The Filibuster's Sordid Past and Present with Adam Jentleson
- Podcast Episode
- 2021
- 1h
Come on a journey to learn about the little-known origins of Sen. Mitch McConnell's beloved obstruction tactic. Turns out, the country owe the filibuster to the efforts of John C. Calhoun, a... Read allCome on a journey to learn about the little-known origins of Sen. Mitch McConnell's beloved obstruction tactic. Turns out, the country owe the filibuster to the efforts of John C. Calhoun, a virulent racist and spiritual father of the Confederacy, as he tried to protect the power... Read allCome on a journey to learn about the little-known origins of Sen. Mitch McConnell's beloved obstruction tactic. Turns out, the country owe the filibuster to the efforts of John C. Calhoun, a virulent racist and spiritual father of the Confederacy, as he tried to protect the power of a minority of Senators who represented slave states. So how did the filibuster go from... Read all