My History Can Beat Up Your Politics
Since 2006, this podcast has been using history to elevate today's political debates. "The perfect antidote to bloviating talking heads, My History is thoughtful, nuanced, and highly engaging." -Columbia Journalism Review
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The Return and Return of Nativism
Know Nothings were once derided but their ideas do return again and again in politics, from 2007
20 min
402
Social Security Had Its Glitches Too
In the wake of Obamacare problems, we look at the frustrations of those attempting to implement Social Security. The first consultant told Congress to drop the idea. When they refused, an incredible system was developed in the Pre Computer...
47 min
403
Midterm Defeats and Presidential Coattail in Pr...
27 min
404
They Shall from Time to Time?: History of The O...
history of the reactipon speech to the State of the Union
15 min
405
The Fitzsimmons Challenge: How a 1790's Race Go...
From 2014, a story of a republican/democrat challenge to a Federalist stronghold.
39 min
406
Logan Act
When does this law about helping foreign governments take effect?
25 min
407
History of Education in the US and Other Thoughts
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54 min
408
King's Rook: When the President's Party Has the...
Will President Obama retain his protective Senate, a very rare political situation.
26 min
409
What's All This Talk About Swapping Horses?
War and the effect on Presidential elections. It's not as clear as we think from the Lincoln quote, which even Lincoln didn't mean to be applied the way it is today.
21 min
410
Wilson Battles with is own Secretary of State, ...
Wilson Battles with is own Secretary of State, and Other Stories
23 min
411
Abolish the Senate!
Or Don't.
35 min
412
Second Terms Worst Than the First
Second Terms Worst Than the First
25 min
413
DC Statehood - from 2013
20 min
414
Transitions from one President to Another
32 min
415
Debates Matter Because They Do
The importance of debates in a campaign, from 2012
33 min
416
A Bunch of Topics, VP Hobart, Deportation
39 min
417
The Key Bridge Factor
Virginia and incumbent Presidents in Elections..
18 min
418
Losing VP Candidates
Losing VP Candidates
20 min
419
Strange Days at Conventions
Bruce Reacts to Clint Eastwood Talking to a Chair at RNC 2012
36 min
420
Why The 1916 Election Matters
1916 was different in many ways..
19 min
421
Events of 1916
14 min
422
Did the Founders Care if We Starve?
Did the Founders Care if We Starve?
44 min
423
Wendell Willkie and a Lighting Nomination
26 min
424
In Which the Winner of the '12 Election is Reve...
All about the 1812 Election, a rough one for James Madison
27 min
425
FDR's Newsreels, Coolidge's Microphone - Presid...
Some Presidents have mastered a certain kind of media or another. We look at this in this episode.
45 min