Send us a text Ever wondered why a president can send the National Guard into a city that didn’t ask for it? We light the fuse on a late-night, no-bleeps conversation that links today’s deployments to a long trail of precedent—from George Washington’s march during the Whiskey Rebellion to Woodrow Wilson’s 1916 overhauls and the 14th Amendment’s slow centralization of power. It’s not just a rant; it’s a map of how federal authority grew, why states ceded immigration control, and how both sides...
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Send us a text Ever wondered why a president can send the National Guard into a city that didn’t ask for it? We light the fuse on a late-night, no-bleeps conversation that links today’s deployments to a long trail of precedent—from George Washington’s march during the Whiskey Rebellion to Woodrow Wilson’s 1916 overhauls and the 14th Amendment’s slow centralization of power. It’s not just a rant; it’s a map of how federal authority grew, why states ceded immigration control, and how both sides...
Send us a text Welcome to another episode of "Nailing History," where Matt and Jon turn the past into a comedy show! This week, they’re tackling the 1962 prisoner exchange that inspired Bridge of Spies, and they’ve got a quirky gem to share: the infamous hollow nickel! The episode kicks off by comparing the movie’s dramatic take on the Cold War swap of Soviet spy Rudolf Abel and American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers with the actual event. While Bridge of Spies turns the exchange into an edge...
Nailing History
Send us a text Ever wondered why a president can send the National Guard into a city that didn’t ask for it? We light the fuse on a late-night, no-bleeps conversation that links today’s deployments to a long trail of precedent—from George Washington’s march during the Whiskey Rebellion to Woodrow Wilson’s 1916 overhauls and the 14th Amendment’s slow centralization of power. It’s not just a rant; it’s a map of how federal authority grew, why states ceded immigration control, and how both sides...
