I just dropped Dangerous History Podcast Ep. 278: DHP Villains: Woodrow Wilson Pt.14 -- in this plus-sized episode, he gets us into war. Grab it while it's hot & fresh!
https://fountain.fm/episode/mgrl1icfzaHmaHOU13LI
My art for the next DHP Wilson episode- should be out in next day or two!
To add a little bit more: I find Eisenhower to be one of the most interesting Americans of the 20th century. Lots of tensions & contradictions, though I think a case could be made he was the least bad POTUS post-WW2, all things considered. But he was really bad on unleashing the Dulles brothers to start the CIA on its path of destruction ever since. Possibly the only thing I think Truman was better on than Ike was trying to keep the CIA on a very short leash.
Short answer: Yes.
Almost all of the next (XXL-sized) Woodrow Wilson episode of Dangerous History is recorded, & I've also edited a good chunk of what I've recorded so far. Fingers crossed that I'll be able to get it all done & published during the first half of the coming week. 🤞
“To whom does war bring prosperity? Not to the soldier who ... shoulders his musket and goes into the trench, there to shed his blood and to die if necessary; not to the brokenhearted widow who waits for the return of the mangled body of her husband; not to the mother who weeps at the death of her brave boy; not to the little children who shiver with cold; not to the babe who suffers from hunger; nor to the millions of mothers and daughters who carry broken hearts to their graves. War brings no prosperity to the great mass of common and patriotic citizens... War brings prosperity to the stock gambler on Wall Street--to those who are already in possession of more wealth than can be realized or enjoyed."
-Sen. George Norris (R-NE), speaking against the US getting into WWI, Apr. 4th, 1917
Maybe listen to more of nostr:nprofile1qqsdqlwdneyw30zpptre9rk0fryc3y9vyu3ac0y4r4zpp5haah7gxgsmyn5pw . He said one thing that made me transition from a minarchist to an anarchist:
“The US was the least intrusive and minimal government but over a very short time period became the most powerful and expensive and intrusive given in the history!”
I’ve found that if I jabber into a mic for enough hours, some of the stuff I say accidentally sounds smart. Kinda like having a bunch of monkeys banging on typewriters & eventually one of them writes Shakespeare. 😆
In honor of the recent reversion in most of the US back to The Devil's Time (so-called "Daylight Savings"), I reissued DHP Ep. 198, "Fµ©!≤ Daylight Savings!" (from all the way back in 2020!), for a limited time on the public feed. Check it out!
In case anyone is wondering why the next Woodrow Wilson episode isn’t out yet, the answer is that I’ve been battling an eye infection that has made it very difficult to do things like read & work on my computer. I’ve been on antibiotics for a couple days now & hopefully in another couple days I’ll be doing a lot better.
The fun never ends. 🤦♂️
Time for my semi-annual profession of faith:
Bike Week sucks.
See you in 6 months (Biketoberfest) for my next reaffirmation.
🤯🤯🤯 Super-extra hard at work today on DHP Villains: Woodrow Wilson part 14!
Check out my latest DHP episode - a conversation with Alex Von Sternberg of History Impossible, who lives in the LA area & recently put out an episode about natural disasters & their significant-but-oft-overlooked social & political effects.
https://fountain.fm/episode/wfIcA42JHQCJfxVlWdMs
I honestly don’t know if I could’ve made it this long without my little droopy-eared guardian angel to help me.
Today marks two years that I’ve kept the 🥃 🐒 off my back.
I just published a new Dangerous History Podcast episode, "Back in the USSA."
https://fountain.fm/episode/McBok1jBR3MVQU4aiLB0
First time running in a few weeks due to illness & injury, but I banged out 4 miles nonstop including going over a big steep bridge & back. 💪
I just published a new Archetopical episode: “A Book of Job Survival Manual.”
Check it out here:
Still the best emotional support rabbit ever.
Since Los Angeles is on fire, maybe the “Biden” administration should send another hundred billion dollars to the Ukraine & Israel.
(After all, when they did that in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene helped the people of NC in a way that was nothing short of miraculous.)