The Whiskey Rebellion

Whiskey Rebellion 240: Missed America

Frank and David discuss Johann Neem's review of Kruse and Zelizer's Myth America.

Last Drops

Frank: Naturalization ceremony at Monticello

David: Emancipation Proclamation at National Archives

Whiskey Rebellion 239: Road Trip

Frank and David discuss places to go and experiences to have to understand America.

Last Drops

Frank: RIP Richard B. Bernstein

David: Jupiter Artland

Whiskey Rebellion 238: Open the Pod Bay Doors

Frank and David discuss the past, present, and future of AI.

Last Drops

Frank: new season of Slow Burn on Clarence Thomas

David: The Diplomat

 

Whiskey Rebellion 237: End Times

Frank and David discuss Peter Turchin's new book and if the United States is headed for collapse.

Last Drops

Frank: Charles Portis in Library of America

David: Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College

Whiskey Rebellion 236: Age Limit

Frank and David discuss the aging of America's political class.

Last Drops

Frank: new position at International Center for Jefferson Studies

David: Gettyburg 1963 by Jill Titus

Whiskey Rebellion 235: For Good Behavior

Frank and David discuss judicial ethics and the independence of the Supreme Court.

Last Drops

Frank: Kelvingrove Museum

David: 1865 South Carolina petition digitization

Whiskey Rebellion 234: Trump in Court

This week saw former President Donald Trump in court in NYC to face more than 30 criminal charges. Frank and David discuss the history of presidents and the law, including Grant's speeding ticket.

Last Drops

David: upcoming lecture by Brenda Stevenson

Frank: recording of Fennell Lecture with Julia Laite 

 

Whiskey Rebellion 233: Opening Day

It's Opening Day! Frank and David discuss some new rules changes in baseball and the history of rule changes.

Last Drops

Frank: Howard Bryant, Rickey

David: Negro Leagues in MLB -- The Show 23

Whiskey Rebellion 232: Bank Run

Frank and David discuss the history of bank failures in the United States.

Last Drops

Frank: Next Year in Moscow podcast

David: new American Girl doll

Whiskey Rebellion 231: Golden Age of Fatalism

Frank and David discuss articles from the Atlantic and the New Yorker on the state of the historical profession and trends in historical writing.

Last Drops

Frank: Fennell Lecture and a new biography of Phillis Wheatley

David: Monumental