My History Can Beat Up Your Politics
Summary: Since 2006, bringing historical context to the politics of today. TV pundits discuss politics in a vacuum. Cable news tells you everything is 'breaking news' but in most cases, events have long roots in history. In this podcast, we smash and bash the politics of today with a healthy dose of history
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The story of an election is never known until it is over. By next week, the story of 2016 will be clear. In the case of 1948, the narrative commonly told of a come from behind victory and a train campaign could be refined. This and other topics in this pre-election hodge-podcast, including: The […]
A candidate that is such a joke left and right laughs at him turns a rout into a near win in the last week with a policy change, world developments, a potential scandal and some good organizing. The mostly untold story of how 1968 went from blow out to nail biter. I recorded it in […]
An American election is headed for a blowout result, when a late-breaking scandal threatens to change the game. We look at the ’64 election between Barry Goldwater and President Johnson.
Observation of the 2016 election with some opinion and some historical analysis. Recorded after the 2nd Town Hall Debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, My interview on the Dont Worry About the Government Podcast. Since it is recorded at the time, there have been some events since then, including the third debate and Al […]
One candidate flawed in personal life the other in public affairs. This Presidential election might have been the worst for its time in bringing up new realities that both candidates had to directly address. We look at 1884 and how it compares and shines a spot light on many of the not so new political trends […]
Second debates have produced great debate moments. Sometimes they even get higher ratings. In this episode, we look at great moments of second presidential debates. Including the two Nixons the tan-suited one and the navy blue suited one.
From the 3 in a row to the Friendly Prez to the Locked in the Cabinet to the 3rd party omen, we give everyone something to feel good about and something to feel bad about based on history and past American elections. We look at five historical trends which over American elections favor Trump and … Continue reading Five Historical Trends Favoring Trump, Five For Clinton
Each time the debate among the vice presidential candidates has happened it has been written off. Sometimes with good reason, but some times it has been a forgotten boost to a campaign. Overall it has had a an effect, as with debating came power for VPs. As Hillary and Donald Trump go at it in … Continue reading The Not-So Insignificant History of Vice Presidential Debates
It’s here… if you like My History Can Beat Up Your Politics, you’ll like more. For as little as 2 dollars a month you can get extra episodes including both archived episodes and bonus episodes. Subscribers for instance can listen to “The Making of A Dozen Ronald Reagans.” Already there are subscribers, so … Continue reading Announcing the MHCBUYP Premium Podcast
Reagan is not often seen as a reformer but in many cases, there were massive shifts on domestic […]
From podium placement to timing of the debates, everything is negotiated and candidates prepare, often to their benefit. […]
In this cast, we look at the 1980 run of John Anderson and other third party efforts of note and […]
From the newness of money in politics, to the myth of the Presidential Job Creation machine, to the […]
It has not happened since 1825, a Presidential thrown to the House. Yet this provision has been influencing […]
On the 10 year anniversary of My History Can Beat Up Your Politics podcast, Bruce finds himself in […]
