The Gist

The Whigs Were Right

The hosts of the BackStory podcast join us to discuss the #NeverLincoln movement and other historical parallels.

Political cartoon mocking Whig candidates for U.S. president in 1848.

N. Currier/Wikimedia Commons

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On The Gist, a refresher course on the Whig Party with the American History Guys: professors Peter Onuf, Ed Ayers, and Brian Balogh. They host the BackStory podcast. For the Spiel, tuning in to ISIS news without freaking out.

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