Historian and author Harold Holzer joins S.T. Patrick for a discussion on Abraham Lincoln, presidential performance, and historiography. Tonight, Holzer and Patrick cover Lincoln's political disappointments of 1856 and 1858, the true extent of the rivalry with Stephen A Douglas, why Lincoln believed he was the man for 1860, the posthumous impact of John C. Calhoun on South … [Read more...]
MWN Episode 121 – Crimes and Cover Ups 1776-1963 with Donald Jeffries
Author, journalist, and podcast host Donald Jeffries joins S.T. Patrick to discuss his new work Crimes and Cover Ups, 1776-1963: The History They Didn't Teach You in School. In tonight's episode, Jeffries discusses his reasons for writing the book, why founder James Otis is largely forgotten, Americans' bout with historical illiteracy, the Thomas Jefferson controversies, Adam … [Read more...]
MWN Episode 066 – The Defense of Dr. DeRosa
DR. MARSHALL DEROSA, a Florida Atlantic University professor, joined S.T. Patrick to discuss the recent attack on him by The Nation and "Unkoch My Campus." Dr. DeRosa is a longtime scholar of Southern and Confederate history and law. Because he has belonged to and has withdrawn from academic associations that impartially study Southern and confederate history, he has been … [Read more...]
FDR Tinkered with the Turkey
Thanksgiving is legally celebrated in America on the fourth Thursday in November. President Franklin D. Roosevelt tinkered with the date of Thanksgiving by moving it up one week. It was returned to its rightful place on the calendar two years later when FDR admitted that his micro-tinkering was once again unwanted and unneeded by a majority of Americans. … [Read more...]
Lincolnian Wisdom
Whenever I believe the world seems perplexingly disjointed and people resemble the disappointment of a blurry wedding picture, I’m reminded of what Abraham Lincoln once said: “There are no bad pictures; that’s just how your face looks sometimes.” … [Read more...]