The View From 1964

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The Long View From 1964 is political commentary for the Americans who can't find their checkbox. Not Democrat. Not Republican. Just honest analysis from someone who has watched the whole arc — from Superman and the American Way to gilded bunkers and Walmart rejects with guns. Where we've been, where we are, and where we might still go.

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The Long View From 1964 The Saucepan Hat
2mo ago · 2:39
The voters that scare me are the sheep. Here is how to vote, do it this way because I told you to. That is what keeps me up at night. Those are people with unfertilized minds. The seeds didn't find anything to take root in. Dead turf. Besides, if you find the right pan, it isn't that uncomfortable. And it keeps that mighty fine looking gray hair perfectly in place.
The Long View From 1964 6 of 6 – Where is Anywhere
3mo ago · 4:40
Because what we have is broken. The two party system that limits our choices to two flavors of the same noise, backed by dark money from both directions that you mostly never hear about. Citizens United didn't just open the door — it took the door off the hinges. The Federalist Society on one side, the Tides Foundation and Priorities USA on the other, and the rest of us standing in the room where the door used to be wondering why it's so cold.
The Long View From 1964 5 of 6 – The Road and The Ground Beneath
3mo ago · 4:49
That is not a rhetorical question. It is the most practical question anyone can ask right now. Seeds need ground. Ground needs memory. Memory needs honesty. We are running out of all three.
The Fastest Gun Alive — A Case for the Second Amendment
3mo ago · 2:24
From the Author of The Long View From 1964 The Second Amendment was never about Vinney the desperado riding into town looking for a fight. It was never about bravado or immunity or masks or the performance of toughness by people who have never actually been tested.
The Long View From 1964 4 of 6 – The Land Moved While You Slept
3mo ago · 4:02
The donkey and the elephant. I'm not sure either animal still exists in any form I recognize. What replaced them nobody has named yet.
1776 – The Number That Tells You Everything
3mo ago · 3:34
From the Author of The Long View From 1964 He is priming the pump AGAIN
Second String Donny
3mo ago · 2:24
'Second String Donny' Feel free to use it. Johnny Appleseed didn't trademark the seeds.
The Long View From 1964 3 of 6 – The Checkbox Problem
3mo ago · 2:18
There is no party infrastructure, no primary, no institutional home for the person who looks at both options and says — honestly, clearly, without drama — neither of these fits. The labels don't fit anymore. And the system was not built for the moment when the labels stop fitting.
A War Being Run By the Second String
3mo ago · 4:57
From the Author of The Long View From 1964 The first string was either fired or asked to resign. What we have left is the second string. At best.
Do Not Get Into Political Arguments. It’s Not Worth It
3mo ago
The game was designed so that nobody wins. Stop playing.
The Long View From 1964 2 of 6 – Maybe Just Listen
3mo ago · 3:18
So yes. You have to make mistakes to learn. You have to touch something hot to understand burns. You have to get things wrong before you understand what right costs. But the secret — the thing the scars actually teach you if you pay attention — is to get a small burn and learn your lesson. Not go down in the flames.
The Long View From 1964 1 of 6 – Superman
3mo ago · 4:10
Back to Superman, because that's what this is all about. Truth, Justice and the American Way. Straight from the 1940's comic books So I ask you — by today's standards, what is the American Way?
The President Who Won’t Leave – Part 3 of 3 The Third String
3mo ago · 2:51
Boy is he in for a rude surprise. Vinnie is brave only because he thinks he's the fastest. He's never actually been tested. He's never stood in front of someone who knows exactly what they're doing and has nothing left to prove.
The President Who Won’t Leave – Part 2 of 3 Home Sweet Home
3mo ago · 2:33
That's why he needs the bunker. And he knows it. Which is why he is in such a panic to get it built. He doesn't plan on going anywhere, and I think he has realized that even Bubba is going to end up on the other side of this one.
The President Who Won’t Leave – Part 1 of 3 Has He Been Planning For This War All Along?
3mo ago · 2:33
That's why he needs the bunker. And he knows it. Which is why he is in such a panic to get it built. He doesn't plan on going anywhere, and I think he has realized that even Bubba is going to end up on the other side of this one.
The Ash Didn’t Disappear
3mo ago
A plea to those who still have a choice The gold can be removed from the walls. The statesman's office can be restored. Exhibits can be returned. Murals can be uncovered if they are not first destroyed. But only if someone in the room decides that their own legacy matters more than their current proximity to his. You know who you are.
Your Grandchildren Will Search Your Name
3mo ago · 4:42
A plea to those who still have a choice The gold can be removed from the walls. The statesman's office can be restored. Exhibits can be returned. Murals can be uncovered if they are not first destroyed. But only if someone in the room decides that their own legacy matters more than their current proximity to his. You know who you are.

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Episodes 17

The Long View From 1964 The Saucepan Hat

The Long View From 1964 6 of 6 – Where is Anywhere

The Long View From 1964 5 of 6 – The Road and The Ground Beneath

The Fastest Gun Alive — A Case for the Second Amendment

The Long View From 1964 4 of 6 – The Land Moved While You Slept

1776 – The Number That Tells You Everything

Second String Donny

The Long View From 1964 3 of 6 – The Checkbox Problem

A War Being Run By the Second String

Do Not Get Into Political Arguments. It’s Not Worth It

The Long View From 1964 2 of 6 – Maybe Just Listen

The Long View From 1964 1 of 6 – Superman

The President Who Won’t Leave – Part 3 of 3 The Third String

The President Who Won’t Leave – Part 2 of 3 Home Sweet Home

The President Who Won’t Leave – Part 1 of 3 Has He Been Planning For This War All Along?

The Ash Didn’t Disappear

Your Grandchildren Will Search Your Name