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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Sep 5, 2021 • 20min
The Political Generals and the Withdraw from Afghanistan
Send us Fan MailIn the podcast we look at a possible root of the Afghanistan withdraw debacle while looking at several Civil War figures who figured prominently in the American military.
Aug 26, 2021 • 26min
On the Frontiers: Foreign Policy in Ancient Rome, Tang Dynasty China, and America
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Aug 15, 2021 • 37min
Afghanistan: Graveyard of Empires or U.S. Exceptionalism
Send us Fan MailWe walk through a history Afghanistan from Alexander to the Mongols to the modern day Taliban. We ask what this means for U.S. Foreign policy and our view our American abroad.
Jul 27, 2021 • 37min
The Art of War
Send us Fan MailWe begin with Sun Tzu and take a look at militaries from the Macedonians to the 16th century Koreans. We wrap up asking whether the US is ready for the next, inevitable, conflict.
Jul 23, 2021 • 38min
Historical Hits - Episode 1
Send us Fan MailWe change from our long form style to touch on a number of relevant topics including China, Cuba, the Media and the NFL.
Jul 15, 2021 • 24min
Henry VIII, Marcus Aurelius, Abdul Aziz and Voting in a Republic
Send us Fan MailHistorically, monarchs have tended to see the state, the needs of their subjects, and their own beliefs and desires as one in the same. We have a political faction that echoes that sentiment. Learn what Henry VIII and Marcus Aurelius tell us about these fusions, and what it means for voting today.
Jul 8, 2021 • 30min
They Blinded Me With Science
Send us Fan MailWho are the science deniers? We look at the use of science to justify public policy and hear from Aristotle, Galileo, Isaac Newton, and the great 80s pop artist Thomas Dolby.
Jul 3, 2021 • 49min
A Brief History of Taxation
Send us Fan MailWe go from the banks of the Nile to the Ancient Chinese Empires to Medieval Barons and restive British colonists to explore that challenging dynamic of taxation. We also look at our modern US tax situation and ask whether it is good to a be millionaire in California.
Jun 26, 2021 • 49min
The Hollywood Dilemma
Send us Fan MailWe discuss the challenges that woke and Critical Race Theory ideology create in the movie industry today, particularly in the making of historical movies.
Jun 21, 2021 • 26min
Top Ten Historical Movies that Should Be Made
Send us Fan MailHollywood has made movies about Cleopatra, Sir Thomas More and innumerable ones about World War II. This is a list of movies that should be made.
