Ep. 737 America First: Its History, Culture, and Politics

The America First Committee, which opposed U.S. entry into World War II, is universally despised today. Bill Kauffman and I use the AFC as a springboard to discuss nonintervention in general and a whole lot more.

About the Guest

Bill Kauffman wrote the screenplay for the 2013 Ron Maxwell film Copperhead and is the author of numerous books.

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Book Discussed

America First! Its History, Culture, and Politics

Some Other Books by the Guest

Poetry Night at the Ballpark, and Other Scenes from an Alternative America
Forgotten Founder, Drunken Prophet: The Life of Luther Martin
Ain’t My America: The Long, Noble History of Antiwar Conservatism and Middle American Anti-Imperialism

Guest’s Website

BillKauffman.net

Guest’s Blog

Front Porch Republic

Guest’s Archive

American Conservative

Related Episode

Ep. 152 Pat Buchanan on Winston Churchill (Pat Buchanan)

Previous Appearances

Ep. 425 Beyond Red States and Blue States: The Real America vs. the Televised America
Ep. 149 The Unfashionable Dissenter: Copperhead, the Movie
Ep. 102 Empire Corrupts

Listener Website Mentioned

ZerothPosition.com

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