In this episode, Raymond is joined again by John Dolan a.k.a. Gary Brecher a.k.a. The War Nerd to discuss modern Russian foreign policy and the conflict in Syria. Starting with the collapse of the Soviet Union, without any hostilities, and Vladimir Putin's rise to power. They discuss the increasingly aggressive foreign policy of the Russian Federation, highlighting the 2014 annexation of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine. Moving on to Syria, John explains that the Sunni Revolution is a response to the historic changes of the 70s and 80s, when Hafez Assad became president of Syria, the Iranian Revolution triumphed, and Hezbollah was established. They conclude by exploring the complex and confusing United States foreign policy in the Middle East region.
Show Reference Notes:
"The War Nerd: Everything you know about Crimea is wrong(-er)" by Gary Brecher
Podrostok Savenko (The Adolescent Savenko) by Eduard Limonov translated into English as Memoir of a Russian Punk
"Syria at War" on PBS's Frontline
Gary Brecher is The War Nerd on Pando
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Raymond is joined by John Dolan a.k.a. Gary Brecher a.k.a. The War Nerd for the last of three episodes about the origins and legacies of the American Civil War. The nasty business of war is juxtaposed with the magnificence of artful warfare. Followed by an interesting compare and contrast of Sherman's March to the Sea with Nathanael Greene's Race to the Dan River. John talks about some of the major figures in his article, "The Confederates who should've been hanged." This episode wraps up with a discussion on the effects of the revisionist version of the Civil War had on Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and even into today.
Next Episode: The War Nerd joins Raymond again to discuss the contemporary military developments in Russia, Ukraine, and Syria. Don't miss it!
Show Reference Notes:
In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead by James Lee Burke
"The War Nerd: The Confederates who should've been hanged" by Gary Brecher
The Civil War: A Film by Ken Burns on PBS
Gary Brecher is The War Nerd on Pando
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In the last episode, Raymond discussed the major political events of the 19th Century, ending with the Compromise of 1850. Continuing on, he begins with the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which became the most important event leading to the American Civil War. With the resulting destruction of the Whig Party, an immediate backlash causes the formation of the Republican Party. As Conservative tempers flair, Senator Charles Sumner is severely beaten on the floor of the U.S. Senate. The Dred Scott Decision uses the provisions of the 5th Amendment to allow slave owners to take their "property" anywhere in the United States. The Election of 1860 results in the balance of power in the Federal Government shifts decidedly to the North. South Carolina secedes, along with other Southern states and they form the Confederate States of America.
On the next episode, Raymond is joined by The War Nerd, Gary Brecher, to discuss the Civil War itself.
Show Reference Notes:
South Carolina House Approves Removing Confederate Flag
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Correspondence of Sherman, Hood, and the Mayor of Atlanta
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With all of the recent controversy surrounding the Confederate flag, Raymond explores the causes of the American Civil War. Starting in the early part of the 19th Century with the Louisiana Purchase, the ban on the importation of slaves, and the War of 1812. Moving forward to the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and the shifting balance of power in the U.S. Senate. Tensions in the South rise with talk of rebellion and succession as a result of the Wilmot Proviso following the Mexican-American War. Finishing with a survey of the provisions and ramifications of the Compromise of 1850.
Join us for the next episode as the discussion on the Civil War continues with the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the Dred Scott Decision, and the rise of the Republican Party.
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