The Top History Videos That Will Give You Context on Ukraine

Plus interesting news and podcasts from this week

Mar 23, 2022

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PP: Helping Jake: What Equipment Should I Buy?

Jake Edell has listened to my podcasts for a while, and it has inspired him to begin his own! In this series, you'll get to sit in on my coaching calls with him as he develops his show. In this episode, we talk through what equipment he should purchase.

HMP 6: Vikings and the King of the English

What are some common misconceptions about the Vikings? In this episode, Chris Spangle and Matt Wittlief detail how interconnected the men of the north were in the politics of "civilized" European politics in the age of the Anglo-Saxons. They also detail the importance of King Alfred in establishing our modern politics.

Patdown 153: Nikia's Gas Station Buffet

Like his sister, Nikia eat everything. He goes to the gas station has a full meal, and then takes a nap at a Trick Daddy concert. He then helps Chris learn about black music before he and his mom get into it.

CSS: The View From Eastern Europe

Listener Ana and I have been talking a lot about the Eastern European view of the current Russo-Ukrainian War. She’s from North Macedonia, which is north of Greece, south of Kosovo, and next to Albania. Her country was founded in 1991 after the dissolution of Yugoslavia, and has been in the constant push and pull of the West and Russia’s sphere of influence. She gives us some perspective on life in this position as well as the growing concern in her nation about Putin’s militarism.

Current Book I’m Reading: This Is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality by Peter Pomerantsev

This is a fascinating look into the work of online propagandists, Russian troll farms, and Twitter activists. It's a good read for anyone wanting to know how online opinion is now shaped by state actors.

News Roundup

Skip to minute 1:44 to hear the most pregnant of all pauses in Senate testimonies... You could almost hear her say, "You dumb mf."

Breaking911 @Breaking911

WATCH: Sen. Ted Cruz asks Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson if she believes babies are racist as suggested in the book "Antiracist Baby" by Dr. Ibrim X. Kendi, a book taught at a school on whose board she sits.

A little libertarian history: When Classical Liberals Went to the Mountaintop

Related: What is Neo-liberalism?

Ukrainians Are Getting Into the US. Russians Fleeing Putin Are Not.

Ukrainian and Russian refugees are stuck at the border because Joe Biden has left in place all of Trump's immigration policies. We can send bombs, but not let in their people?

Matt Taibbi: Orwell's 1984 Comes True In US Propaganda

This video has been ringing in my ears for a few days.

We Should Believe Them

Matthew Continetti’s article, Believe Them

Paul Gottlieb is The Godfather of Paleoconservatism, so it is notable when her writes the following article to his fellow travelers:

Paleos and Putin - Vladimir Putin has behaved outrageously no matter how defective American foreign policy has been and no matter how repugnant neoconservative rhetoric may sound.

(Paleoconservatism is a political philosophy and variety of conservatism in the United States stressing American nationalism, Christian ethics, regionalism, and traditionalist conservatism. Wikipedia) See also: Paleolibertarianism

Check out this documentary on Tubi. It gives you some insight into Ukraine’s future if Putin wins, and why they’re fighting so hard.

Some Interesting History Videos

These are some of the interesting videos that shade the history of the current conflict.

John J. Mearsheimer, “The False Promise of Liberal Hegemony”

"Age of Delirium" Film by David Satter

Putin's Road to War (A good summation of Putin’s History)

Why Belarus is Constantly Attacking Europe

The Putin Files: Vladimir Kara-Murza

When Putin Commissioned "Power," a Film About Himself

Jewish History in Ukrainian Maps

Tweets

Fabrizio Venditti @F_Vend

A friend convinced me to go with a minivan to the Poland/Ukraine border, carry food and medicines and drive some refugees back. We brought 4 women and 3 children to an institute of nuns in Rome. A 🧵with scattered thoughts and tips if you consider doing something similar

Yascha Mounk @Yascha_Mounk

Americans tend to take this for granted, but in much of the world it would be considered remarkable that someone can arrive in a country as an immigrant at the age of 11 and come to represent it at the highest levels of politics.

Madeleine Albright @madeleine

Below is a statement from the family of @Madeleine: https://t.co/C7Xt0EN5c9

Julie Alderman Boudreau @juliealdermanb

Even Ben Sasse has had it with Ted Cruz

Aaron Ross Powell ☸️ @ARossP

I've given my lecture on political obligation to students dozens of times. I'll argue that the state has no justified authority and we are free to disobey it, and they nod like I've said the most uncontroversial thing. But then I mention that I don't vote and they all are aghast.

Randy Barnett @RandyEBarnett

The description of originalist methodology given by KJB is as good or better than a *Republican* nominee would have given until the past few years. I wish I had been in dialogue with her about more recent developments. Hopefully there will be opportunities for that in the future.

Jason I. McMann, PhD @jimcmann

If Russia launches cyberattacks on U.S. companies, 67% of voters want NATO/USG to respond with attacks that are at least proportional. 40% want a more severe response. Fair warning from the electorate as talk of attacks heats up. From a @MorningConsult survey fielded 3/18-3/21.

FEE @feeonline

The Results of St. Paul’s Rent Control Experiment Are In—and They’re Disastrous. @miltimore79 has the story:

bit.lyThe Results of a US City’s Rent Control Experiment Are In—and They’re DisastrousEconomics 101 strikes again. “Compared to the same period during the previous year, multifamily building permits are down over 80 percent.”

Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie

This was slipped into the Russian sanctions bill on pages 19,20,21. It gives the President broad authority to sanction virtually anyone, anywhere in the world, whether they are connected to Russia or not. Interventionists at the State Department are doing the happy dance now.

The Alex Nowrasteh @AlexNowrasteh

3,489,644 Ukrainians, about 8.5% of Ukraine's population, have fled the Russian invasion in the 25 days from February 24th to March 20th. This is the most rapid refugee exodus ever recorded. data2.unhcr.org/en/situations/…

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