The Ku Klux Klan was a powerful social and political force in the United States in the 1920s, and probably reached the zenith of its power and influence with a large parade it held in Washington, D.C., in August 1925. Mike describes the parade and related events in this excerpt…
In this excerpt from Episode 202 ("Conflict Follows Trade") of the United States of Amnesia podcast series "Tea, Drugs, and Jesus" — which discusses how the United States always has misunderstood China — Marshall describes how American merchants seeking trade with China in the 1820s and 1830s established a market…
In this excerpt from Episode 205 ("The Soong Dynasty") of the United States of Amnesia podcast series "Tea, Drugs, and Jesus" — which explores how the United States has never really understood China — Marshall explains how Nationalist Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek, later viewed in the United States as a…
In this excerpt from Episode 207 ("Flying Tigers and Burmese Roads") of the United States of Amnesia podcast's "Tea, Drugs, and Jesus" series on the persistent U.S. misunderstanding of China, Blake tells us how Generals Joseph Stilwell and Claire Chennault described Chinese Nationalist leader Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in a 1943…
Mike again leads us in our narrative of how America continued to fall short of its goals for China in World War II during the second half of the war. We meet General Claire Chennault of 'Flying Tigers' fame, whose ideas for how to fight in China contradict those of…
Marshall, Blake, and Mike discuss the imaginative stories that Enlightenment figures like Benjamin Franklin told about exotic, faraway lands like China — places the Western world knew little about — in this excerpt from Episode 201 — "The Flag Follows Trade" — of the United States of Amnesia podcast series…
In an excerpt from Episode 206 — "Vinegar Joe and the Generalissimo" — of the United States of Amnesia podcast series "Tea, Drugs, and Jesus" — which discusses how the United States always has misunderstood China — Mike describes how and why U.S. Army General Joseph "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell became…
In this excerpt from Episode 206 — "Vinegar Joe and the Generalissimo" — of the United States of Amnesia podcast series "Tea, Drugs, and Jesus," which discusses how the United States always has misunderstood China, Mike describes some of the more famous U.S. military operations and units in the China-Burma-India…
In this excerpt from Episode 106 — "America First, Part 6" — from the United States of Amnesia podcast, Marshall describes how Charles Lindbergh, the "Lone Eagle" who made the first solo transatlantic flight in1927 and later became a leading voice of the "America First" movement, received deference from virtually…
Want to learn about the history you have forgotten — or never knew? Blake's introduction to the United States of Amnesia podcast lays out the motivation for it, its philosophy, and its main themes. We drop episodes every other Wednesday and begin a new series every few weeks. For much…
In this excerpt from Episode 205 — "The Soong Dynasty" — of the United States oif Amnesia podcast series "Tea, Drugs, and Jesus," Marshall gives us a personal example of Western misunderstanding of and misinformation about China from his younger days, as well as a look at what resources were…
In this excerpt from Episode 202 — "Conflict Follows Trade" — of the United States of Amnesia podcast series "Tea, Drugs, and Jesus," Marshall lays out the theme of the series. Based mostly on artwork like porcelain pots and fanciful literature, the Western world's perception of China in the 19th…
