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112: A Square Deal (pt. 1): Corp. Regulation—a coal strike, a trust, & Teddy’s Frenemy J.P. Morgan
May 23, 2022“If we have done anything wrong, send your man to my man and they can fix it up.” This is the first story of President Theodore Roosevelt’s Square Deal: “corporate regulation.” J. Pierpont Morgan ha...
111: The Assassination of Will McKinley & The Strenuous Life of Theodore Roosevelt
May 09, 2022“I wish to preach, not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the strenuous life.” This is the story of (another) presidential assassination and the life of the man it brings to the White ...
110: Epilogue to the Age of Imperialism
Apr 25, 2022Greg, Zach, and Kelsi sit down for a chat about America’s surprisingly compact burst of turn-of-the-century overseas expansion (Age of Imperialism). They talk through an overarching overview of the er...
109: The Election of 1900 & the Rise of Anti-Imperialism
Apr 11, 2022“Only dead men can tell the truth in this world. It can be published after I am dead.” This is the story of imperialism and presidential politics: the election of 1900. US President William McKinley...
108: G.O. 100, “The Water Cure,” & The Law of War in the Early-20th Century with Professor Ryan Vogel
Mar 28, 2022The ugliest aspects of the Philippine-American War raised questions of legitimate warfare. Specifically, they required the US to think through a military code of conduct from the Civil War: General Or...
107: The Philippine-American War
Mar 14, 2022“Co … wards! Assassins!” This is the story of the Philippine-American War. Having bested the Spanish in war, the United States now lays claim to holding sovereignty over the Philippines. President Wi...
106: The US Annexation of the Hawaiian Kingdom
Feb 28, 2022“You have my love, and with sorrow I dismiss you.” This is the story of the Hawaiian Kingdom’s end. Queen Liliuokalani hates the Constitution of 1887–or “Bayonet” Constitution, as it’s known, since ...
105: “A Splendid Little War:” The Spanish-American War and Theodore Roosevelt’s Rough Riders
Feb 14, 2022“Sergeant, the Spanish bullet isn’t made that will kill me.” This is the story of the Spanish-American War. George Dewey’s squadron is in Manila Bay. Henry Glass is bombarding Guam’s Apra Harbor. T...
104: The Road to the Spanish-American War
Jan 31, 2022“Remember the Maine, to hell with Spain!” This is the story of the road to war for American Empire. Ruled by Spain, Cuba has nonetheless been at odds with the Crown for decades. The Caribbean isle ha...
103: A Gilded Age Christmas: Joseph Pulitzer’s Christmas Tree Fund
Dec 20, 2021“Santa can’t fool [me], since the holes in [my] stockings are too big for anything to be put in.” This is the story of Gilded Age giving. Of 30,000 destitute children having a better Christmas becaus...