July 1

Ep. 0222: DHP Villains: Woodrow Wilson, Part 8

For this 8th installment in the Wilson series, we will focus on the beginning of Wilson’s presidency, including his Cabinet selections, inauguration, and early successes in pushing his agenda through Congress in his first year in office, especially in regard to the passage of the 1913 Revenue Act and the Federal Reserve Act.

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May 31

Ep. 0220: Awakenings & Awokenings, w/Alexander von Sternberg


For this DHP episode, CJ was happy to be joined by Alexander Rader von Sternberg of History Impossible, to discuss a very interesting essay Alex published several months ago analyzing the ‘woke’ phenomenon through the lens of religious revivals (or ‘Great Awakenings’) in American history.

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March 18

Ep. 0219: Gray Champions


Join CJ as he:

Reviews the Strauss-Howe Generational Theory (which was covered in much greater detail way back in 2017 on DHP Episode #140),

  • Explains the concept of the ‘gray champion’ who emerges to lead during a crisis
  • Compares & contrasts Ron Paul and Joe Biden as Gray Champions
  • And concludes with a reading of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s story “The Gray Champion”

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February 21

Ep. 0218: Fun-Size DHP: Let Them Be Kept Ignorant


Here’s another micro-dose of Dangerous History. This one takes a look at the true motives of late-19th and early-20th century Progressive education reformers in America. Join CJ as he shares & analyzes statements from Charles Sanders Pierce, John Dewey, William Torrey Harris, Woodrow Wilson, Frederick Taylor Gates, and Ellwood P. Cubberly.

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The Underground History of American Education, Volume I: An Intimate Investigation Into the Prison of Modern Schooling by John Taylor Gatto

Dumbing Us Down – 25th Anniversary Edition: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling by John Taylor Gatto

The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve by G. Edward Griffin

 

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February 3

Ep. 0217: DHP Villains: Woodrow Wilson, Part 7


Here’s the seventh installment in the DHP’s ongoing coverage of the life & career of Woodrow Wilson.

Join CJ as he discusses the 1912 election, which resulted in Woodrow Wilson’s election to the presidency.

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1912 Election and the Power of Progressivism: A Brief History with Documents by Brett Flehinger

Wilson by A. Scott Berg

Woodrow Wilson: A Biography by John Milton Cooper, Jr.

Woodrow Wilson by H. W. Brands

Mr. Wilson’s War: From the Assassination of Mckinley to the Defeat of the League of Nations by John Dos Passos

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December 15

Ep. 0216: Fun-Size DHP: An Act for Establishing Religious Freedom

Join CJ for this pint-sized dose of Dangerous History, as he shares the backstory, text, meaning, and implications of the 1786 Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.

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October 15

Ep. 0211: Bacon’s Rebellion

This concise DHP episode features CJ’s segment on Bacon’s Rebellion from Episode 67 of Daniele Bolelli’s History on Fire podcast.

Join CJ as he discusses Bacon’s Rebellion and its impact on American history down to the present era.

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American Slavery, American Freedom by Edmund Morgan

Tales from a Revolution: Bacon’s Rebellion and the Transformation of Early America (New Narratives in American History) by James D. Rice

 

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October 11

Ep. 0210: DHP Villains: Woodrow Wilson, Part 6

This sixth installment in the DHP coverage of Woodrow Wilson’s life & career centers around his entry into politics and time as governor of New Jersey

Join CJ as he discusses:

  • Woodrow Wilson’s entry into politics
  • His nomination & campaign for governor of NJ
  • His mostly successful political battles & quick passage of series of progressive reforms in the state, including a eugenics sterilization bill, whose author later ended up collaborating with the Nazis at Buchenwald
  • Wilson’s preparations to seek the Democratic nomination for the presidency in 1912
  • The beginning of Wilson’s friendship with “Colonel” Edward Mandel House

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Wilson by A. Scott Berg

Woodrow Wilson: A Biography by John Milton Cooper, Jr.

Woodrow Wilson by H. W. Brands

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August 5

Ep. 0207: DHP Villains: Woodrow Wilson, Part 5

Here it is, the giant deep dive overview episode of Woodrow Wilson’s decades of academic output! (Remember, I dive down these nightmarish rabbit-holes so you don’t have to!) Here CJ dissects Woodrow Wilson’s beliefs in painstaking detail, using the mountain of  of essays, articles, books, speeches & lectures produced by the man over the course of his nearly three-decade-long career as an intellectual.

Join CJ as he discusses:

  • Wilson’s overall ideology in regard to history and politics
  • Wilson’s particular notion of ‘progress,’ and his main intellectual influences in this regard
  • Wilson’s views on the state in general
  • Wilson’s views on democracy
  • Wilson’s views on American history and politics, including his views on the Constitution, the presidency, and more
  • Wilson’s views on socialism

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Woodrow Wilson and the Roots of Modern Liberalism (American Intellectual Culture) by Ronald J. Pestritto

Woodrow Wilson: The Essential Political Writings: The Essential Political Writings edited by Ronald J. Pestritto

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March 9

Ep. 0198: Fµ©!≤ Daylight Savings! (The DHP vs DST)

Subtitle: “Daylight Savings as a Rebellion Against Nature.”

Join CJ as he discusses:

  • Where the idea of biannual time changes & Daylight Savings Time (DST) came from historically. (Hint: As is often the case, Woodrow Wilson bears some of the blame.)
  • Some of the problems, costs, and even dangers of DST
  • The origin of standardized time zones (which originated more in the private sector) as a contrasting case study
  • The idea of DST as a rebellion against nature

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  • A recent NBC News article on the controversy surrounding the time change (Note how, among opponents of the time change, the politicians favor year-round DST, while actual scientists & medical people support year-round Standard Time — why, it’s almost like politicians don’t give a shit about science or human health & well-being when it goes against what they want!)
  • Save Standard Time (a website & organization dedicated to making Standard Time year-round for the sake of human well-being)

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Revolution in time: Clocks and the making of the modern world by David Landes

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