The Washington Post worries that Trump will be a dictator in the White House. But they have not worried about that with Biden, or Obama, or anyone else. They should, because Trump would be a symptom of the disease. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.co…

You have probably heard about political violence in the 1850s and 1860s, but did you know that Republicans did most of it? In fact, some of these people were Lincoln's terrorists. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: http…

In 2013, Mark Levin called for an Article V Convention and a series of "Liberty Amendments." This is great and it became popular. Of course, just a few years before this, he spent a lot of time bad mouthing, name calling, and railing against the very same thing. Mark Levin has always been bad at history. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreo…

When will "conservatives" figure out that if they rely on 19th century Republicans to defend their positions, they will eventually sound like 21st century leftists? https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.…

Thinking locally and acting locally can win. The Texas GOP added a "concurrent majority" resolution to their State platform. As expected, the left is going nuts. So what? https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podca…

A New York jury found Trump guilty on 34 counts. At least we think they did. But what does this mean for American politics, and what about its place in American history? https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcas…

A few really interested but often overlooked "Founding Fathers." https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brion-mcclanahan/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/po…

Who were the best Founding Fathers? I got you covered. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brion-mcclanahan/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bri…

Who were the "worst" Founding Fathers? Here's a short list. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brion-mcclanahan/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sho…

Why did Northern men fight? It might have been more practical than you think. I talked about a great book on this topic three years ago, but with Memorial Day coming up, it's a good time to revisit both the book and the why Union men went to war. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/su…

The myth of "Honest" Abe Lincoln can be easily dispelled. I give you one example from his First Inaugural Address. Lincoln lied, all the time. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/b…

No, not the current GOP, though it's the same as Lincoln's GOP. But Lincoln and his cronies did a number on free speech and the free press during the War. Even some Lincoln worshiping historians recognize this. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --…

Perhaps no myth or legend is quite as sensational as the "Underground Railroad." Did it exist and if so, what was it really like? https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brion-mcclanah…

Did Nathan Bedford Forrest commit "war crimes" at Fort Pillow in 1864? And was it a "massacre"? The story is quite complex, but you would not know that if you just listened to mainstream historians. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a …

Was Lincoln trying to avoid war at all costs? No. Was Lincoln dragged into the Civil War? No. He had options, even if modern Lincoln worshipers downplay them. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotif…

According to modern psychologists, progressivism leads to depression and mental illness, something most conservatives don't experience. Why? Yankee self-righteous do-gooder busy-bodyism. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice messag…

The Wall Street Journal published an opinion piece recently that dove into the larger implications for the Trump immunity case. What would the Founding generation have said about this issue?https://mcclanahanacademy.comhttps://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshowhttps://brionmcclanahan.com/supporthttp://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice messag…

Historian Steven Hahn argues that America is being subjected to an "illiberal" tradition via Donald Trump. Is he correct? https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brion-mcclanahan/messa…

Is the key to defeating the progressives "counterrevolution" or self-government? Or perhaps it is something else entirely. Hint: Think Locally, Act Locally https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.c…

In the realm of really bad history, this opinion piece at the Washington Post might "trump" them all. But it is par for the course from the "proposition nation" mythologists. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://p…

The American Left has recently discovered that the Constitution is "flawed." This isn't really that new, but they have some really stupid solutions. Of course, the Constitution was flawed from day one, but these dopes have just started squawking because they aren't in power.https://mcclanahanacademy.comhttps://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshowhttp…

You can wave the Ukrainian flag in Congress but carrying this American symbol in the Capitol will have federal prosecutors looking to throw you under the jail. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spoti…

After a crazy leftist cooked himself alive in New York, people are wondering how this happens. Simple. Leftism is a mental disease fueled by the quest for Utopian power. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcas…

Nothing says stupid like the Washington Post. I get it. And a recent op-ed on "democracy" is par for the course. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brion-mcclanahan/messageSupport…

The current hit movie "Civil War" is nothing new. In fact, Americans have been writing about these "what if" scenarios for nearly 200 years. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bri…

"Civil War" is the hottest film in America. Should you watch it? And what message does it convey? https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brion-mcclanahan/messageSupport this podcast: …

Are we stuck with "New Right" or "Old Right"? Better yet, what is the new "New Right"? Or is there a "Third Right"? https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brion-mcclanahan/messageSupp…

Donald Trump has come out in defense of federalism. This didn't make Mike Pence or a lot of Republicans happy, but it is the correct Constitutional position. Here's why. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcas…

Hawaii wants to tax "big oil" into bankruptcy over "climate change" and they hope to make other States comply. Is this correct? https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brion-mcclanahan…

According to leftist blogger Jill Filipovic, the War never ended. You know who won? You guessed it, the South. This stupidity is just too funny to pass up. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.c…

Paul Gottfried argues that our "post-liberal" order is going to be hell. Here's why. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brion-mcclanahan/messageSupport this podcast: https://podca…

The United States is heading toward financial disaster. If only we listened to Thomas Jefferson. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brion-mcclanahan/messageSupport this podcast: h…

Joe Biden issued an [unconstitutional] executive order in 2021 that could alter the 2024 election. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brion-mcclanahan/messageSupport this podcast:…

An establishment Republican worries that Trump doesn't fit the Republican mold. He might be correct. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brion-mcclanahan/messageSupport this podcas…

They really didn't, but this piece is probably the best odd endorsement of Trump I've read. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brion-mcclanahan/messageSupport this podcast: https:…

Proponents of an Article V convention have some very specific amendments to offer. Would it work? https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brion-mcclanahan/messageSupport this podcast: …

What do Donald Trump and Grover Cleveland have in common? Good question. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brion-mcclanahan/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotif…

SCOTUS rules Texas can keep enforcing immigration laws. Great! The State shouldn't care. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brion-mcclanahan/messageSupport this podcast: https://p…

Nicole Hannah-Jones has a new affirmative action plan based on Reconstruction, or maybe it's some other 19th century ideas she would reject. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bri…

According to recent polling data, more American support secession than at any time in the last 150 years. That's important. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brion-mcclanahan/mes…

Should non-citizens be counted toward representation in Congress? Democrats seem to think so. Why? Power. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brion-mcclanahan/messageSupport this p…

According to one historian soothsayer, we have a Hamiltonian in the White House. This was a secret? Not if you listen to this show. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brion-mcclan…

How did the West become so stupid? One word, and it begins with an "E". https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brion-mcclanahan/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify…

One political pundit worries that the States may get to decide the presidential election. This proves the compact fact of the Constitution. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brio…

The results are in, and just as I predicted, the Supreme Court kept Trump on the ballot in Colorado. Activist historians can't handle the truth. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show…

Nikki Haley got something right and then Nikki Haley'd it to death.https://mcclanahanacademy.comhttps://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshowhttps://brionmcclanahan.com/supporthttp://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brion-mcclanahan/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod…

A writer at The Blaze media thinks secession is a surrender. His justification? Some very bad history. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brion-mcclanahan/messageSupport this podc…

Utah's new "State Sovereignty" act is a great antidote for federal overreach. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brion-mcclanahan/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.s…

Can you guess? These articles are always fun to mock. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brion-mcclanahan/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brio…

Jamelle Bouie provides a midwit history lesson on secession. It's as bad as you think. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brion-mcclanahan/messageSupport this podcast: https://pod…