What Is The Best Way to Preserve Our Liberties?

"It is only when the people become ignorant and corrupt, when they degenerate into a populace (rabble or mob), that they are incapable of exercising the sovereignty. Usurpation is then an easy attainment, and an usurper soon found. The people themselves become the willing instruments of their own debasement and ruin. Let us, then, look …

Napoleon: Man of Destiny

One of the best documentary series on Napoleon was by PBS in 2000. Click for episode guide. The episodes are posted on Youtube.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrbiSUgZEbg

1811: Largest Slave Rebellion in American History Took Place on Louisiana’s German Coast

The stereotype that many of us were taught in American history class, either implicitly or explicitly, was that slaves were submissive, docile, and compliant. Clint Smith in Crash Course Black History challenges that myth as he discusses the largest slave revolt in American History which few knew about because it wasn't taught until relatively recently, …

A 20-Year Curse on the American President?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GleuvbzwJEI Derek Adam Thomas "A strange pattern has plagued presidents for the last 180 years. The next election year in that pattern is 2020..." The Curse of Tippecanoe Explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEqokw0gQLc Mr. Beat: "Will President Joe Biden die in office? If he does, some will blame the so-called "Curse of Tippecanoe," or "Tecumseh's Curse." That Mr. …

Why New England Almost Seceded Over The War Of 1812

WBUR Radio Boston: "New Englanders were vehemently opposed to America's second war with the British. So much so, that serious politicians openly discussed seceding from the Union." The Southern states were mainly agricultural and largely unaffected by tension with Britain. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, from Virginia, had little understanding nor sympathy for the …

John C. Calhoun, Vice President for Opposing Presidents and Powerful Advocate of State’s Rights, Slavery

John C. Calhoun (1782-1850) of South Carolina was a master politician on the national stage for 40 years, serving as vice president to bitter enemies --President John Quincy Adams, from 1825 to 1829 -- and to President Andrew Jackson from 1829 to 1833. He started out his political career in 1810 as a member of …

H.W. Brands on ‘Heirs of the Founders’ and US Senate’s Golden Age

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr8E23eH74o He is a “master storyteller,” observed the Christian Science Monitor. H. W. Brands was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for his bestselling biographies of Benjamin Franklin (The First American) and Franklin Roosevelt (Traitor to His Class). Exploring such diverse subjects as Aaron Burr, Ronald Reagan, the California gold rush, Andrew Jackson, the Vietnam …

Debates: History Vs. Napoleon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aq_gRfmjgY Ted-Ed: "After the French Revolution erupted in 1789, Europe was thrown into chaos. Neighboring countries’ monarchs feared they would share the fate of Louis XVI and attacked the new Republic, while at home, extremism and mistrust between factions led to bloodshed. In the midst of all this conflict, Napoleon emerged. But did he save …

New Perspectives on Aaron Burr, Jefferson’s Vice President, Who Murdered Alexander Hamilton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E23AbYtYFE The History Guy: "Soldier, attorney, Vice President, Aaron Burr (1756-1836) is often seen as a villain of early American history. But historians have revisited his legacy in the last twenty years. The life and forgotten history of Aaron Burr deserves to be remembered." In the "Hamilton" musical, Burr and Hamilton both attended Princeton. Burr …

The 6 or 7 Phases of U.S. Political Party Alignments

America’s political parties have undergone at least six phases or realignments in the nation’s history. Political scientists suggest the nation is overdue for another realignment as demographics and voting patterns change. The First Political Party System — consisting of the Federalists, created by Alexander Hamilton of New York, and the Democratic-Republican Party, created by Thomas Jefferson and …