Conservative Historian

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In some ways TV can do history better than theatrical releases because they simply have more time.  But even more than movies, they often take artistic license with the narrative.  We look at 10 total TV shows and mini-series based in history and discuss where some get it right, and where they go it so woefully wrong.  

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Before back tracking, Coke, Delta and a host of other companies began their conversion to the Church of Woke.  Why would large companies wish to enter the political fray?  We provide a guide in this podcast.  

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Peanut allergies, a mortal threat to some, came about because human anti-bodies mistakenly see peanuts as a threat.  So what are threats to our Republic that are mistaken and what are real?  We explore in this podcast.  

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We take a look at the Jim Crow era (the real one) and compare it to 2021.  We find the rhetoric around the New Jim Crow, Jim Crow 2.0 or the worst of them, Jim Crow on Steroids, to be deceptive, self serving, purposefully divisive, spurious, and wrong.  

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For the bulk of human history the age of 65 was not time to contemplate retirement but rather a sign of madness because almost no one lived that long.  There were exceptions such as Pepi II of Egypt but they were the outliers.  Today we have 45 million people over that age.  In the near future China will have 332 million (more than total US population) over that age.  This has policy implications for COVID-19 and far beyond.  We discuss historical life spans and contemplate the future of aging in the U.S. 

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History is rife with examples of crises that compelled necessary transformation.  The United States is not in that state.  Yet without a mandate, and having lost many of the key arguments in favor of more government, the left now uses the concept of "crisis" to drive their agenda.  We look at crises from the Romans to the Japanese to determine what a real crisis consists.  

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Asian Americans have encountered unique forms of discrimination the history of the United States, even from such beloved presidents such as Franklin Roosevelt.  Yet today they are in terms of several income and wealth measures, the most successful group in the nation.  We explore this history and what it means for 2021.  

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No, it is not what you are thinking you maniacs.  This is about the concept of both current and historical figures cultivating a certain image, then in a single moment the true person is shown - the naked moment.  

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Media is intended as a conveyance of information in the form of news, facts and data.  Opinion is a judgement not necessarily based in fact.  Which do you think our media practices today?  Has media ever really provided news.  

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We get it - you are probably on Meghan overload but we explore two aspects of this interview that have been lightly covered. What is the relationship of our government to the concept of Chief of State, a role in the UK held by the monarchy.  And why so little comment on the relationship of racism to the billionaire who conducted the interview?