With the Republican healthcare plan making its way throught the Senate, Frank and David step back to look at the history of healthcare in the United S...View Details

1. Wednesday's shooting at a Republican Congressional baseball practice in historical context.  2. Wonder Woman on film.    Last Drops Frank: Je...View Details

On the morning after the Comey hearings and the British election, Frank and David discuss: How does the Comey testimony fit into the long history of ...View Details

Frank and David discuss: Trump's withdrawl from the Paris climate deal Why the Supreme Court's decision about gerrymandering in North Carolina and the...View Details

In honor of Trump's first presidential trip, Frank and David discuss this history of presidential travel. Why didn't presidents before 1900 travel out...View Details

1. FBI Director James Comey's firing: Frank and David discuss its ramifications and its parallels with Nixon's Saturday Night Massacre 2. American Hea...View Details

In the historical comparison that won't die, Frank and David rant about President Trump's recent comments on Andrew Jackson and the coming of the Civi...View Details

Inspired by the recent removal of Civil War era monuments in New Orleans, we devote this entire episode to discussing whether monuments linked to the ...View Details

1. In a New York Times Magazine article, historian Rick Perlstein tries to explain why historians of American conservatism couldn't foresee Donald Tru...View Details

Live from the Cameo Bar: 1. Trump's missile strike on Syria marks a departure from his campaign rhetoric. Frank and David discuss why politicans run o...View Details