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This Day In Founding Fathers History – 20 March

This Day in Founding Founders History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. One notable birthday on this day in 1811, that of George Caleb Bingham, one of the classic artists of the American West.

March 20, 2014 11

The Founders

Abel Upshur Knew The Constitution Was Imperfect And Would Lead To Consolidation

Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – If you’re going to be a republican and you’re going to espouse and profess to promote and to pledge your life, your fortune and your sacred honor in protecting republican principles, then you are going to have to do it -- there’s no option here, to be honest and to be successful in this and truthful, all at the same time -- you’re going […]

January 21, 2014 15

Interviews

Kevin Gutzman On Senate Rule Change For Cloture And Filibuster

Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – You wrote on your Facebook page on Thursday that the minority should not have been able to thwart the will of the majority in these things and it was long past time for this to happen. I understand where you’re coming from now that I’ve done a little reading on it, but there are other people that do not. Check out today’s transcript for […]

November 26, 2013 18

Transcripts

Clyde Wilson’s Forlorn Hopes

Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – Professor Clyde Wilson, one of the brightest and most brilliant historian minds around today, has this blog post at Chronicles Magazine. I always enjoy Dr. Wilson’s little rants here. I thought I would share this one with you today because it’s appropriate, under the title “Forlorn Hopes.” Check out today’s transcript for the rest…

November 25, 2013 10

Founders Television

The Supreme Court vs The NSA, When Will The Ultimate Smackdown Happen?

Mandeville, LA - Exclusive Video and Audio - There was an attempt to drag the NSA into the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court resisted. More than likely, the Supreme Court was just waiting on the right case (if that makes sense) so they could issue the decision that they kinda already have planned, which would be that they don't believe that what the NSA is doing is Constitutional (mostly, […]

November 19, 2013 6

Transcripts

Interview With Jeff Taylor On His Book “Politics On A Human Scale: The American Tradition Of Decentralism”

Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – There’s a new book out called Politics on a Human Scale: The American Tradition of Decentralism. It’s published by Lexington Books. Dr. Jeff Taylor is the author. I read part of this essay to you last week and I’ve referred to it a couple other times last week. Dr. Taylor is on the Dude Maker Hotline, making his first visit here. Dr. Jeff Taylor, […]

November 19, 2013 5

Transcripts

What Did The Founders Think Of Big Government? Let’s Ask John Taylor Of Caroline

Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – The last caller to the program asked me what I thought the founders, why they opposed or why they afraid of big government. I said to him that to answer that question, you’d have to understand or explain exactly what big government would have meant to them. It did not mean to them what it means to us today, because we see this monstrosity […]

November 12, 2013 8

Transcripts

Who’s Really To Blame For The Government Shutdown?

Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – The Democrat Party -- again, I hate to do this in the partisan sense because I despise partisan politics. I don’t want to be a part of them, don’t want to have to talk about them, but in this instance we’re going to have to here because there is politics involved. The Democrat Party has been gaming this from the beginning, knowing that October […]

October 10, 2013 15

Transcripts

It’s True, The Miracle 14th Amendment Was Never Legally Ratified

Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – I’m well aware of what that pocket constitution says. I’m well aware of the ahistorical argument and the ahistorical facts, meaning they’re not historical, that says it was ratified. How can an entity that is said to not be a part of the federal union and must ratify said document you have in your hand, how can it ratify and be counted as a […]

October 4, 2013 13