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We go through every war and and general in history and choose the greatest based on battlefield brilliance, army build and strategic genius.    

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We look at movies ranging from Young Mr. Lincoln to ... Lincoln.  From Fail Safe to The American President.  

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We explore the 2nd half of The Wars of the Roses and meet with a host of disloyal figures including Warwick, Stanley, Clarence and most of all, Richard III 

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We begin our exploration of the English Wars of the Roses noting that they emanated from the rule, or misrule, of the weak King Henry VI.  

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We have a conservation with John Oller, author of The Swamp Fox, a book about Francis Marion, and Gangster Hunters, about the 1930s FBI. 

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We wade into the current Helen of Troy in Nolan's Odyssey debate to discuss the diverse casting for selected movie roles.  

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We look at the role of performance in government going back to the Egyptians, Akkadians and fast forwarding to FDR.  

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Mike Coté of Rational Policy joins the podcast. We discuss current US policy regarding Greenland, Venezuela and China - and also have a shout out to Henry VIII.  

See Mike's blog and podcast - www.rationalpolicy.com

Recent Mike articles: 

nationalreview.com/2025/07/why-the-iranian-regime-is-still-uniquely-dangerous

providencemag.com/2025/12/the-case-for-interdicting-sanctions-evading-cargo-ships-1/

commentary.org/articles/mike-cote/anti-zionists-mainstream-neo-nazism/

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In the light of the capture of Nicholas Maduro, we explore the original intention of the Monroe Doctrine, what it later became, and what such a doctrine means for America today.  

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We go from Edward IV of England to Mohammad to Gaius Marius to find historical figures who made impressive comebacks.