Bourbon and Politics
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The Revolution WILL be Televised
We are back! This week I discuss the protests breaking out across the country in response to the George Floyd murder in Minneapolis. I will also discuss how we, as a society, seem to no longer value other opinions that differ from our own. I'll break...
Bourbon and Politics: Presidential Ranking Series- #33 Herbert Hoover
This week we discuss #33 on the presidential rankings: Herbert Hoover, who had the misfortune of being the president left holding the bag when the Roaring Twenties came to a sudden and shocking end. Though Hoover tried a number of limited government...
Bourbon and Politics: Presidential Ranking Series- #34 Zachary Taylor "Old Rough and Ready"
This week we look at the presidency of another war hero-turned president, Zachary Taylor, who's short time in office saw the end of the war with Mexico and the beginnings of the sectional crisis that would lead to the Civil War. Taylor's determination...
"Faithless Electors and Blue Waves"
This week I discuss a case coming before the Supreme Court on whether or not state's can punish so-called "faithless electors" and how the decision could impact this years General Election. I'll also discuss a recent FiveThirtyEight.com article showing...
Bourbon and Politics: Presidential Ranking Series- #35 John Tyler "His Accidency"
This week we arrive at #35 on the rankings, John Tyler, whose "accidental presidency" set the precedent of Vice Presidential succession but also showed the danger of bucking Party loyalty. Tyler's strong assertion of his State's Rights' principals would..
"And the Vice Presidential Nominee Award Goes Too..." w/ guest Travis Morin
This week Travis Morin joins the podcast to sit down for a glass of bourbon and discuss a recent MarketWatch.com article criticizing the U.S. response to the coronavirus while alluding to America's recent decline as a leader on the world stage. But...
Bourbon and Politics: Presidential Ranking Series- #36 Martin Van Buren "The Little Magician"
This week we discuss President #36 on the ranking: Martin Van Buren, the heir apparent to Andrew Jackson, who's one term in office was mired in dealing with one of the worst financial panics in U.S. history. Despite some successes in foreign policy, Van..
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
This week we discuss the recent sexual assault allegations leveled against Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden and how the media has handled these allegations compared to allegations against Republican candidates in the past. We'll also discuss...
Bourbon and Politics: Presidential Ranking Series- #37 Millard Fillmore
This week we look at #37 on my list, Millard Fillmore, a popular New York state politician turned Vice Presidential candidate for Zachary Taylor in 1848. Fillmore's rise to the presidency results in a strange twist of fate, putting him in an office and...
America Is Currently Closed: Please Call Back Later
In this weeks episode we discuss whether or not shelter in place orders should be lifted; is the government incentivizing being unemployed; Trump suggests bleaching our insides; and I give this weeks bourbon review. Don't forget to check out the new...