Synopsis
Today's political debates, particularly on cable news, talk radio and blog comments can be limiting. In this podcast, Bruce Carlson applies as much history as possible to the politics of today.
Episodes
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![Kings Rook: When the Presidents Party Has the Senate, Not the House]()
King's Rook: When the President's Party Has the Senate, Not the House
02/02/2014 Duration: 29minWill President Obama retain his protective Senate, a very rare political situation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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![Did the Founders Care if We Starve?]()
Did the Founders Care if We Starve?
03/06/2012 Duration: 48minFrom a 2009 Episode, answering a question about healthcare reform, Bruce delves into the Founders and if they were concerned with individual-level problems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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![Wendell Willkie and a Lighting Nomination]()
Wendell Willkie and a Lighting Nomination
12/03/2012 Duration: 29minLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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![The Boston Police Strike of 1919 and Public Sector Unions]()
The Boston Police Strike of 1919 and Public Sector Unions
27/06/2011 Duration: 30minfrom 2011. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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![Does the Challenger Even Matter?]()
Does the Challenger Even Matter?
20/02/2011 Duration: 01h05minThe last days of Ford and Carter 76 illustrates how close an election can get when the President is not popular but not unpopular. When it's a sitting President - does the person the party picks even matter or is it all about the Incumbent? We look at this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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![The Forgotten Other Great Depression (1893)]()
The Forgotten Other Great Depression (1893)
11/10/2010 Duration: 42minLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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![Heller Decision on Guns and the 2A]()
Heller Decision on Guns and the 2A
13/09/2010 Duration: 33minlooking at the decision, its meaning, its interpretation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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![Social Security, Civil War Pensions]()
Social Security, Civil War Pensions
16/03/2010 Duration: 39minWhile Social Security was developed in the 1930's, it's possible to say that there were always some mechanisms for older persons, though not universal ones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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![How the Battle for California Statehood Defined America]()
How the Battle for California Statehood Defined America
01/03/2010 Duration: 46minAll About Statehood. What it means, how did Hawaii and Alaska get added, why aren't there more states? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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![How Primary Became a Verb]()
How Primary Became a Verb
03/01/2010 Duration: 28min0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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![Famous Brokered Conventions]()
Famous Brokered Conventions
01/01/2010 Duration: 54minFrom 2008, when I thought we might get one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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![What George W. Bush Says for Himself - A Brief Read of Decision Points]()
What George W. Bush Says for Himself - A Brief Read of Decision Points
10/10/2009 Duration: 19minwe look at former President Bush's memoir. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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![History of the Primaries]()
History of the Primaries
08/09/2009 Duration: 21minLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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![The Terrible Twos?]()
The Terrible Twos?
08/08/2009 Duration: 33minSecond years of Presidencies just seem to bring trouble... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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![Did Stimulus Work? (2009)]()
Did Stimulus Work? (2009)
01/06/2009 Duration: 23minLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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![An Historic Election, for Many Reasons, Episode from 2008]()
An Historic Election, for Many Reasons, Episode from 2008
02/12/2008 Duration: 34minAbout the 2008 Election Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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![Election of 2008 Review, with an eye to history]()
Election of 2008 Review, with an eye to history
01/12/2008 Duration: 39minWhy did the 2008 election go the way it did? we look at that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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![Flotsam and Jetsom of the 2008 Election]()
Flotsam and Jetsom of the 2008 Election
12/11/2008 Duration: 21minThe 2008 Election was big news, but a lot of little news happened too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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![Why Cant We Lean on a Shovel?]()
Why Cant We Lean on a Shovel?
11/11/2008 Duration: 45minWould a WPA style program work in modern times? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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![Financial Panics in America]()
Financial Panics in America
08/11/2008 Duration: 43mina look at America's financial panics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
