barbary pirates

The REAL Story of Jefferson and the Barbary Pirates

Mandeville, LA - Exclusive Audio and Transcript - I was up very late last night looking this up because I knew it was going to come up today. One of you clowns is about to call me and bring up the Barbary pirates and how Thomas Jefferson bombed them back into the stone ages, settled Tripoli for democracy and instituted a constitutional order in Libya back in 1803. Well, I […]

June 11, 2015 4

This Day in Founder's History

This Day In Founding Fathers History – 18 February

This Day in Founding Founders History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. Check out today's Founders History to find out what John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail.

February 18, 2015 7

Transcripts

NO Standing Army, NO Taxes, NO Executive Branch Czars

Thomas Jefferson State of the Union Address (SOTU) Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – "This is probably the most important part of Jefferson’s State of the Union. What does that clause say? I should throw that out there as a trivia question to see if anybody could get it. I’ll read it to you again." Check out today’s transcript for the rest…. Begin Mike Church Show Transcript [reading] War, indeed, and […]

January 22, 2015 4

Interviews

Gutzman, Church – The Constitutional Response to the Murder Of James Foley

Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – "Let’s bring Professor Gutzman in here. How did President Jefferson respond to those actions of what we know today as the Barbary pirates? Kevin: This was not really a matter of any dispute among the people who made the federal governments. It’s not surprising that Jefferson and his friends in Congress, along with their opponents in Congress, thought this way, and that Jefferson’s actions against […]

August 26, 2014 5

Transcripts

Jefferson And Barbary Pirates

Dealing With Terrorists Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – "Unlike Obama and unlike Bush and unlike Clinton and unlike every out-of-control American president since Roosevelt, there’s no hidden checkbook under the desk a la National Treasure 2. The president just can’t appropriate money. It’s like the other day we heard this nonsense about, [mocking] “Well, the Secretary of State is going to grant $1 billion to Ukraine.” Excuse me? According […]

June 9, 2014 7

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Jefferson State of the Union Demolishes Executive War Powers

What Would Past Presidents Think of Current Presidential State Of The Union? (Editor's Note: This piece was originally published on Jan 29, 2014) Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – I want to read something to you from the -- I realize I am boring you people to tears today with all these tales of history and whatnot. It’s all that really excites me about this stuff anymore. I could […]

January 29, 2014 5