National Review recently argued that Alexander Hamilton was morally superior to Thomas Jefferson, and therefore — by strong implication — that his policies were preferable. Historian Kevin Gutzman responds! About the Guest James Madison biographer Kevin Gutzman is a professor of history and chairman of… Read More
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Ep. 460 Jefferson and Jackson: Good Guys, Bad Guys, or One of Each?
The Democratic Party of Connecticut has dropped the names of Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson from its annual dinner. Does this move make sense? Were these good guys or bad guys, and would they recognize the modern Democratic Party? About the Guest James Madison biographer… Read More
A Good Jefferson Biography?
I get inquiries on a regular basis regarding a good biography of Thomas Jefferson. I generally refer people to the list Kevin Gutzman compiled of Jefferson books . One book I would stay away from is Albert Jay Nock’s Mr. Jefferson . You’d think this would be a great… Read More
Was Jefferson a Socialist?
Someone on my Facebook fan page asked about a letter Thomas Jefferson wrote to James Madison on October 28, 1785. The person said his leftist friends were waving this letter around as evidence that Jefferson was some kind of semi-socialist wealth redistributionist. I contacted my friend Marco Bassani,… Read More
Ep. 2321 Kevin Gutzman on Today’s History Profession
Distinguished Jefferson and Madison biographer Kevin Gutzman discusses the sad state of our profession. Sponsor The Converso app is the ultimate in messaging privacy: state of the art end-to-end encryption, no storage of messages on the server, no user data. Get it at www.conversoapp.com . Article… Read More
Ep. 2173 Equality — Good vs. Evil Definitions
The word “equality” sure sounds nice, but it’s been used on behalf of plenty of evil causes. Is there any sense in which it is unambiguously good? Tom Mullen joins me to discuss the issue, with emphasis on Thomas Jefferson’s views. Sponsor BitTrust IRA helps… Read More
Ep. 2154 Roe Overturned: Historians Discuss the Decision
James Madison biographer Kevin Gutzman joins me, along with historian Brion McClanahan, to discuss the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. Sponsor BitTrust IRA helps you seamlessly and securely add cryptocurrency to your portfolio. It stores your private keys in nuclear bunkers with military… Read More
Ep. 2140 The State (and Culture) Against Blacks
Germinal G. Van returns to discuss the welfare state, cultural attitudes, and other factors undermining the living standards of American blacks. Sponsor BetterHelp offers professional counseling online at affordable prices. Get matched with your own licensed, professional therapist, to whom you can send a message… Read More
Ep. 2138 Black Culture and Generational Poverty
Germinal G. Van immigrated to the United States from the Ivory Coast in 2010, and at age 32 he is the author of an astonishing 23 books. From this unique vantage point he explores in his new book the various problems facing the black community,… Read More
The Forgotten Abel Upshur
Abel Upshur wrote the very best defense of the compact theory of the Union — i.e., reality — ever written, in the form of A Brief Enquiry into the True Nature and Character of Our Federal Government (click for an online version). In 2006 I wrote the foreword to a new print edition of that work, and I… Read More