My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

Spying Zeppelins and Fighter Plane Duels…a Fainting Leader and a Final Stand A third and final look at Neville Chamberlain and the Munich analogy. In part one, we’ve used WWI to ‘beat up’ on the Munich analogy, in part two we used the events of Munich itself. In Part Three, we hopefully show how the […]

The plane lands, and history is written. A look at Neville Chamberlain and he impact of the Munich Conference on American politics. Part Two of Three.

The plane lands, and history is written. A look at Neville Chamberlain and he impact of the Munich Conference on American politics. Part Two of Three.

For those who have not yet listened, as we release part two. Here's part one. A look at Neville Chamberlain and he impact of the Munich Conference on American politics. Part One of Three. Was two part but will be a three part.

Given the Israel-Gaza conflict, it's a great time to replay our cast from 2011 mostly discussing the 1967 war and events that led up to it. It looks at USA-Israel history . This cast, which is Part one of a three parter (thus a lot of topics untouched) also talks a bit about some comments Obama made in 2011 which appeared at the time to be resetting the relationship between Israel and the United States. This is a touchy topic and I hope most listeners will find my presentation objective, if an American point of view. Now, for the rest of the casts on this topic, Part Two and Part Three, you'll need to purchase the archive. You can do that at www.myhistorycanbeatupyourpolitics.com/archive.html

He may have, according to this podcast, though it likely wasn't his intention. As President Roosevelt was instrumental in setting up a 1905 conference of college athletics that set up rules and safety provisions after numerous injuries and dozens of deaths in American football. He was an American football fan, and his son played at Harvard. As Carlson discusses, the changes may have made football both safer and more exciting and insured that the US had a popular sport at a time when soccer was building fan bases elsewhere. There are of course other factors. We discuss the popularity of soccer, now that it has become partially political thanks to an Ann Coulter column. And we talk about a few other items. What makes a President a good communicator? How has the Democratic Party changed over time?

A look at Neville Chamberlain and he impact of the Munich Conference on American politics. Part One of Two.

DC Statehood and representation in the 'Federal City' called for in the Constitution. Not to be more than ten miles on each side, or 100 miles (it is roughly 68), no provision was made to grant or take away voting rights to people living there. It was part of the 'What is Statehood?' podcast which is in the archive. There is a also an advertisement for the Archive to My History Can Beat Up Your Politics. Since the last time this was 'casted' - DC's population has increased about 4 or 5%. Hard at work at the next one...

How could such noble early Americans resort to a shameful practice? What were the consequences of dueling, and how did it stop. This hodge-podcast mixes a few topics of interest to My History Can Beat Up Your Politics listeners. From Roberts to Reubens we tackle some big and little topics.

As the hits of 1920 play, We look at the 'real' 1920's and separate that from the image. and learn a bit about the bad side of economic good times.

Politics may resemble football in some aspects but it's not the same, as argued in this cast, especially when considered in a historical context. We look at several big moments in American history where doom was predicted for one side or the other. We look at at least two times where parties thought they won forever. And Speakers who thought they figured out how to dominate the House forever. And we watch how Jefferson and Adams traded places in public popularity. One side wins for a little while. But generally the 'score' between the two parties for the major offices is even. Those with an issue-focus or a complex view of the process will be rewarded by reality far more often than those wearing jerseys for one team or the other.

Coming close on Supreme Court season, here is the sometimes mysterious process by which the cases the court will hear is decided. Why do some cases get heard, others not? Lies My Talking Head told me part three is coming soon, but the sound gremlins have attacked my first editing run, and it looks like I'll be starting over!!

From Teddy Roosevelt to Ma Bell, a look at the trusts and the busting of trusts

It's a hard belief to shake but there's very little evidence that the President of the United States is in control of the economy. Bruce goes over some of the reasons that this belief is probably nothing more than a causation/correlation problem. It's a long one, and a controversial one. But the cast may well establish that not only is there any direct Presidential power in the Constitution for the President to control the economy, but the powers are miniscule versus the size of the economy. The Congress limits the President's power. But where Congress is in lock step, which is rare, Presidents haven't shown a great ability in history to predict gains or losses in the economy. Music in this podcast by two artists, Chris Zabriskie and Curt Siffert their songs are available at http://freemusicarchive.org/

There were many many Founders and they didn't agree on much. Yet listening to the media today, you may not know it. A look at the Founders you know, and the disagreements they had. And a look at the Founders you may not know, who nonetheless had an influence on American politics today.