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Best podcasts about chris calton

Latest podcast episodes about chris calton

Radio Rothbard
San Francisco's Black Market for Housing

Radio Rothbard

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2025


San Francisco politicians have made it so difficult to build new housing that a black market for apartments has emerged. "San Francisco Has A Black Market for Housing. That's as Bad as It Sounds." by Chris Calton: https://Mises.org/RR251_AFree Book: Get your copy of Hayek for the 21st Century, featuring Hayek's classic essays on liberty, knowledge, and markets. Claim yours at https://mises.org/Hayek21Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at https://Mises.org/RadioRothbardRadio Rothbard mugs are available at the Mises Store. Get yours at https://Mises.org/RothMug PROMO CODE: RothPod for 20% off

Mises Media
San Francisco's Black Market for Housing

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2025


San Francisco politicians have made it so difficult to build new housing that a black market for apartments has emerged. "San Francisco Has A Black Market for Housing. That's as Bad as It Sounds." by Chris Calton: https://Mises.org/RR251_AFree Book: Get your copy of Hayek for the 21st Century, featuring Hayek's classic essays on liberty, knowledge, and markets. Claim yours at https://mises.org/Hayek21Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at https://Mises.org/RadioRothbardRadio Rothbard mugs are available at the Mises Store. Get yours at https://Mises.org/RothMug PROMO CODE: RothPod for 20% off

Radio Rothbard
How to Make Home Ownership More Affordable

Radio Rothbard

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025


Ryan McMaken and Chris Calton examine the many ways that government intervention has driven up home prices and made affordable homes harder to find. Register for Our Enemy The Bureaucracy now at https://Mises.org/Phoenix25.Get free copies of What Has Government Done to Our Money? at https://Mises.org/RothPodFREEBe sure to follow Radio Rothbard at https://Mises.org/RadioRothbardRadio Rothbard mugs are available at the Mises Store. Get yours at https://Mises.org/RothMug PROMO CODE: RothPod for 20% off

Mises Media
How to Make Home Ownership More Affordable

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025


Ryan McMaken and Chris Calton examine the many ways that government intervention has driven up home prices and made affordable homes harder to find. Register for Our Enemy The Bureaucracy now at https://Mises.org/Phoenix25.Get free copies of What Has Government Done to Our Money? at https://Mises.org/RothPodFREEBe sure to follow Radio Rothbard at https://Mises.org/RadioRothbardRadio Rothbard mugs are available at the Mises Store. Get yours at https://Mises.org/RothMug PROMO CODE: RothPod for 20% off

Mises Media
The Higher Ed Cartel

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2023


On this episode of Good Money, recorded on July 20th, Tho is joined by Chris Calton of the Independent Institute. Dr. Calton discusses his work on the Mises Wire about higher education, the government capture of student loans, and what can be done to salvage higher education in America. Good Money listeners can order a special $5 book bundle that includes How To Think About the Economy and What Has Government Done to Our Money? with free shipping using promo code "GoodMoney" at Mises.org/Good Receive a free subscription to The Austrian magazine at Mises.org/Magazine

Radio Rothbard
The Higher Ed System Is Ripping Us Off

Radio Rothbard

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2022


Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop talk with historian Chris Calton about student loans, "the college experience," and the lack of ideological diversity on college campuses today. Use promo code ROTHPOD for a 20% discount on Ryan McMaken's new book Breaking Away: The Case for Secession, Radical Decentralization, and Smaller Polities: Mises.org/RR_104_Book Recommended Reading "College as an Economic and Social Problem: Dealing with the Culture" by Chris Calton: Mises.org/RR_104_A "Higher Education Woes: Student Loans Help Fuel Higher College Costs" by Chris Calton: Mises.org/RR_104_B "Higher Education in Crisis: The Problem of Ideological Homogeneity" by Chris Calton: Mises.org/RR_104_C "The Perils of Higher Education: Institutional Failure" by Chris Calton: Mises.org/RR_104_D Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard.

Radio Rothbard
The Higher Ed System Is Ripping Us Off

Radio Rothbard

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2022


Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop talk with historian Chris Calton about student loans, "the college experience," and the lack of ideological diversity on college campuses today. Use promo code ROTHPOD for a 20% discount on Ryan McMaken's new book Breaking Away: The Case for Secession, Radical Decentralization, and Smaller Polities: Mises.org/RR_104_Book Recommended Reading "College as an Economic and Social Problem: Dealing with the Culture" by Chris Calton: Mises.org/RR_104_A "Higher Education Woes: Student Loans Help Fuel Higher College Costs" by Chris Calton: Mises.org/RR_104_B "Higher Education in Crisis: The Problem of Ideological Homogeneity" by Chris Calton: Mises.org/RR_104_C "The Perils of Higher Education: Institutional Failure" by Chris Calton: Mises.org/RR_104_D Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard.

Mises Media
The Higher Ed System Is Ripping Us Off

Mises Media

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2022


Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop talk with historian Chris Calton about student loans, "the college experience," and the lack of ideological diversity on college campuses today. Use promo code ROTHPOD for a 20% discount on Ryan McMaken's new book Breaking Away: The Case for Secession, Radical Decentralization, and Smaller Polities: Mises.org/RR_104_Book Recommended Reading "College as an Economic and Social Problem: Dealing with the Culture" by Chris Calton: Mises.org/RR_104_A "Higher Education Woes: Student Loans Help Fuel Higher College Costs" by Chris Calton: Mises.org/RR_104_B "Higher Education in Crisis: The Problem of Ideological Homogeneity" by Chris Calton: Mises.org/RR_104_C "The Perils of Higher Education: Institutional Failure" by Chris Calton: Mises.org/RR_104_D Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard.

The Shaun Thompson Show
October 18, 2022

The Shaun Thompson Show

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2022 102:03


Shaun has a packed show today! First, Chris Calton from Mises tells Shaun about higher learning hiring practices and how colleges lean away from hiring anyone with a conservative or libertarian background. PLUS, The Washington Times' Jeff Mordock, fresh off the Danchenko verdict, has little hope that any of these people involved in the FBI probes will ever be held accountable. And Herb Hebein is a 29-year Chicago Police veteran who is running for IL House 35th District - he tells Shaun how his campaign is going and if he sees any hope in the Democrats getting OUT!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Historical Controversies
Life After Shiloh: Tory Rule

Historical Controversies

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2019


Season 3, Episode 54 After Grant's army moved on from Pittsburg Landing, the horrors of the battle remained for the people living there. Focusing primarily on the story of nine-year-old Elsie Duncan, Chris recounts the terrible years that followed the Battle of Shiloh for the civilians left in its wake. Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC. Subscribe today at Spotify, Google Play, iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or via RSS.

Historical Controversies
Reefer Madness: Government Efforts to Criminalize Marijuana

Historical Controversies

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2019


This episode features a talk Chris Calton gave to Auburn's Young Americans for Liberty on April 20, as part of the Reclamation of Liberties event. In the talk, Chris offers an overview of the history of the governmental efforts to stigmatize marijuana in order to justify criminalization and draconian enforcement policies. He traces the changing narrative and strategies for propaganda to illustrate the evolution of propaganda over time, providing insight into how the government and media work together to shape public perception. You can find the other two talks, given by Dr. Mark Thornton and Tho Bishop here. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC. Subscribe today at Spotify, Google Play, iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or via RSS.

Historical Controversies
"A Glittering Lie" — The True Battle of Shiloh

Historical Controversies

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2019


Season 3, Episode 53 "Professor CJ" of the Dangerous History Podcast joins Chris Calton to tell the story of Shiloh from the perspective of two soldiers, from their own personal memoirs of the battle. One story follows the experiences of Henry Morton Stanley, a twenty-one-year-old Confederate. The other story involves the sixteen-year-old John Cockerill, a Union drummer boy. These two eloquently written memoirs illustrate the true history of the Civil War better than any account of officer deaths or battlefield tactics. Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC. Subscribe today at Spotify, Google Play, iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or via RSS.

Historical Controversies
The Battle of Shiloh, Part 4: "Tell My Mother I Died Like A Soldier"

Historical Controversies

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2019


Season 3, Episode 52 The second day of battle brought fresh Union soldiers to the battlefield. They could hardly comprehend the destruction they witnessed from the day before. The bloodshed resumed until the overwhelmed Confederates were forced to retreat to Corinth. This episode also tells the oft-neglected story of the Battle of Fallen Timbers, in which William Tecumseh Sherman and Nathan Bedford Forrest met each other in battle. Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC. Subscribe today at Spotify, Google Play, iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or via RSS.

Historical Controversies
The Battle of Shiloh, Part 3: The Hornet's Nest

Historical Controversies

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2019


Season 3, Episode 51 As the Union line fell back, they condensed at the bottom of a ravine. As the thousands of soldiers in each army crowded in to fight in the narrowest portion of the battlefield, the area earned the nickname “The Hornet's Nest.” Before the day was done, thousands of men would fall, including the highest ranking officer to lose his life during the entire war. Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC. Subscribe today at Spotify, Google Play, iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or via RSS.

Historical Controversies
The Battle of Shiloh, Part 2: The Furies of Hell

Historical Controversies

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2019


Season 3, Episode 50 At the beginning of the Battle of Shiloh, the Confederacy caught the Union by surprise. However, one Union Colonel suspected that an attack was coming, and he formed his men into a defensive line that bought the rest of the Union troops time to join the fight. Instead of a quick Confederate victory, both armies faced a bloody battle of attrition. Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC. Subscribe today at Spotify, Google Play, iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or via RSS.

Historical Controversies
The Battle of Shiloh, Part 1: I "Would Fight Them If They Were A Million"

Historical Controversies

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2019


Season 3, Episode 49 Following the victories at Forts Henry and Donelson, Grant's commanding officer still wanted to remove him from command. During this time, he formed a strong friendship with William Tecumseh Sherman. As the Union army was amassing troops at Pittsburg Landing, the Confederate forces in the West were concentrating at Corinth. The Confederates decided that they should take the initiative in the coming battle. Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC. Subscribe today at Spotify, Google Play, iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or via RSS.

Historical Controversies
The Battle of Pea Ridge, Part 2: Elkhorn Tavern

Historical Controversies

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2019


Season 3, Episode 48 While Confederates were facing disaster at Leetown, General Van Dorn and his Confederates at Elkhorn Tavern were fighting the Union forces with more success. But after pushing the Union forces back on the first day of fighting, they found out that they would not be reinforced by General Ben McCulloch's 7,000 man division. This two-day battle is often overshadowed by other battles that were fought shortly before and after it, but at the time it took place, the Battle of Pea Ridge was the bloodiest battle the war had yet seen. Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC. Subscribe today at Spotify, Google Play, iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or via RSS.

Historical Controversies
The Battle of Pea Ridge, Part 1: Confederate Disaster at Leetown

Historical Controversies

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2019


Season 3, Episode 47 The Battle of Pea Ridge was fought on two fronts, one at Leetown, and the other at Elkhorn Tavern. The combat at Leetown was led by Ben McCulloch, who commanded a force that greatly outnumbered the Union opponents. But due to a series of unfortunate disasters, the Confederate assault would fall apart, demonstrating what is likely the greatest example of a breakdown in leadership during the entire war. Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC. Subscribe today at Spotify, Google Play, iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or via RSS.

Historical Controversies
The Emergence of Grant, Part 4: Unconditional Surrender

Historical Controversies

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2019


Season 3, Episode 46 After Grant pushes the Confederates back to Fort Donelson, the southern leaders had to decide whether to attempt escape or surrender. Ultimately, the surrender was carried out in a way that created scandal for the Confederate leaders who did manage to escape, and it gave Grant the opening to earn his nickname in the North: “Unconditional Surrender” Grant. Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC. Subscribe today at Spotify, Google Play, iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or via RSS.

Historical Controversies
The Emergence of Grant, Part 3: Fort Donelson

Historical Controversies

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2019


Season 3, Episode 45 The Battle of Fort Donelson would take place over several days. Waged from two fronts, the land and the river, the battle would seem to be turning in favor of the Confederates. While Ulysses S. Grant was off the battlefield consulting with the naval commander, Captain Foote, the Confederates would push the Union back, opening the door for escape. Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC. Subscribe today at Spotify, Google Play, iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or via RSS.

Historical Controversies
The Emergence of Grant, Part 2: Fort Henry

Historical Controversies

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2019


Season 3, Episode 44 By taking Fort Henry, Ulysses S. Grant and Andrew Hull Foote gained access to the Tennessee River. This waterway gave them access to the Confederate heartland, and by taking the Fort, they were able to probe deep into Alabama. This earned the Union a bounty of new supplies, and also struck a tremendous psychological blow against the Confederates in the Deep South who believed that they were, up to that point, secure from Yankee invasion. Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC. Subscribe today at Spotify, Google Play, iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or via RSS.

Historical Controversies
The Emergence of Grant, Part 1: Finding the Gateway

Historical Controversies

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2019


Season 3, Episode 43 As Lincoln grew impatient with his generals, he sent an order demanding action. In the West, Ulysses S. Grant was eager to comply, while other Union generals dithered and delayed offensive operations. Confederate forces were building forts on the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers – Forts Henry and Donelson – and they believed that the Union attack would focus on the Mississippi. But coming into 1862, the Union officers had realized that it was this pair of rivers running through Kentucky and Tennessee that would serve as the gateway to the Confederacy. Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC. Subscribe today at Spotify, Google Play, iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or via RSS.

Historical Controversies
The Battle of the Ironclads, Part 5: Iron versus Iron

Historical Controversies

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2019


Season 3, Episode 42 On March 9th, 1862 — the day after the ironclad Merrimack destroyed two Union warships — the Confederate navy would meet its match in battle against the USS Monitor. Both sides would claim victory in the battle, but the true legacy would be the transformation of naval warfare across the globe. Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC. Subscribe today at Spotify, Google Play, iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or via RSS.

Historical Controversies
The Battle of the Ironclads, Part 4: Building the Monitor

Historical Controversies

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2019


Season 3, Episode 41 John Ericsson's design for the Monitor was only a skeleton when he was awarded the contract to have it built. In a race to match the feared Merrimack, Ericsson had to quickly construct a working, combat-ready iron ship that would receive its first test in combat. If the ship proved a failure, Ericsson would be forced by the US government to pay back every penny invested in the experimental ship – which most people expected to sink like a rock. This episode details the incredible process of constructing this technological marvel. Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC. Subscribe today at Spotify, Google Play, iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or via RSS.

Historical Controversies
The Battle of the Ironclads, Part 3: Inventing the Monitor

Historical Controversies

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2019


Season 3, Episode 40 The Union's response to the Confederate ironclad was an iron warship of its own. Unlike the Merrimack, the USS Monitor was a tremendous technological innovation, nearly single-handedly designed by a Swedish engineer named John Ericsson. This episode details his incredible life and the many failures that would culminate in the successful Monitor that would make him famous. Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC. Subscribe today at Spotify, Google Play, iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or via RSS.

Historical Controversies
The Battle of the Ironclads, Part 2: Wood versus Iron

Historical Controversies

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2019


Season 3, Episode 39 On March 8, 1862, the ironclad Merrimack — renamed the CSS Virginia — was tested in battle against three of the Union's most powerful wooden ships. The outcome of the battle would usher in a new age of naval warfare, in which wooden ships would be rendered entirely obsolete. Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC. Subscribe today at Spotify, Google Play, iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or via RSS.

Historical Controversies
The Battle of the Ironclads, Part 1: Building the Merrimack

Historical Controversies

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2019


Season 3, Episode 38 To combat the superior size of the United States Navy, the Confederacy believed that its best strategy was to build a technologically superior — if much smaller — Navy. The cornerstone of this strategy was to recover the USS Merrimack and plate it with iron, making it the first ironclad warship in North America. Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC. Subscribe today at Spotify, Google Play, iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or via RSS.

Historical Controversies
The Burnside Expedition

Historical Controversies

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2018


Season 3, Episode 37 Early in 1862, General Ambrose Burnside conquered the North Carolina coast, providing an important — but often overlooked — strategic victory for the Union. Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC. Subscribe today at Spotify, Google Play, iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or via RSS.

Historical Controversies

Season 3, Episode 36 In this mini-episode, Chris Calton briefly reviews the important themes and takeaways from the first year of the war. Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC. Subscribe today at Spotify, Google Play, iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or via RSS.

Historical Controversies
Building a Blockade

Historical Controversies

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2018


Season 3, Episode 35 In this episode, Chris Calton details how technological innovations changed the course of naval warfare. By taking advantage of this new technology, the Union Navy was able to easily capture Hatteras Inlet and Port Royal Sound, which would prove strategically important in the establishment of their blockade. Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC. Subscribe today at Spotify, Google Play, iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or via RSS.

Historical Controversies

Season 3, Episode 34 At the outset of the war, Winfield Scott came up with his “Anaconda Plan” to blockade the entire southern coast. This looked to be easier said than done, as the Union had a very small navy. The Confederates, by contrast, had no navy at all. This episode details the ways that both countries tried to overcome these problems in order to fight a war on the waters. Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC. Subscribe today at Spotify, Google Play, iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or via RSS.

Historical Controversies
Indians and the Confederacy, Part 3: The Trail of Blood on Ice

Historical Controversies

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2018


Season 3, Episode 33 With many of the Civilized Indians wishing to remain neutral in the Civil War, a Muscogee leader named Opothle Yahola led a group of thousands of fugitives to Kansas. As they fled, Confederate soldiers, along with their Native American allies, gave chase, fighting a series of battles known as the Trail of Blood on Ice. Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC. Subscribe today at Spotify, Google Play, iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or via RSS.

Historical Controversies
Indians and the Confederacy, Part 2: The Cherokee Nation

Historical Controversies

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2018


Season 3, Episode 32 After being forced to move west during the Trail of Tears, the Cherokee Nation was bitterly divided into two factions. Although they remained officially unified, the factionalism remained through the Civil War and reemerged as a division between the Cherokee who favored the Union, or at least neutrality, and those who wanted to ally with the Confederacy. Similar to the border states, the decision to join the Confederacy was controversial, and many Native Americans refused to fall in line, demonstrating that the alliance with the Confederacy was not as simple as many historians make it seem. Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC. Subscribe today at Spotify, Google Play, iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or via RSS.

Historical Controversies
Indians and the Confederacy, Part 1: "Civilizing" The Five Nations

Historical Controversies

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2018


Season 3, Episode 31 In 1861, the Five Civilized Tribes — the Cherokees, Creeks, Chickasaws, Choctaws, and Seminoles — would be faced with the decision of staying neutral or choosing a side in the Civil War. To understand their decision, Chris Calton takes a look at the long history of Indians becoming, in the eyes of Americans, "civilized". Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. This is the 31st episode in the third season of Historical Controversies. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC.

Historical Controversies
Union Diplomacy, Part 2: The Trent Affair

Historical Controversies

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2018


Season 3, Episode 30. After months of growing tension between the United States and Britain, a single event nearly plunged the two countries into war. When a Union naval officer illegally boarded a British mail ship and arrested two Confederate diplomats, many British leaders saw it as a deliberate provocation, engineered by William Seward, to provoke Britain into a war over its Canadian territory. After news of the arrest reached London, tempers were so high that many people, in reflection, believe that the only thing that prevented war was the delayed communication between the two countries that came from a broken telegraph cable. Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. This is the 30th episode in the third season of Historical Controversies. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC.

Historical Controversies
Union Diplomacy, Part 1: Fountains of Discontent

Historical Controversies

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2018


Season 3, Episode 29. Even before taking office, Secretary of State William Seward had a history of making threatening statements toward Britain. After the war began, he continued to make one diplomatic faux pas after another, worrying Britain enough that they started sending troops to Canada in preparation for a possible war with the United States. Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. This is the 29th episode in the third season of Historical Controversies. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC.

Historical Controversies
The Secessionist Witch Hunt

Historical Controversies

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2018


Season 3, Episode 28. The Union defeat at Ball's Bluff would prove to be the final straw for the Congressional Republicans, who had been growing increasingly distressed by the Union failures at the outset of the war. Their response was to form a committee tasked with investigating the war—which really meant a political witch hunt determined to find alleged secessionist sympathizers and military scapegoats upon whom the politicians could place the blame for the Union failures. Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. This is the 28th episode in the third season of Historical Controversies. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC.

Historical Controversies
The Battle of Ball's Bluff, Part 2: A Little Short of Boats

Historical Controversies

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2018


Season 3, Episode 27. After General Stone's “slight demonstration” erupted into a small-scale battle, communication errors and battlefield mistakes continued to make matters worse for the Union army. The battle would not only end in a Union defeat, but it would also claim the life of one of President Lincoln's closest personal friends. Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. This is the 27th episode in the third season of Historical Controversies. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC.

Historical Controversies
The Battle of Ball's Bluff, Part 1: A Slight Demonstration

Historical Controversies

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2018


Season 3, Episode 26. The Battle of Ball's Bluff was a minor battle with major consequences. In this episode, Chris Calton details all the mistakes that were made leading up to the battle, setting the stage for a Union catastrophe. Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. This is the 26th episode in the third season of Historical Controversies. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC.

Historical Controversies
We Must Have Kentucky

Historical Controversies

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2018


Season 3, Episode 25. Lincoln believed that Kentucky, one of the four remaining slave states, was crucial to the Union war effort. Although the state was more thoroughly Unionist than other border states, such as Missouri and Maryland, the administration did not want to take any chances, sending the state's loyalists thousands of guns and carrying out a policy of political arrests to ensure that Kentucky could not be taken over by secessionists. This episode concludes our look at the border states and the Union effort to prevent their secession. Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. This is the 25th episode in the third season of Historical Controversies. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC. Point of clarification: Although I didn't technically get this wrong, I believe my wording may have been unintentionally misleading. In a paragraph that is largely about the Northern presence in Kentucky, I say "General Leonidas Polk was occupying two towns in western Kentucky by September 3rd." This is correct, but I did not clarify for those who may not have been aware that Polk was a Confederate General, and that this occupation was a Confederate violation of Kentucky's neutrality, which was justified by Polk on the grounds that the Union violated Kentucky's neutrality first. In reviewing the context of my statement, I realize that listeners may likely interpret Polk as a Union officer.

Historical Controversies
Forming West Virginia

Historical Controversies

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2018


Season 3, Episode 24. When Virginia decided to join the South, many Unionists in the western portion of the state were opposed to the move. The Lincoln administration wanted them to select representatives for “Restored Virginia,” maintaining the pretense that they were representing all of Virginia for the Union. But the Unionist political leaders were already imagining a secession of their own. Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. This is the 24th episode in the third season of Historical Controversies. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC.

Historical Controversies
A Policy of Northern Oppression

Historical Controversies

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2018


Season 3, Episode 23. As the fear of spies and traitors spread through the North, political arrests became commonplace, even in states as far north as Maine. Anybody expressing any anti-war sentiment would be assumed to be a traitor and a secessionist, and arrests were carried out according to a guilty-until-proven-innocent policy. Martial Law was not confined to the slave states. Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. This is the 23rd episode in the third season of Historical Controversies. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC.

Historical Controversies
Controlling Missouri, Part 6: Martial Law

Historical Controversies

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2018


Season 3, Episode 22. With former Republican presidential contender John C. Frémont now in charge of the Department of the West, the policies of Martial Law would be extended to the entire state of Missouri. Included in Frémont's declaration of Martial Law is the first emancipation proclamation of the war — a proclamation that would not sit well with President Lincoln, who was worried about the effect such a dictate might have on Kentucky. Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. This is the 22nd episode in the third season of Historical Controversies. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC.

Historical Controversies
Controlling Missouri, Part 5: Bloody Hill

Historical Controversies

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2018


Season 3, Episode 21. After an early morning victory, the Battle of Wilson's Creek concentrates on a hill that would later be named Bloody Hill. Despite the advantages won by a successful surprise attack, the Union army would find itself on the defensive, and the battle would end with the first general officer killed in the Union army. Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. This is the 21st episode in the third season of Historical Controversies. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC.

Historical Controversies
Controlling Missouri, Part 4: The Battle of Wilson's Creek

Historical Controversies

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2018


Season 3, Episode 20. The second large scale battle of the Civil War, the Battle of Wilson's Creek would prove to be one of the bloodiest battles of the entire war, in proportion to the number of men participating. Lyon initiates the battle in an aggressive early morning ambush, hoping to cripple the larger Confederate forces before ordering the Union retreat to safer territories. Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. This is the 20th episode in the third season of Historical Controversies. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC.

Historical Controversies
Controlling Missouri, Part 3: Punishing the Rebels

Historical Controversies

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2018


Season 3, Episode 19. As the Union forces pursue the Missouri secessionists to the southwest corner of the state, they fight a number of small skirmishes that serve as preludes to the Battle of Wilson's Creek. Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. This is the 19th episode in the third season of Historical Controversies. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC.

Historical Controversies
Live Question and Answer Session

Historical Controversies

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2018


To celebrate the one year anniversary episode of Historical Controversies, host Chris Calton broadcast a live Question-and-Answer session in the Mises Studio on August 6, 2018.

Historical Controversies
The First Battle of Bull Run, Part 6: Aftermath

Historical Controversies

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2018


Season 3, Episode 16. The Union defeat at Bull Run changed the perspective on the war for everybody in the North. The confidence in a decisive war that would be won with a single battle was shattered. Northern presses spread fabricated stories of rebel barbarity, and Union politicians look for people to blame. In the South, there were no celebrations for the costly victory. The aftermath of Bull Run produced the first signs of the harsh reality of the bloody war that was only beginning. Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. This is the 16th episode in the third season of Historical Controversies. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC.

Historical Controversies
The First Battle of Bull Run, Part 5: Chinn Ridge

Historical Controversies

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2018


Season 3, Episode 15. With new Confederate troops arriving throughout the afternoon, McDowell takes one last stand at Chinn Ridge, only to have fresh Confederate arrivals from the Army of the Shenandoah drive back his last brigade. As the Army of the Potomac retreats, the Confederates pursue them, taking several prisoners, including one Republican Congressman who was among the civilian spectators who'd come expecting an easy Union victory. Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. This is the 15th episode in the third season of Historical Controversies. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC.

Free Man Beyond the Wall
Episode 28: My Interview w/ Chris “Anachris” Calton on His “War on Drugs” Podcast Series

Free Man Beyond the Wall

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2017 21:52


Chris Calton just finished a Summer Fellowship at the Mises Institute where has was tasked with starting a podcast series called Historical Controversies. His first twelve episodes have to do with the history of the “War on Drugs” and in this podcast Chris talks about the introductory episode and what we can expect from the… The post Episode 28: My Interview w/ Chris “Anachris” Calton on His “War on Drugs” Podcast Series appeared first on Free Man Beyond The Wall.