The Brian D. O'Leary Show - Presidents "Week" cont. ... plus Mississippi politics, Ukraine, college baseball, and the 'Rona-19 tied together in a nice bow - 2/23/23

<p>The Brian D. O’Leary Show</p> <p><em>February 22, 2023</em></p> <p>Show Notes available: <a href="https://briandoleary.substack.com/p/presidents-week-cont-plus-mississippi?sd=pf">https://briandoleary.substack.com/p/presidents-week-cont-plus-mississippi?sd=pf</a></p> <p>Fountain.FM</p> <p>Listen and support us at the same time over at <a href="https://fountain.fm/briandoleary?code=2f1a9cad53">Fountain.FM</a></p> <p> Richard Nixon</p> <p>Book mentioned:</p> <p><a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Real-War/Richard-Nixon/9781476731810">The Real War</a> by Richard Nixon</p> <p><a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Real_War.html?id=gnPDn3dQ5G8C">https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Real_War.html?id=gnPDn3dQ5G8C</a></p> <p>Episode mentioned:</p> <p><a href="https://briandoleary.substack.com/p/the-most-liberty-minded-us-president?sd=pf">https://briandoleary.substack.com/p/the-most-liberty-minded-us-president?sd=pf</a></p> <p>Mississippi Politics & Dickie Scruggs</p> <p>We wrote about this on The O’Leary Review back in August:</p> <p><a href="https://briandoleary.substack.com/p/cancel-culture-before-it-had-a-name">https://briandoleary.substack.com/p/cancel-culture-before-it-had-a-name</a></p> <p>Book mentioned:</p> <p><a href="https://ebay.us/KBMSwd">The Fall of the House of Zeus: The Rise and Ruin of America’s Most Powerful Trial Lawyer</a></p> <p>Donald J. Trump – my somewhat nuanced position</p> <p>A lot of it stems from Patrick J. Buchanan</p> <p><a href="https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/04/22/pat-buchanan-trump-president-history-profile-215042/">“The Ideas Made It, But I Didn’t”</a></p> <p>There’s much more to talk about on the Trump front in the future. Maybe 2024 … stay tuned.</p> <p>Ronald Wilson Reagan</p> <p><a href="https://briandoleary.substack.com/p/why-baseball-was-so-important-in">https://briandoleary.substack.com/p/why-baseball-was-so-important-in</a></p> <p>The Ukraine</p> <p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cohen-ukraine-commentary/commentary-ukraines-neo-nazi-problem-idUSKBN1GV2TY">Commentary: Ukraine’s neo-Nazi problem</a></p> <p>Although Azov uses Nazi-era symbolism and recruits neo-Nazis into its ranks, a recent article in Foreign Affairs downplayed any risks the group might pose, pointing out that, like other volunteer militias, Azov has been “reined in” through its integration into Ukraine’s armed forces. While it’s true that private militias no longer rule the battlefront, it’s the home front that Kiev needs to worry about now.</p> <p>Ughhh… National Divorce?</p> <p><a href="https://briandoleary.substack.com/p/is-a-national-divorce-on-the-table#details">https://briandoleary.substack.com/p/is-a-national-divorce-on-the-table#details</a></p> <p>Tweet mentioned</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/BrianDOLeary/status/1627158265540005888?s=20">https://twitter.com/BrianDOLeary/status/1627158265540005888?s=20</a></p> <p>Seinfeld reference mentioned</p> <p><a href="https://youtu.be/WPOAQHpkz7I">Kramer’s Two-Lane Comfort Cruise</a></p> <p><a href="https://youtu.be/WPOAQHpkz7I">https://youtu.be/WPOAQHpkz7I</a></p> <p>Liberty Classroom</p> <p>Since we discussed the one president in recent memory who championed liberty, get a much heavier and much more legitimate dose…</p>