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My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

Bruce Carlson
My History Can Beat Up Your Politics
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  • My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

    Q&A: Lincoln's Cooper Union Speech, Richard Oakes AIM Alcatraz Takeover & Sources, David Sirota Reaction

    04/11/2026 | 59 mins.
    Lincoln beat up politics with history as good or better than I could. David Sirota and the Left's use of executive power. A few questions from listeners.
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  • My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

    THE IRANIAN SIDE OF IRAN CONTRA And other stories

    04/09/2026 | 58 mins.
    A scandal in the US, even more of a scandal in Iran. Iran-Contra was a significant moment of the Reagan Administration and the 80's, but its rarely seen from the other country's side.

    In Iran, the event was not insignificant.

    A mix of unreleased content and some long-lost episodes that were quite popular in their time and still have some points today on this podcast.

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  • My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

    DESERT ONE / EAGLE CLAW - 1980 IRAN RESCUE EFFORT - THE STORY AND POLITICAL EFFECTS

    04/07/2026 | 46 mins.
    Timely topics and a few stories.

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  • My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

    RONALD REAGAN PART EIGHT: Iran-Contra

    04/06/2026 | 46 mins.
    We look at the scandal that rocked Reagan's Presidency. It looks very different with time.
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  • My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

    CRAZY POLL TAX STORIES: The Way The 24th Amendment Was Passed, Why Some Loved Paying The Tax, and Three Words to Watch.

    04/05/2026 | 29 mins.
    The 24th amendment banning the payment of poll tax or other tax in order to vote, had a crazy legislative history to get passed. Alexander's Hamilton's House became a central part of the Senate effort. How the poll tax was defended in 1939 in Texas, and how the way it was administered was often worse than any one-time fee.

    Also: 3 words to watch in voter ID battles. Why people still paid poll tax even after the amendment passed, and why maybe the 24th didn't need to be passed at all. in this episode a few stories we left out of our previous episode on the 24th Amendment.

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About My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

Since 2006, this podcast has been using history to elevate today's political debates.  "The perfect antidote to bloviating talking heads, My History is thoughtful, nuanced, and highly engaging." -Columbia Journalism Review
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