Sources and Affiliate Links
FDR's Folly, by Jim Powell, https://amzn.to/32QnBKj
The Forgotten Man, by Amity Shlaes, https://amzn.to/3tXlXT1
New Deal or Raw Deal, by Burton Folsom Jr., https://amzn.to/3ntezfN
https://fee.org/articles/the-myths-of-the-interventionists/
https://mises.org/library/progressive-era-0/html/c/631
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dispelling-the-herbert-hoover-myth/
Sources & Affilliate Links Red Famine, by Anne Applebaum https://amzn.to/3ohZxJ0
The Gates of Europe, by Serhii Plokhy https://amzn.to/2IbwWWq
The Great Terror, by Robert Conquest https://amzn.to/33M3bmy
Harvest of Sorrow, by Robert Conquest https://amzn.to/2VAlren
The Gulag Archipelago, by Alexander Solzhenitsyn https://amzn.to/36GH7eZ
Stalin and the Scientists, by Simon Ings https://amzn.to/2VJr8q9
Russia Under the Bolshevik Regime, by Richard Pipes https://amzn.to/3mCMQbk
Investigation of the Ukrainian Famine, 1932-1933 (Report to Congress), https://archive.org/details/investigation-of-the-ukrainian-famine-1932-1933-report-to-congress
After the attempted genocide of the Ukrainian people, the Soviet government covered up their atrocities with the help of foreign journalists and governments who refused to report, believe, or act on the facts coming out of the Soviet Union.
Red Famine, by Anne Applebaum https://amzn.to/3ohZxJ0
The Gates of Europe, by Serhii Plokhy https://amzn.to/2IbwWWq
The Great Terror, by Robert Conquest https://amzn.to/33M3bmy
Harvest of Sorrow, by Robert Conquest https://amzn.to/2VAlren
The Gulag Archipelago, by Alexander Solzhenitsyn https://amzn.to/36GH7eZ
Stalin and the Scientists, by Simon Ings https://amzn.to/2VJr8q9
Russia Under the Bolshevik Regime, by Richard Pipes https://amzn.to/3mCMQbk
Investigation of the Ukrainian Famine, 1932-1933 (Report to Congress), https://archive.org/details/investigation-of-the-ukrainian-famine-1932-1933-report-to-congress
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, by William L. Shirer https://amzn.to/2WD2OqE
Muhammad: Prophet and Statesman, by W. Montgomery Watt https://amzn.to/2I2MnOe
A History of the Arab Peoples, by Albert Hourani https://amzn.to/2HQivpc
God's Crucible, by David Levering Lewis https://amzn.to/2WzPyB0
Destiny Disrupted, by Tamim Ansary https://amzn.to/2WG4Wfn
The Middle East, by Bernard Lewis https://amzn.to/2HQm0fc
Very Important, but even still…
Holocaust Deniers try to shed doubt on the reality of the Holocaust by questioning the accepted number of victims, 6 Million. But how do we know that 6 million Jews were killed in the Holocaust?
What happened after the Jews were taken captive into Babylon? And how would Zoroastrianism end up influencing Christiantiy?
Between 1932 and 1933, the Soviet Union attempted a Genocide on the Ukrainian People through a man made famine, and then covered it up.
Red Famine, by Anne Applebaum https://amzn.to/3ohZxJ0
The Gates of Europe, by Serhii Plokhy https://amzn.to/2IbwWWq
The Great Terror, by Robert Conquest https://amzn.to/33M3bmy
Harvest of Sorrow, by Robert Conquest https://amzn.to/2VAlren
The Gulag Archipelago, by Alexander Solzhenitsyn https://amzn.to/36GH7eZ
Stalin and the Scientists, by Simon Ings https://amzn.to/2VJr8q9
Russia Under the Bolshevik Regime, by Richard Pipes https://amzn.to/3mCMQbk
Investigation of the Ukrainian Famine, 1932-1933 (Report to Congress), https://archive.org/details/investigation-of-the-ukrainian-famine-1932-1933-report-to-congress
In the 6th century BCE a large portion of the Jewish population was relocated from Jerusalem to Babylon. While in exile they codified Jewish customs, religion, and history.
Testament: The Bible and History, by John Romer https://amzn.to/3eFlf57
Ancient Israel: What do we Know and How do we Know It?, by Lester L. Grabbe https://amzn.to/3eyF0uP
A History of Israel: From the Bronze Age Through the Jewish Wars, Walter C. Kaiser https://amzn.to/3ezBXTa
The Old Testament Documents: Are They Reliable & Relevant?, Walter C. Kaiser https://amzn.to/2ZPLm4S
The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of its Sacred Texts, by Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman https://amzn.to/2BhQVPu
World War One destabilized the international money system so badly that most countries had a hard time going back to pre-war standards of monetary policy. In this fumbling around they all experimented with devaluing their currencies in order to encourage foreigners to buy more of their stuff. But did it work? Watch to find out.
Currency Wars, by James Rickards https://amzn.to/3jMEpJ6
Lords of Finance, by Liaquat Ahamed https://amzn.to/2GPe920
The Anatomy of an International Monetary Regime, by Giulio M. Gallarotti https://amzn.to/34zw9pz
The Alchemists, by Neil Irwin https://amzn.to/36LX0Bd
The Young Turks: The Committee of Union and Progress in Turkish Politics, 1908-14, Feroz Ahmad
The Emergence of Modern Turkey; Third Edition, Bernard Lewis
The Ottoman Endgame: War, Revolution, and the Making of the Modern Middle East, 1908-1923, Sean McMeekin
The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East, Eugene Rogan The Decline and Fall of the Ottoman Empire, Alan Palmer
The Balkans: Nationalism, War, and the Great Powers, 1804-1999, Misha Glenny
A History of the Balkans, Ferdinand Schevill
The Serbs: The Guardians of the Gate, R.G.D. Laffan
We tend to think of religions as monoliths, especially if it's one we're not familiar with. If you've gone through a basic world history class in the US you're probably familiar with the basic division within Islam between Sunnis and Shia, even if you're not exactly sure what the differences are. However, within each there are numerous sub-sects teaching wildly different things. In this video I give a brief history of the early schisms within the Shia branch of Islam, and the importance of their central figure, the Imam.
Sunnis and Shia: A Political History, by Laurence Louer https://amzn.to/31H7Ohf
Shi'i Islam, by Moojan Momen https://amzn.to/3jpzpJS
Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes, Tamim Ansary https://amzn.to/34Ha8GZ
After the Prophet: The Epic Story of the Shia-Sunni Split in Islam, by Lesley Hazleton, https://amzn.to/2YLZquR
Did Jesus ever live in India? Probably not, but the story about how this myth was created is pretty interesting. Was he lying, or was he lied to?
Sources
The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ, by Nicolas Notovitch https://archive.org/details/The_Unknown_Life_Of_Jesus_Christ/page/n5/mode/1up
You may have heard of Harry Potter fan fiction, or even BTS fan fiction, but what about fan fiction about US Presidents? Philip Dru: Administrator, just such a thing, and it's author got to work in the White House.
Philip Dru: Administrator, by Edward M. House, https://amzn.to/31ZCxGI
Power Without Victory, Trygve Throntveit, https://amzn.to/3iGq2G6
Liberal Fascism, by Jonah Goldberg https://amzn.to/2W7lk9U
http://thf_media.s3.amazonaws.com/CPP/FP_PS19.pdf
https://www.nber.org/digest/jan05/w10580.html
https://www.nber.org/papers/w10580.pdf
https://www.jstor.org/stable/3487186?seq=8#metadata_info_tab_contents
Why does the Federal Reserve exist? How was it created? And why are there so many conspiracy theories around it?
The House of Morgan, by Ron Chernow https://amzn.to/3fZMkk6
America's Bank, Roger Lwenstein https://amzn.to/3euRB2C
The Alchemists, Neil Irwin https://amzn.to/2YxQCZP
Testament: The Bible and History, by John Romer https://amzn.to/3eFlf57
Ancient Israel: What do we Know and How do we Know It?, by Lester L. Grabbe https://amzn.to/3eyF0uP
A History of Israel: From the Bronze Age Through the Jewish Wars, Walter C. Kaiser https://amzn.to/3ezBXTa
The Old Testament Documents: Are They Reliable & Relevant?, Walter C. Kaiser https://amzn.to/2ZPLm4S
The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of its Sacred Texts, by Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman https://amzn.to/2BhQVPu