Much of what is happening in American society today can be chalked up to two conflicting versions of liberty: freedom to and freedom from. At the same time, Americans have been turned into a “Victim” society where what ails you is always someone else’s fault. This is why thinking locally and acting locally is so important. I explain in this episode of The Brion McClanahan …more
Americans are lost, unsure what to do about the current higher education nightmare and the mess progressivism has made . At the same time, we are isolated and very much alone. This is where thinking locally, and acting locally can help.
Ivy League History Professor Stephanie McCurry has made a career out of the Confederacy. Unfortunately, it’s been built on a set of straw man fallacies and outright distortions of the historical record. That will get you a tenured full professor position at an Ivy League institution in 2020. I take apart one of her sophomoric claims in this episode on The Brion McClanahan Show.
Donald Trump has decreed that hundreds of federal “law enforcement” officers will be sent to Democrat controlled cities around America in order to rid them of crime. This comes on the heels of using federal “law enforcement” officers–troops–in Portland to protect the federal courthouse there. Just this week on this podcast I suggested this was a bad and unconstitutional precedent, and now Trump has doubled …more
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is back in the news. A reporter overhead Representative Ted Yoho of Florida call her an “F’in [female dog],” not to her face, mind you, but as she was walking away. He then Tweeted the insult thus allowing AOC to again trend on Twitter, not for anything real but for a tiff with a member of Congress. This led to a call for …more
The mess in Portland has some progressives railing against unconstitutional federal boots on the ground, as it should. But where are these constitutionalists when “right wing” groups are rounded up by the federal government or when their favorite social programs take without remorse? I discuss Portland and federal power in this think locally, act locally episode of The Brion McClanahan Show.
The National Museum of African American History and Culture stepped in it last week when they released a document explaining “whiteness” in America. It was critical race theory 101, and the worst part? American taxpayers funded it. I discuss the issue in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show.
Can a State mandate that you wear a mask? Can a State tell cities they can’t mandate that you wear a mask? The answer to both is simply yes. This is an interesting think locally, act locally issue. How far do we decentralize and what “police powers” do the States have? More importantly, what role do private business and individuals play in this process?
Paul Gottfried has edited an excellent new collection of essays on American conservatism. Titled The Vanishing Tradition, the authors explore the destruction of a real American right over the past thirty years and what that means for modern American society. I discuss one of the best essays in the collection, Jack Kerwick’s smack down of the neoconservatives, in this episode of The Brion McClanahan Show.
What do Kanye West and Jo Jorgensen have in common? Both are running for president as “third-party” candidates. That name shows how ingrained the two party system has become in America. A listener asked if I could discuss why voting “third-party” is not throwing away your vote. We should be thinking locally and acting locally, but because national politics are a part of our lives, …more
Most Americans recognize a few of the Founding Fathers—Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Hamilton, Adams, Franklin—but what about some of the important but forgotten men who have been lost to time? They have great stories that need to be told. Here are ten whose fantastic lives are in many ways better than fiction.
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