Abbeville Institute

Interview With Brion McClanahan – Abbeville, Lincoln, Roads, And The VA

Interview with Brion McClanahan (author of Forgotten Conservatives in American History) Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – "Let’s talk about the Abbeville Institute for a moment or two. I discussed a little bit of a recent essay that you posted up there at The Abbeville Review, which is AbbevilleInstitute.org, “Democracy, Liberty, Equality: Lincoln’s American Revolution.” The subject that’s covered here -- we’re talking about the expansive power of the president when it […]

May 28, 2014 14

Daily Clip

Why Fort Sumter Was Defended From Federals By Patriots

Of course, the story goes that Lincoln refused to see the commissioners because he knew that his force had been sent down to Charleston Harbor. It is believed by many that he was hoping that there would be a confrontation and he could use that as an excuse to threaten the South Carolinians with a full invasion and force them to undo their recent secession and rejoin the Union. That […]

May 6, 2014 11

Transcripts

Republican Hero Of Trenton And Beyond

James Monroe the Republican Hero Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – "Happy belated birthday to James Monroe. That’s why we started this conversation, because Monroe was one of two continentals that was wounded in the Battle of Trenton. If you’ve heard Times That Try Men’s Souls or if you’ve read about it, you know that it was Monroe with a Colonel William Washington -- no relation to George -- that was […]

May 1, 2014 14