All about the 4th Amendment

The debate rages over how to bring our factories back in the United States and in 2016, it crossed parties to the Republican side as well as the Democratic party side.  We look at the issues behind this debate. 

Story of the zany election in 1840 which some felt was to "Pop" for its time.

Delegates to a party from a state that the party wont carry in an election.  (Vermont for today's Republicans, Alabama for today's Democrats).  Should they have an influence on party nominations.  This question is as old as at least...

Convention scheduling, and the reasons for it.

Interview with the Don't Worry About the Government Cast from May 2016

As President Obama offers his farewell commentary, a look at our 2012 cast on George Washington‘s Farewell Address and a few other timely thoughts. http://www.myhistorycanbeatupyourpolitics.com/farewell.mp3

We talked to Ric Perlstein for our Carter 1980 DNC Convention episode. He shared thoughts about the 1980 and a take that is different from mainstream textbook history on it.

From 1812 to today, a lesson:  Neither side will win.  Your'e side probably won't win, not for long, per this episode.  It was recorded before 2016, and still I think it applies.  

How James Madison and Alexander Hamilton interpreted the Constitution, from a 2012 episode.

a look at an older historic nationality that was/is very influential.

Bruce gives his best imitation of a PBS telethon and reveals a special offer for donors. Also Huey Long visits the show (well you know, not really) a discussion of vetoes and the naming of wars...and because not even MHCBUYP can avoid it, we talk...

There have been some pretty interesting elections for Speaker of the House of Representatives in the United States, but only one where the Congressional Mace had to be pulled out in order to be used as a potential weapon.  We go over the 1849...

Why Did the Founders, Signers, Framers Wear Wigs And Other Stories... (FROM THEY SIGNED PODCAST)

Even while dealing with a Civil War, Lincoln was focused on foreign policy.  And one key nation was China.  

We look at the famous - darn fool mistake comment.

A bit about Cotton Mather and the unknown man held in slavery to him (for a time) who saved Bostonians from smallpox. The story is an odd mixture of religiousity and science.  Since vaccines could not be proven for years to come, it took a...

A podcast from 2015 where we looked at odd Presidential candidates and got into Trump's chances as it seemed then in 2015. Did it age well? Maybe, maybe not. Hey, Bruce is not perfect. Still I think it brings up interesting discussion.

A history of government representing, or not representing, people.

The 1980 GOP primary, a year with a large field of candidates- larger than remembered - makes up Your Tasty Entree in this delicious podcast of TV history and politics.  Also the series finale of Mad Men and how it links to historical discussion....

A look at the politics of 2015

If the Congress hadn't tried to give Nixon trouble, they might have not handed the Presidency so much power, and other thoughts.