Conservative Historian
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History is too important to be left to the left. The Conservative Historian provides history governed by conservative principles. It is comprehensively researched but also entertainingly presented in a way accessible to history or non history buffs.
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Aug 3, 2023 • 32min
Masculinity and History - Part I
Send us Fan MailWe look at masculinity and the role of men, today and in the past in this two part series.
Jul 27, 2023 • 28min
Dropping the Bomb: Why Truman was Right
Send us Fan MailThe release of Oppenheimer reignited the debate about Truman's use of the atomic bomb to end World War II. We weigh in on the controversy.
Jul 22, 2023 • 27min
Word Play
Send us Fan MailWe look at words commonly used in our discourse today such as forgiven, free and insecurity and how they are used to warp our discussions.
Jul 15, 2023 • 52min
The Union that Dominates American Education: A Brief History of the American Federation of Teachers
Send us Fan MailWe look at the history of the powerful AFT and its role in American education.
Jul 8, 2023 • 30min
Childlike Dissonance
Send us Fan MailThe reactions to the recent US Supreme Court decisions around affirmative action, student debt and free speech were similar to that of a child denied a McDonald's Happy Meal. We look at these reactions and explore their origins.
Jul 2, 2023 • 26min
Mercenaries: Italy, Persia and Putin
Send us Fan MailWe travel from ancient Persia to Medieval Italy to modern Russia to learn about mercenaries.
Jun 24, 2023 • 36min
We Need More Babies
Send us Fan MailWe look at demographic trends today and fertility issues in history. Do we need less people or more? We make the case for the latter.
Jun 18, 2023 • 25min
Can You Dig It? Archeology and Assyria
Send us Fan MailWe look at archeology from the fictional Indiana Jones to the real Walter Andrae and what it means for historians through the lens of learning about the ancient Assyrians.
Jun 4, 2023 • 1h 4min
Movies and Rebels
Send us Fan MailIt's movie time so we are having my brother back on. We ask why those in power think of themselves as outsiders, the best war movies, and why British actors are superior to American ones.
May 27, 2023 • 14min
Memorial Day
Send us Fan MailA brief history of Memorial Day with a few stories of those who gave us our freedom at the cost of their "last full measure of devotion."
