Was John Brown Sane?
John Brown was a man driven by religious fanaticism and grandiose ideas. But his sanity, at least clinically speaking, seems to have been in place.
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Kansas Bleeds
In this episode, Chris Calton describes the erupting tensions between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers and politicians.
Two Portraits from the American Civil War
Among Northerners who rallied for war, nationalism, and not abolitionism, was the dominant factor.
The US Constitution Was Never Necessary for Military Defense
If the US Constitution had never been anything more than a military alliance, it might have done some good.
America’s First Civil War
Chris Calton discusses the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which compounded the growing tensions over the slavery question.
Wedding Cakes Have Nothing to Do With Free Speech
It’s his business. It’s his private property. He has just as much right to discriminate here as he does with his home.
The Corrupt Origins of Central Banking
The main objective of the Nationalists, who were also known as Federalists, was essentially to establish an American version of the British mercantilist system, the very system that the Revolution had been fought against.
Why James Madison Hated Democracy
Madison condemned "democracy" because the pro-freedom, pro-decentralization Anti-Federalists valued "the democratic spirit."
The Jerry Rescue, Uncle Tom, and Anthony Burns
In this episode, Chris Calton discusses some of the most significant outcomes of the Fugitive Slave Act.
Corporations Can’t Oppress Us without the State’s Help
Fear of a corporate takeover of our lives is based on an incorrect conflation of political and economic power.
