Ep. 1069: Was Jimmy Carter a Great President?

A piece at The American Scholar gets a few things right and a lot wrong. I'll discuss in two parts. Part 1, today. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Conservatives are confused about how we should react to Trump on day one. It really isn't that hard. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Of course the answer is no, but why? And was he as bad as Con Inc. suggests? https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Was Jimmy Carter a conservative? No, but in 1976, he certainly wasn't a "liberal" by today's standards, either. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support htp://learntruehistory.com

2025 is right around the corner and it's a good time to remember that thinking locally and acting locally is the American tradition. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Jamelle Bouie thinks Trump has "hollowed out" the Republican Party. One can hope, but Bouie thinks this is a bad thing. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Joe Biden has pardoned thousands of people as President. How does he rank historically? And are these pardons all bad? https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Paul Krugman signed off at the New York Times. It was a bad as you might have expected. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Kevin Levin is a terrible historian. He also can't read primary documents. I'll explain. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Trump has promised to end birthright citizenship on "day one." What does this mean and can he do it? https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com