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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Dec 23, 2020 • 22min
Guns, Opportunities and Gender
Send us Fan MailThe gun revolutionized feudal and early modern society. The information age is having the same effect on gender roles. Learn more in this podcast.
Dec 17, 2020 • 21min
Western Colonialism - A Different Perspective
Send us Fan MailThe academy, many journalists and additional platforms teach that the reason nations in Africa, South America and South Asia cannot prosper is the legacy of colonialism. This podcast provides a different perspective.
Dec 15, 2020 • 18min
Doctor Doctor, Give Me the News (or the prognosis)
Send us Fan MailIs Jill Biden a real doctor? Is questioning whether she is a real doctor make one a misogynist? Is Edith Boling Wilson an archetype for the incoming administration. We answer these questions and more!
Dec 9, 2020 • 21min
Walter Williams - A Different Way
Send us Fan MailFor over 60 years, Walter Williams offered a different view on race, poverty, and liberty. This past week he passed away and he will be sorely missed. Learn more about this great man and his views.
Dec 2, 2020 • 24min
Top 14 Least Historically Accurate Movies
Send us Fan MailSome of the movies you might know (Braveheart, 300) but have you heard of Dragon Blade? That is the movie where the guy from Say Anything who holds a boom box above his head portrays a Roman General - in China! Smoke these movies, but do not inhale for historical accuracy.
Nov 30, 2020 • 43min
Barack Obama: The Promise and the Promised Land
Send us Fan MailIn 2004, during a stirring Democratic National Convention address, Barack Obama made an implicit promise with the American people. If we elected him, he would help guide nation to one that truly valued one on their character, not the color of their skin. In 2020 he was written his third (and counting) autobiography, The Promised Land. What is this Promised Land and what happened to the promise of Barack Obama.
Nov 26, 2020 • 25min
Historical Book Shelf Volume 1
Send us Fan MailHere we take a look at 14 books that are must (and entertaining) reading for any historians book shelf.
Nov 23, 2020 • 36min
Six Reasons to Keep the Electoral College
Send us Fan MailThe Electoral College has been a part of elections in 58 contests. In the age of Trump this 200 year old system is under fire. Learn why it is vital to the health of our Republic to keep the Electoral College firmly in place.
Nov 18, 2020 • 19min
Alexander of Macedon and the Sometimes Badness of Being "Great"
Send us Fan MailWe are told to be "great." But what does this really mean? It often entails making big things happen. This can often be a good thing, but not always.
Nov 16, 2020 • 28min
NPR and PBS – A Case for Privatization
Send us Fan MailLike so much media today, the content of NPR and PBS carries a bias, a specific viewpoint. It is not enough that we disagree with the leftist content and opinions extolled on through the Corporation of Public Broadcasting. We oppose the government being in the new opinion business altogether.
