Political Courage

My extremely insightful discussion with author and Lincoln Center Senior Advisor, Stuart Stevens. We discuss the Republican and Democratic Parties and where they are headed. We discuss the cult of Trump, and the long road the Republican party has taken to get here. The importance of the fight for democracy. We talk Eisenhower, McCarthy, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Trump, and Biden.

Policy analyst and former White House speechwriter, Michael Johns, joins me to analyze the leadership of John F Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis. JFK led us safely through the crisis that brought the world closer to nuclear war than at any other moment in history.

Michael Johns and I discuss John F Kennedy, his life leading up to political service, and his time in college, Europe, and Congress. We discuss his publications, his time in the ambassador‘s office in London, and in Berlin. This leads us up to Episode 31 wherein we look at JFK‘s presidency and the Cuban Missile Crisis specifically.

Interview #6 - My discussion with Fred Wellman. Fred is a senior advisor with the Lincoln Project. We discuss the Biden and Trump administrations, the status of the political parties, and the widening gap between them. We talk about Afghanistan and foreign policy and the very interesting topic of potential 2024 presidential nominees.

President Andrew Jackson begins a battle against the powerful and influential 2nd Bank of the United States. Jackson believes the bank is unconstitutional and corrupt. Bank President Nicholas Biddle goes against Jackson determined to see Jackson defeated in the election of 1832. Who will win this battle of wills and words?

This is a fascinating look at the Biden Administration and an analysis of how Biden can fulfill his campaign and inaugural promises to unify the country. Does Joe Biden have the courage to apply Conscience Politics and include people of other parties in his Cabinet?

#5 in our series of interviews regarding political policy and foreign affairs.

My fascinating discussion with Simon Rosenberg the president of the New Democrat Network and New Policy Institute. Simon is an advisor to the White House and Congress. We discuss policy, his forward-thinking approach to politics, the Biden Administration, Afghanistan, Trump, Obama, Clinton, and Reagan. 

Simon is extremely experienced and knowledgeable and gives us hands-on familiarity of the inner workings of the Biden White House.

#4 in our series of interviews regarding foreign affairs and Afghanistan.

My interview with Tony Shaffer, the president of the London Center for Policy Research, best-selling author, retired lieutenant colonel, and White House & Pentagon advisor. We discuss foreign policy, international affairs, national defense, Afghanistan withdrawal, and courageous political leadership. We discuss Trump, Obama, Bush, Clinton, and Reagan.

Tony is knowledgeable, experienced, entertaining, and wonderful to listen to. 

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Abraham Lincoln unites with the wishes of the National Union Party Convention and courageously moves forward in the election year of 1864.

Follow-Up to Episode 10: Cye Cheasty. We speculated what danger Cye was in and what precautions were taken to counter the risk. I have some information to help answer these questions.