General Curtis LeMay became one of the most important US military leaders during the Cold Wa. One of the most famous or well-known things about LeMay is that he reportedly …
*Encore Episode* Professor Buzzkill #63 – Hitler, Jesse Owens, and the 1936 Berlin Olympics
We’re bringing back one of your favorites, Buzkillers! Hitler storming out of the stadium after Jesse Owens won the 100-meter dash in the 1936 Berlin Olympics is one of most …
Quote or No Quote #33 – Muhammad Ali | No Viet Cong Ever Called Me N****r
When asked about being drafted for the Vietnam War, Muhammad Ali is often quoted as saying, “I ain’t got no quarrel with them Viet Cong.” This was immediately followed by …
Professor Buzzkill #112 – Irish Slaves Myth
The Irish slaves myth claims that Irish people were enslaved by the British and sent to the Americas (especially the Caribbean) to work on plantations. This myth primarily appears in …
Quote or No Quote #32 – Chief Seattle | We Do Not Inherit the Earth from Our Ancestors; We Borrow It from Our Children
Seattle supposedly said to the colonizers, as a parting piece [syn] of wisdom about generational stewardship of land and nature, “we do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we …
Professor Buzzkill #111 – The Lost Cause Myth
The Lost Cause is one of the most troubling aspects of American history. The ways in which the Confederacy and the pre-Civil War south has been romanticized and fictionalized has …
Quote or No Quote #31 – Mark Twain | Life is just one damn thing after another
Sometimes, Buzzkillers, the stars just seem to align. There’s a meteor shower and a rainbow on the same day. And a whole bunch of writers, pundits, journalists, and aphorists come …
Professor Buzzkill #110 – Cause of the Civil War
Cause. Singular. Not plural. We talk about the cause of the American Civil War because there was one overwhelming cause — slavery. Not tariff disputes. Not states’ rights. The Civil …
Quote or No Quote #30 – Abraham Lincoln | Government of the people, by the people, and for the people….
Anybody who’s completed an elementary school education knows that Abraham Lincoln finished his dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on November 19, 1863 by saying that, “…we …
Professor Buzzkill #109 – Confederate Statues, Memorials, and Flags
When and why were statues to Confederate soldiers, generals, and politicians put up across the American south? Why is the Confederate Battle Flag so proudly waved and displayed in many …
