Did John C. Calhoun have anything of value to say, or is his entire career too stained by slavery for him to be worth listening to? I discuss Calhoun, Robert Taft, Calvin Coolidge, Grover Cleveland, and more in today’s episode.
Book Discussed
Conservative Heroes: Fourteen Leaders Who Shaped America, from Jefferson to Reagan, by Garland S. Tucker III
Books Mentioned
Forgotten Conservatives in American History, by Clyde Wilson and Brion McClanahan
Nullification: How to Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century, by Tom Woods
Real Dissent: A Libertarian Sets Fire to the Index Card of Allowable Opinion, by Tom Woods
Articles Mentioned
“A Missing History of Conservatism,” by Tom Woods
Clyde Wilson on Calhoun (Part 1, Part 2)
“The Marshall Plan: Myths and Realities,” by Tyler Cowen
Debate
Episodes Mentioned
Ep. 476 Where Keynesianism Goes Wrong (Steven Kates)
Ep. 258 Calvin Coolidge: An Overview (Amity Shlaes)
Ep. 111 The Permanent Recession? (Robert Blumen)
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