Buchanan believed the Supreme Court could settle the slavery question once and for all. Instead, the Dred Scott decision inflamed the nation. This episode examines how outsourcing moral leadership made conflict inevitable.

Buchanan believed the Supreme Court could settle the slavery question once and for all. Instead, the Dred Scott decision inflamed the nation. This episode examines how outsourcing moral leadership made conflict inevitable.

The Dred Scott President: How James Buchanan Lit the Fuse

Through-Line goes beyond the headlines to answer the one question that never stops mattering: How did we get here? We drop you into the rooms where history happened — recovering forgotten figures, tracing ancient civilizations, and uncovering the decisions, accidents, and ambitions that quietly redirected the course of human events. Because nothing comes from nowhere, and once you understand where we've been, the world you're living in starts to look entirely different.

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Through-Line goes beyond the headlines to answer the one question that never stops mattering: How did we get here? We drop you into the rooms where history happened — recovering forgotten figures, tracing ancient civilizations, and uncovering the decisions, accidents, and ambitions that quietly redirected the course of human events. Because nothing comes from nowhere, and once you understand where we've been, the world you're living in starts to look entirely different.

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The Dred Scott President: How James Buchanan Lit the Fuse

The Dred Scott President: How James Buchanan Lit the Fuse