Safe for Democracy

I’ve been telling you folks about and pitching you on Rob Morris, who runs the More Freedom Foundation and its YouTube channel, for a couple of weeks now. Well, we got together yesterday and sat down to talk about his new essay and video series, Everybody’s Lying About Islam, along with Iran and Mexico and a … Continue reading Conversation with Robert Morris of the More Freedom Foundation →

This is the fourth short, adapted from something I wrote way back in the day when I was still fighting the good fight. I told you folks last week that I’d be having a talk with Robert Morris of the More Freedom Foundation on YouTube Live this week. Well, turns out my internet here in … Continue reading SFD Short—Liberal Arts →

This is the third short and the first entirely new one, although I’ll get it typed up and post it like any other blog and then link it here sometime this week. The big news this time though is that sometime next week I’ll be having a long conversation with a guy named Robert Morris … Continue reading SFD Short—Forgetfulness →

The next one of these, I think, or the next two (who knows!) will be totally new, but this one, like the last one, does what it says. New intro on this one, but I might shorten it up, given that the eps are shorter. Let me know how you guys are liking (or hating) … Continue reading SFD Short—Looking at History from the Outside →

Hey folks, does what it says on the box. It looks like I might end up in law school this fall, so there’s a fair chance the show is winding down. But I’m going to fill up the interim with episodes, and to that end, I’ll be taking some of the stuff I’ve written (that … Continue reading SFD Short—Historical Optimism →

Well, we finally made it. I thought I’d blow from the ancient Persian Empire straight through to the plot of Persepolis in one episode, but just like with Guatemala, things got away from me. This time, though, we’re getting to the coup in August 1953 and looking forward to its consequences as they echo down through Iranian … Continue reading Iran III: Guns of August →

  Here we are at Episode 7. Like I say in the cast, I thought we’d get farther down the road with this one, but podcasts are long and history’s longer, and we’ll have to wait until Episode 8 to get all the way to the coup. In the meanwhile, though, we’ve got the rise … Continue reading Iran II: Nationalization →

Hey everybody, we’re back from hiatus. I spent the fall studying for the LSAT and applying to law schools and scrounging enough cash to stay alive, so the show kind of fell by the wayside. That’s over with now, though, and this next series is set to come out pretty regular. We’re turning to Iran … Continue reading Iran I: Take Up the Burden →

Hey guys. Welcome to the fifth episode of Safe for Democracy, the podcast about the foreign policy disasters of the United States in the 20th century. This is the fourth part of a series exploring the violent aftermath of the US-backed coup against Jacobo Arbenz in Guatemala in 1954, which was itself the subject of the first … Continue reading Aftermath Part IV →

Hey everybody, and welcome to the fourth episode of Safe for Democracy, the podcast about the foreign policy disasters of the United States in the 20th century. This is the third part of a series exploring the violent aftermath of the US-backed coup against Jacobo Arbenz in Guatemala in 1954. If you’re just now coming … Continue reading Aftermath Part III →