1961 Interview with Christopher Dawson
From THE AMERICA PRESS. Enjoy.

Christopher Dawson, 1889-1970
Some very nice United Nations’s interviews with Jacques Maritain, Etienne Gilson, and Christopher Dawson.
Enjoy. (My apologies for my marginalia).

The Imaginative Conservative.
The Imaginative Conservative now has its own Youtube station. 19 full videos. Great stuff.
Finishing the Awakenings and Enlightenment section, transitioning into the American Revolution.
As we approach, a discussion on common law, natural rights, natural law, and James Otis.
As John Adams later wrote, the entirety of the American Revolution began with James Otis disrupting court and orating for almost three hours on the meaning of liberty and natural rights.
Hey, I’m guest no. 1. How great is that! Thank you, Patrick.
Patrick, if you don’t know, is as great a guy as he is brilliant. Please check out his website: http://www.patrickcoffin.media
You can also find him on twitter: @Patrick_Coffin
A look at America’s first great awakening as well as the rise of the enlightenment(s).

William Penn, governor, legend, brand marketer.
Behold! Attempts at religious freedom in two colonies. Full lecture.
Comments more than welcome.

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Brief Abraham Lincoln Timeline (1809-1858)
February 12, 1809: Lincoln born in Kentucky. (Born the same year as Karl Marx)
1816: The Lincolns moved to Indiana.
1818: Lincoln’s mother died.
So, several lectures posted. . . blog getting a little too heavy. Therefore, time for a bit of Batman. Here are some incredible pieces I found at Mondo (thanks to Adam Martin for letting me know about Mondo).


The best book on American population.
Why and how (not biology 1o1!) American English colonials had lots and lots and lots and lots of kids. And, why having kids matters.

From National Geographic.
American Heritage lecture–the New England Way. Why the Puritans matter.

Hello friends out there in the cyberworld, if you’re interested, here’s my introductory lecture to my semester-long, upper-level course, SECTIONALISM AND THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR.
In this lecture, I go over the syllabus and books as well as discuss the five ways in which the Civil War changed America and the three primary reasons the war occurred.