Conservative Historian

Send us Fan Mail We explore a towering figure of naval warfare and ask whether he stands atop all of history's admirals.  

Send us Fan Mail We look at one of the towering figures of conservativism and explore whether his policies would work today.  

Send us Fan Mail What is Thanksgiving really about?  We explore on this episode.  And Happy Thanksgiving America!

Send us Fan Mail In one of of the most important podcasts I have ever done, this provides a clear outline of conservatism against that of the left, and other right wing ideologies.  It also illustrates a way forward for our nation.  

Send us Fan Mail Joined by my brother Chris for a look at what made 70s movie unique, and what ended that period.  

Send us Fan Mail We go back to the 1980s, and before, to see the root causes of shutdowns and look at 1996, 2013 and 2018 versions.  

Send us Fan Mail We go from peasant Liu Bang to peasant Diocletian to explore rulers who rose to the Top.  

Send us Fan Mail We look at the complexity of the Holy Roman Empire, its dispersal of power and need to compromise, and compare it with the United States government of today.  

Send us Fan Mail We look at recent DOD Secretary Pete Hegseth's big speech on the warrior ethos through the prism of history.  

Send us Fan Mail We feature Jeff Mayhugh of the No Cap Fund who discusses the history of Congress, and his efforts to expand the House of Representatives to make it more, well, representative.   To learn more about the No Cap Fund please 

Send us Fan Mail My fellow Americans, arm yourselves with pitchforks and torches as I unveil a way to close our $1.7 trillion deficit and try to pay down the debt.  

Send us Fan Mail We take a look at gov. run groceries in the US, and other nations, and at the grocery business itself to discover whether it is a good idea. Hint, it is not.   

Send us Fan Mail Josh Lewis, founder and publisher of the Saving Elephants podcast, a show that brings conservatism to the Millennials, joins us for a discussion about conservatism, congress and Chester Arthur.

Send us Fan Mail We continue our series on the origins of the Civil War taking a look at the society of the South and the States Rights vs. Slavery Arguments

Send us Fan Mail We explore the recent upsurge of support for the old Confederacy and provide arguments about the origins of the Civil War

Send us Fan Mail We explore books about the Roman Republic, Colonial America, England, the Ancient Greeks and more.  

Send us Fan Mail Joined by my brother Chris, we look at movies ranging from the Lost Weekend to Arthur to When a Man Loves a Woman.  

Send us Fan Mail We look at ancient Egypt, Rome and China, Medieval Europe and Modern America to find the best leader upgrades.  

Send us Fan Mail   We hear from Professor Eric Heinze who expresses both his praise, but also provides a critique of the leftist approach to history.  Heinze goes after traditional history but does not spare the left over lack of historical criticism of Soviet, Cambodian and Cuban regimes.    

Send us Fan Mail We go from Akbar to Washington to Edward I, and their ignoble successors.  

Send us Fan Mail AI? Robots? Machine Learning? Fear of technology is not new.  We go to 19th century Britain to meet the Luddites, a group who also experienced technological change. 

Send us Fan Mail We begin by exploring protests in the ancient world, stop in Medieval England, and come to the present day.  We also explore the mindset of protests today.  

Send us Fan Mail We look at six presidents who chose not to seek another term including Joe Biden.  What were the motivations and decision drivers.  

Send us Fan Mail We talk with Salina Baker, author of The Line of Splendor, a historical novel about Nathanael Greene.  We explore the general's life and the Revolutionary War.  

Send us Fan Mail We compare and contrast riots in Ancient Alexandria with modern Los Angeles, including the current unrest.