Tag Archives: patriot

Westward Ho! 58



Westside is the best side…Unless you died of dysentery along the way.  #OregonTrail.  Manifest Destiny broadens the horizons of the young United States, but there’s a dark side to westward expansion.


Electoral College V. Popular Vote and the Election of 1824 55



What does Corruption, Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, and the Electoral College have in common?  They’re all corrupt.  Tune in!


The Era of Good Feelings 54



America is feelin’ good-ish!  We are talking national unity, the Monroe Doctrine, and the elephant in the room tearing the country apart…slavery.


Seminole Wars 53



Florida is open territory for Andrew Jackson to deal a hand…or three.


Nat Turner’s Slave Rebellion 52



Nat Turner hopes to change the tides of one of America’s biggest skeletons in the closet, slavery.


Washington Burns (War of 1812) 49



In an unparalleled dick move…The British burn Washington to the ground.


The Duel 46



Conflict resolution at its finest…à la, Hamilton and Burr…


The Supreme Court 42



The Supreme Court of the United States grows a pair of cajones during the landmark case of Marbury v. Madison.


Political Mudslinging 41



If anyone knows how to talk $#i%, it’s a politician.  Jefferson and Adams started it.


West Side 40



In California, a king still rules from Spain as land is stolen from Native Americans.