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History Reconsidered

Podkast av Jarrett Stepman

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Historie & religion

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History Reconsidered is a weekly podcast dedicated to taking a deep dive into historical issues and events and relating them to the modern world. It is hosted by Sumantra Maitra and Jarrett Stepman.Dr. Sumantra Maitra is a senior editor at The American Conservative, a senior contributor to The Federalist, a senior fellow at the Center for Renewing America, and an elected, Associate Fellow at the Royal Historical Society, London. His book, “Sources of Russian Aggression” (Lexington-Rowman & Littlefield) is scheduled to be published in 2024.Jarrett Stepman is a columnist for The Daily Signal and was a 2018 Lincoln Fellow with the Claremont Institute. He’s spent over a decade in media and wrote “The War on History: The Conspiracy to Rewrite America’s Past,” a book about how a cultural revolution aims at discrediting the foundations of the United States and the West. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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episode Was Winston Churchill the Chief Villain of World War II? cover

Was Winston Churchill the Chief Villain of World War II?

On this week's episode of History Reconsidered, Sumantra Maitra and Jarrett Stepman address the online controversy over Winston Churchill and World War II. In an interview with Tucker Carlson, amateur historian Darryl Cooper--who goes by the social media pseudonym "Martyr Made"--argued that it was Churchill who ultimately drove events leading to World War II. Maitra and Stepman give their take on what led to World War II, how we should view Churchill, and the problem with the decline in the credibility of academic institutions. Maitra explains how many of Adolf Hitler's aggressive actions proved his irrationality as a statesman, but concludes that no one individual was responsible for the war taking place. This episode covers other revisionist histories of the war, including the idea that Joseph Stalin was the primary culprit of launching World War II and manipulated the United States into giving the USSR domination over Eastern Europe. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

4. sep. 2024 - 1 h 1 min
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Jefferson and Madison at War

On this week's episode of History Reconsidered, Sumantra Maitra and Jarrett Stepman continue their series on presidents at war with a discussion about Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. First, they briefly talk about the John Adams administration. Adams dealt with a fraught time in American foreign policy. He was able to avoid outright war with France but suffered widespread political opposition due to the passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts. Federalist policy unpopularity led to the "revolution" of 1798 and the election of Jefferson. Jefferson used the small blue water navy to deal with the Barbary pirates but much greater challenges loomed. His successor James Madison conducted America's first major war since the American Revolution, the War of 1812. Was this a conflict the United States should have avoided entirely? Maitra and Stepman discuss all these things and much more. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

16. aug. 2024 - 53 min
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George Washington's Strategic Genius

On this week's episode of History Reconsidered, Sumantra Maitra and Jarrett Stepman begin a new series about presidents in war time starting with the man first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen: George Washington. Maitra and Stepman explain how Washington's role as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army became a model for the eventual office of the presidency. They explain how Washington crafted a brilliant strategy to ultimately defeat the British Empire, secure independence for a fledgling nation, and bestow the blessings of liberty to the new nation and its posterity. Finally, they talk about the tricky international situation during Washington's time as president and his farewell address, which became a model of American foreign policy realism. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

4. juli 2024 - 57 min
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The Sources of Russian Aggression

On this week's episode of History Reconsidered, Sumantra Maitra and Jarrett Stepman talk about the history of NATO and the sources of Russian aggression both historically and today. They cover Maitra's new book called, fittingly enough, "The Sources of Russian Aggression: Is Russia a Realist Power?" You can pick up the book on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Sources-Russian-Aggression-Russia-Realist/dp/1666935840/ [https://www.amazon.com/Sources-Russian-Aggression-Russia-Realist/dp/1666935840/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3TY0CJKLN6E5A&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.HTrcQFm-4k377Nz_UTA5AG9j3Jn3dPxhOF0CUSeKZC2e4vjbRap1w7Bh7T8SBW_y.OZn56-DypYGik5ynsUJgXxnKvtGl3aoxSEmEgpabLw0&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+sources+of+russian+aggression&qid=1719169631&sprefix=the+sources+of+russian+a%2Caps%2C85&sr=8-1] Maitra explains what the original purpose of NATO was and how it has evolved since the end of the Cold War. What began as a 12-member alliance to contain the Soviet Union has grown to a 32-member coalition with more abstract goals like democracy promotion and human rights. Is the expanded NATO really stronger? Also, Maitra and Stepman explore how much the friction between the United States and the "West" more broadly is the result of temporary differences in interest or a deeper conflict of visions. Are good relations with Russia possible in the near future? ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

23. juni 2024 - 58 min
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The Atomic Bombings of Japan and the End of World War II

On this week's episode of History Reconsidered, Sumantra Maitra and Jarrett Stepman talk about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the end of World War II. Were the bombings necessary or could the war with Japan have been resolved in a better way? Maitra and Stepman talk about the realities of an invasion of the Japanese homeland and what the would have meant for both the Allies and the Japanese people. They also talk about the differences between how World War II ended compared to many modern wars. The episode ends with a brief exploration of the question: "Who really won World War II?" ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

8. juni 2024 - 56 min
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