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This is an episode to examine what Churchill really did for the West after witnessing the emotional & ahistorical outbursts by the usual suspects after Darryl Cooper from the Martyrmade Podcast appeared on Tucker Carlson on 2 SEP 2024. I am simply addressing the claims of Churchill By Cooper as "the chief villain" which I think was hyperbolic (Cooper accedes to this) because I think Churchill was one of many villains during WWII. I am a reluctant Anglophile and I think historical revisionism is a healthy reaction to triumphalist historiography in the West that has made questioning accepted narratives a scholar crime. Listen to the interview yourself before arriving at any conclusions. References: William Manchester The Last Lion Box Set: Winston Spencer Churchill, 1874 - 1965 Andrew Roberts Churchill: Walking with Destiny David Reynolds In Command of History: Churchill Fighting and Writing the Second World War John Charmley Churchill: The End of Glory : A Political Biography John Charmley Churchill's Grand Alliance: The Anglo-American Special Relationship 1940-57 Gordan Corrigan BLOOD, SWEAT AND ARROGANCE: The Myth's of Churchill's War Madhusree Mukerjee Churchill's Secret War: The British Empire and the Ravaging of India during World War II Thomas Ricks Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom Patrick J. Buchanan Churchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War": How Britain Lost Its Empire and the West Lost the World Nicolai Tolstoy Victims of Yalta: The Secret Betrayal of the Allies: 1944-1947 Robert A. Pape Bombing to Win: Air Power and Coercion in War Ralph Raico on Rethinking Churchill My Substack Email at cgpodcast@pm.me

This is an episode to examine what Churchill really did for the West after witnessing the emotional & ahistorical outbursts by the usual suspects after Darryl Cooper from the Martyrmade Podcast appeared on Tucker Carlson on 2 SEP 2024.I am simply addressing the claims of Churchill as "the chief villain" which I think was hyperbolic (Cooper accedes to this) because I think Churchill was one of many villains during WWII. I am a reluctant Anglophile and I think historical revisionism is a healthy reaction to triumphalist historiography in the West that has made questioning accepted narratives a scholar crime.Listen to the interview yourself before arriving at any conclusions.References:William Manchester The Last Lion Box Set: Winston Spencer Churchill, 1874 - 1965Andrew Roberts Churchill: Walking with DestinyDavid Reynolds In Command of History: Churchill Fighting and Writing the Second World WarJohn Charmley Churchill: The End of Glory : A Political BiographyJohn Charmley Churchill's Grand Alliance: The Anglo-American Special Relationship 1940-57Gordan Corrigan BLOOD, SWEAT AND ARROGANCE: The Myth's of Churchill's WarMadhusree Mukerjee Churchill's Secret War: The British Empire and the Ravaging of India during World War IIThomas Ricks Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for FreedomPatrick J. Buchanan Churchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War": How Britain Lost Its Empire and the West Lost the WorldNicolai Tolstoy Victims of Yalta: The Secret Betrayal of the Allies: 1944-1947Robert A. Pape Bombing to Win: Air Power and Coercion in WarRalph Raico on Rethinking ChurchillThe Libertarian Institute BlogMy SubstackEmail at cgpodcast@pm.me

Dorian Lynskey and Ian Dunt explain the most misunderstood ideas and people in politics. This time: part 2 of their Winston Churchill deconstruction. The pair chronicle the turbulent decade that defined Churchill's political legacy. From Munich and his unexpected elevation to power, from the Bengal Famine to victory over Hitler, his surprise defeat in the 1945 election and his long, gloomy decline, they look at a life which still casts a shadow over Britain. And they even read Boris Johnson's Churchill book, so you don't have to. Churchill craved greatness. Did he live up to his ideal? There's only one way to find out… Listen to next week's episode right now when you support Origin Story on Patreon: www.Patreon.com/originstorypod  “I think what he did was primarily journalism, rather than being a prime minister.” – Ian Dunt “People think they can look at Churchill like a lifestyle guru they can replicate without the nuance.” – Dorian Lynskey  “Churchill personifies the European confusion that has lasted in this country to the present day” – Ian Dunt Reading List: Churchill by Roy Jenkins The Churchill Factor by Boris Johnson Churchill: Military Genius or Menace? By Stephen Napier Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom by Thomas E. Ricks Churchill: Walking with Destiny by Andrew Roberts Oblivion or Glory: 1921 and the Making of Winston Churchill by David Stafford Churchill's Shadow by Geoffrey Wheatcroft Free Thinking: Churchill's Reputation – BBC Radio 3 Written and presented by Dorian Lynskey and Ian Dunt. Audio production and music by Jade Bailey. Logo art by Mischa Welsh. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Origin Story is a Podmasters production. https://twitter.com/OriginStorycast  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Series! Explaining the most misunderstood ideas and people in politics. This time: Winston Churchill is caricatured as either a bigoted villain or a stainless hero. Is he neither… or both? Dorian Lynskey and Ian Dunt take on a Churchillian task: to avoid reducing the legacy of Britain's war leader into a simple binary.  In part one they look at Churchill's complicated childhood, his military adventures, his surprisingly progressive time as Home Secretary, his role in the Gallipoli disaster and his journey from the Tories to the Liberals and back again, leaving him on the brink of the 1930s. And they weigh up the allegations against him, from racism to sending troops to fire on striking miners at Tonypandy. Between the myths and the countermyths there's a fascinating mess of a man. Get Part Two of our Churchill exploration right now – and all of our episodes a week early – when you support Origin Story on Patreon: www.Patreon.com/originstorypod  “Yes, he is a racist imperialist warmonger. He's also the most important antifascist of human history.” – Ian Dunt “He had no followers. No ‘Churchillites'. Nobody in politics would sacrifice a thing for him.” – Dorian Lynskey  “At this point he's Woke Winston. He's a liberal, supports votes for women, nationalising the railways and restrictions on monopolies.” – Dorian Lynskey  Reading List: Churchill by Roy Jenkins Walking With Destiny by Andrew Roberts The Churchill Factor by Boris Johnson Churchill: Military Genius or Menace? By Stephen Napier Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom by Thomas E. Ricks  Oblivion or Glory: 1921 and the Making of Winston Churchill by David Stafford Churchill's Shadow by Geoffrey Wheatcroft Free Thinking: Churchill's Reputation – BBC Radio 3 Written and presented by Dorian Lynskey and Ian Dunt. Audio production and music by Jade Bailey. Logo art by Mischa Welsh. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Origin Story is a Podmasters production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was the most watched, the most bitter and the most partisan US Supreme Court confirmation process in more than 25 years. Elise and Steve explain who won, who lost and what the consequences will be in November. Plus in the Words Matter Library brought to you by Audible -- Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom by Thomas RicksAudible -- because Words Matter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Elise and Steve put Tom Ricks’ “Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom” into the Words Matter Library.Pulitzer Prize winning author Tom Ricks provides a fresh look at Winston Churchill and George Orwell in the Age of Trump. Both Churchill and Orwell demonstrated vision and courage as they embodied the idea that words do matter. Tom Ricks masterfully chronicles their separate, yet contemporaneous, fight against the evils of totalitarianism. Get this title free along with your 30-day free trial of Audible when you go to:www.audible.com/wordsmatterAudible - because Words Matter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Watch the video here. Military historian and journalist Thomas E. Ricks won the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for his Wall Street Journal series on U.S. defense spending in the post-Cold War era. His books include The Generals, The Gamble, and the Pulitzer Prize finalist Fiasco, a bestselling account of America's tragic and reckless invasion of Iraq. A member of the Center for a New American Security defense policy think tank, he has reported on a wide variety of military activities for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Atlantic Monthly, among other publications. His new book is a dual biography of Winston Churchill's and George Orwell's farsighted fight for democracy during its darkest hours. (recorded 5/25/2017)

Both George Orwell and Winston Churchill came close to death in the mid-1930's—Orwell shot in the neck in a trench line in the Spanish Civil War, and Churchill struck by a car in New York City. If they'd died then, history would scarcely remember them. At the time, Churchill was a politician on the outs, his loyalty to his class and party suspect. Orwell was a mildly successful novelist, to put it generously. No one would have predicted that by the end of the 20th century they would be considered two of the most important people in British history for having the vision and courage to campaign tirelessly, in words and in deeds, against the totalitarian threat from both the left and the right. Thomas Ricks writes in his new book “Churchill & Orwell: The Fight for Freedom” that In a crucial moment, they responded first by seeking the facts of the matter, seeing through the lies and obfuscations, and then they acted on their beliefs. Together, to an extent not sufficiently appreciated, they kept the West's compass set toward freedom as its due north.

In his book Profiles in Courage, JFK writes that courage exists “when a man does what he must — in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers, and pressures — and that is the basis of all human morality.” It’s hard to even think about this in the realm of pubic life in 2018. A time when courage is in short supply, reality is subjective and facts are not the “stubborn things” that John Adams said they were, but merely fungible talking points to gin up the base. It’s sad then that we have to rely almost solely on history to find examples of this courage and morality. That’s where multiple Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Thomas Ricks tanks us in his joint biography Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom My conversation with Thomas Ricks:

Both George Orwell and Winston Churchill came close to death in the mid-1930's—Orwell shot in the neck in a trench line in the Spanish Civil War, and Churchill struck by a car in New York City. If they'd died then, history would scarcely remember them. At the time, Churchill was a politician on the outs, his loyalty to his class and party suspect. Orwell was a mildly successful novelist, to put it generously. No one would have predicted that by the end of the 20th century they would be considered two of the most important people in British history for having the vision and courage to campaign tirelessly, in words and in deeds, against the totalitarian threat from both the left and the right. Thomas Ricks writes in his new book “Churchill & Orwell: The Fight for Freedom” that In a crucial moment, they responded first by seeking the facts of the matter, seeing through the lies and obfuscations, and then they acted on their beliefs. Together, to an extent not sufficiently appreciated, they kept the West's compass set toward freedom as its due north.

Thomas E. Ricks discusses Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom.

Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks says Trump's proposed budget aims to prevent the U.S. from sliding into insolvency. Prior to that, Gabriela Santos, JPMorgan Asset Management's global market strategist, says global risks have receded. Donald Straszheim, Evercore ISI's head of China research, says China's debt is still a mystery. Zeke Emanuel, the chair of medical ethics and health policy at the University of Pennsylvania, says Trump's American Health Care Act is cruel. Finally, Tom Ricks, the author of "Churchill & Orwell: The Fight for Freedom," criticized the assault on a reporter by a Montana politician as "un-American." Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks says Trump's proposed budget aims to prevent the U.S. from sliding into insolvency. Prior to that, Gabriela Santos, JPMorgan Asset Management's global market strategist, says global risks have receded. Donald Straszheim, Evercore ISI's head of China research, says China's debt is still a mystery. Zeke Emanuel, the chair of medical ethics and health policy at the University of Pennsylvania, says Trump's American Health Care Act is cruel. Finally, Tom Ricks, the author of "Churchill & Orwell: The Fight for Freedom," criticized the assault on a reporter by a Montana politician as "un-American."