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)
Free Resources!
1) Free eBook on how to start your blog or website. Click here to get it. Plus, check out my step-by-step video taking you from no blog to a blog in about five minutes!
2) Free publicity for your blog. As a special thanks if you get your hosting through one of my affiliate links (this one for Bluehost, or this one for WP Engine), I’ll boost your blog. Click here for details.
3) Free audiobook. Get the audiobook version (with me reading it!) of my latest book, Real Dissent: A Libertarian Sets Fire to the Index Card of Allowable Opinion, or one of hundreds of thousands of other titles, through this special offer.
5) $140 in Free Bonuses. Free signed copy of my New York Times bestseller The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History, plus a free 10-lesson bonus course on the foundations of liberty, plus a free year’s subscription to LibertyClassroom.com, when you subscribe to the Ron Paul Curriculum site through RonPaulHomeschool.com.
