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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Jul 4, 2020 • 37min
Defund the University
Send us Fan MailFor decades conservatives have spent money on a university system, and been taxed accordingly, to support an institution that increasingly is more an indoctrination factory than a place where critical thinking occurs. It is time we considered defunding the system.
Jul 2, 2020 • 20min
Star Trek: Race and Risk in 2020
Send us Fan MailGene Roddenberry's creation was radical in the 1960s. What does it have to say about 2020. And what about the new iterations of the franchise?
Jun 25, 2020 • 31min
Systemic Racism: A New View
Send us Fan MailTheir is little argument that racism exists in the U.S., but what about systemic racism. What systems are keeping inequalities and lack of opportunities in place? This podcast presents an alternative view on some of the systems that should looked at to create better opportunities for all Americans.
Jun 23, 2020 • 19min
A Revival of the Case for Term Limits
Send us Fan MailWith Congress abrogating their responsibilities to either the executive branch (the ACA) or to the Supreme Court (addition to Title VII in Clayton), it is time to reconsider term limits. Members spend their time fund raising, and avoiding critical votes, in order to keep getting reelected. Let's make it easier for them.
Jun 17, 2020 • 14min
The American President Movie - 25 Years Later
Send us Fan MailWhen Rob Reiner's and Aaron Sorkin's The American President was released in 1995, their fictional president was to the left of Bill Clinton. In many ways "President Shepherd" was the president the creators wanted. Yet in 2020, the fictional Shepherd would be woefully out of date with his advocacy for Free Speech and antiquated love of country. See just how much liberal ideology has changed by listening today.
Jun 9, 2020 • 22min
Trump: TV and Real Life
Send us Fan MailDemocrats are very good at using crises to advance their agenda and there are a host roiling the country. Unfortunately, Trump is not providing the type of leadership necessary to lead the country, and to articulate a conservative vision to get us through these times. The CH is not Never Trump territory, but we are missing a voice. Here is why.
Jun 4, 2020 • 18min
The Myth of Publicly Funded Infrastructure
Send us Fan MailInfrastructure! It is the answer to ...everything! Actually it often is a boondoggle for politicians to provide a governmental panacea on the economy.
May 26, 2020 • 23min
The American Family and the Emanation of Affluence
Send us Fan MailThere is a theory that affluence leads to successful marriages and strong families. But that is backwards. Two-parent households lead to affluence, and strong families.
May 25, 2020 • 34min
1619 Project and the Minting of Money
Send us Fan MailWhat is the REAL goal of the 1619 Project? Is it offering an additional history of slavery and its impact on American History? Or is it about about the insertion of leftist ideology and the selling of of a curriculum?
May 17, 2020 • 36min
China in the Past and Today
Send us Fan MailChina's past drives much of its present and future. Experience a brief walk through of China's past and what it means today.
