep. 1184: The worthwhile conservative columnist is nearly non-existent in America. Why? No one knows how to write like that any longer. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

George Will laughably calls Abraham Lincoln an origianlist. Why? Because we have to understand Amy Coney Barrett. Seriously. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Does the President have full control over the executive branch? Yes, but SCOTUS argued otherwise. That might change. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Constitution Day came and went, but federalism is the reason for the season. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

With "conservative" friends like these, who needs enemies? No, the South wasn't an oligarchy. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Gavin Newsom signed legislation that directly confronts the Trump administration. Is it constitutional? https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

What would Calhoun say about modern American politics? We should be asking this question. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Are we facing another "sectional conflict"? Some historians say yes, and they might be right. Or it could be worse. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Who knew a law from 1798 would be current events in 2025? https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

That's a good question, but in realty, who cares? https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Jamelle Bouie believes some conservatives don't want to live in Lincoln's America. He's right, but the piece he wrote on this topic is glorious. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Those who insist that the Iroquois or any other Indian tribe influenced the U.S. Constitution are peddling fake history. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

The "culture war" is a war over American education, and it is the perfect place to "think locally and act locally." https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com