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… Read More
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Ep 1884 The Truth About the Supreme Court
My friend and co-author Kevin Gutzman joins us to discuss the original function of the Supreme Court and what has happened since, including the Democrats’ latest attempt at court packing.… Read More
Ep. 1740 The Post-Ginsburg Supreme Court, with Kevin Gutzman
Ruth Bader Ginsburg fought for what she believed in — which is precisely what made her an atrocious Supreme Court justice. Historian and legal scholar Kevin Gutzman joins me to… Read More
Ep. 1686 The Real Meaning of Independence Day, with Kevin Gutzman
What is Independence Day really all about? Certainly more than just the sleep-inducing “no taxation without representation.” James Madison biographer Kevin Gutzman joins me for the real story. Plus: why… Read More
This Book Separates the Men from the Pretend-Men
The latest issue of the Tom Woods Letter, which all the influential people read. Subscribe for free and receive my eBook AOC Is Wrong: The Upside-Down World of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as a gift. December 2019… Read More
Ep. 1467 The Evils of the Russian Revolution
We conclude Brion McClanahan Week with a discussion of a historical topic that fascinates us both: the Russian Revolution. We then clear up some loose ends and bring this week… Read More
Ep. 1465 Is There Anything Valuable in the Southern Tradition?
Well, here’s the question nobody is allowed to ask, since even to ask it is to invite anti-intellectual, third-grade-level responses. But presumably a region that generated Thomas Jefferson, George Washington,… Read More
Ep. 1132 Conservatives Who Yield Everything to the Other Side, Example #43,366
Historian Kevin Gutzman joins me to take on a recent article by a conventional conservative in favor of “originalism” in constitutional interpretation. Fair enough, but as with most conservative discussions… Read More
Ep. 1096 Are Our Choices Really Hillary or Mitt? How One Historian Avoided Both
Professor Kevin Gutzman is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous books on American history. He’s politically on the right while nevertheless holding much of the “conservative movement” in contempt. His… Read More
Ep. 1052 Catalonia, Spain, and Secession: What’s the Libertarian Answer?
Marco Bassani, a professor of the history of political theory at the University of Milan, joins me to discuss a question that has divided libertarians: is the independence of Catalonia… Read More
