Posted on 09/17/2025 7:49:01 AM PDT by ProgressingAmerica
Has America been a force for good or for evil? Why are some podcasters suggesting that the U.S. should have sided with Hitler’s Germany over Churchill’s UK and Stalin’s USSR during World War II? Was dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki a moral failure — or a necessary act to end the war? And does the Constitution really prohibit displaying the Ten Commandments in schools and government buildings? PragerU CEO @realtalkwithmarissa invites historians David and Tim Barton for an in-depth discussion. David Barton, founder of WallBuilders, is the author of over 20 books on American history and has served on numerous history advisory boards. Tim Barton, president of WallBuilders, is a national speaker and co-author of The American Story series, known for making America’s founding ideas accessible to students and families.
00:00 – Introducing WallBuilders’ David & Tim Barton
01:15 – Working as Father & Son to Defend America’s History
03:10 – Has the Smithsonian Become Politicized?
06:20 – Why George Washington’s Heroism Is Erased in Museums
09:15 – America’s Untold Story: Slavery, Context, and Progress
11:40 – What Kids Really See in D.C.’s Museums
14:00 – From Fauci Portraits to 81 Genders: What’s on Display
17:00 – Marxism in the Smithsonian: Oppressor vs. Oppressed
18:20 – PBS vs. PragerU: Who Should Taxpayers Fund?
23:40 – Columbus in Context: The Truth About Slavery and Cannibal Tribes
30:00 – Why the Left Labels Teaching Honest History as “Whitewashing”
35:15 – Frederick Douglass, the Constitution, and a “Glorious Liberty Document”
38:00 – Are the Ten Commandments Really Unconstitutional in Schools?
52:00 – Churchill, Stalin, and the New Revisionism of WWII
1:11:00 – Has America Been a Force for Good or for Evil?
This is our contribution toward protecting American history from the lies that modern progressive historians tell.
Wallbuilders: Lives of the Signers: Originally published by historian Benson J. Lossing: https://librivox.org/biographical-sketches-of-the-signers-of-the-declaration-of-american-independence-by-benson-john-lossing/
Wallbuilders: Catechism on the U.S. Constitution: https://librivox.org/elementary-catechism-on-the-constitution-by-arthur-stansbury/
WallBuilders: Wives of the Signers: https://librivox.org/the-pioneer-mothers-of-america-volume-1-by-mary-wolcott-green/
This last one is still ongoing, it is a three volume set. Volume 2 contains the most content in regards to our Founding Mothers.
For FYI only; friendly ping to PragerU, no reply needed
If your stupid ,you can be made to believe anything. But America
is far from evil. It has had it’s moments but there is no other country that gives more and does more for the world. The rest of the world is truly the evil ones!
That is just feel-good silly.
PragerU seems to endorse the silliness.
George Washington, Father of our Country; Thomas Jefferson, Father of the Declaration of Independence; James Madison, Father of the U.S. Constitution; and George Mason, Father of the Bill of Rights - all of these men were Southern farmers who used farming methods of the day.
They did not use 21st Century farming methods in the late 1700s. Still, they were smart enough to know it would require more than two cows to grow the herd.
They created a great political structure and started a great nation. We don't need to apologize for them by twisting the truth into its opposite.
Thank you.
If you seek to side with The New York Times’ 1619 Project that is your choice to accept their narrative.
David Barton ping
I agree. From its earliest days the U.S. has always been the beacon of the world and even in its colonial beginnings, the colonies were the beacon of the world.
It is a shame that people who align with progressivism will give everybody grace and the benefit of the doubt. They will never give benefit of the doubt to the U.S., to the colonies, or to the Founding Fathers or the Founding Generation.
Ping
Started with Howard Zinn. His book has caused more damage to this country, than almost anything.
Is U.S. History Being Twisted to Make America Look Evil?”
Now you ask the question? For 20 years they have used text books stuffed with America hating BS. An entire generation of kids who have been taught to hate their country.
amrk
Larry - this migh interest you. I hope you are writing history books for us in colleges and high schools!
“If you seek to side with The New York Times’ 1619 Project that is your choice to accept their narrative.”
Tainted bait. I’ll stick with the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution.
And when I say the Constitution I mean the real one - not the synthetic one we have today that includes a homosexual marriage amendment.
You mean the GOD inspired Nation, with the Decleration that decleared that all men are created equal, and then copied GOD given rights. Vs. the breakaway nation, that decleared against everything the USA stands for. The Confederacy was demonic. Enough with your sick crap.
Go find your own Island, and declrare it lost cause land. So sick of your un- American crap. Stuff your smarty responce also.
Well, you already have “A Patriot’s History of the United States” and about 7 other solid history books (see my Amazon page).
My newest is “America in the 21st Century,” due out in February.
I think you write hisotry for school age/college age as well as for general public? I hope your books will be used in cirriculums. (curricula?).
America in the 21st Centure should be very interesting.
I have a full curricula at www.wildworldofhistory.com for homeschoolers in both US and World History. Next year, I’ll ad one-semester government and econ courses.
www.wildworldofhistory.com
Am in the process of concluding a deal with Prager U for 23 campuses with a history course based on “Patriot’s History” that they have developed.
Back around 2010, my mother-in-law gave me a copy of Howard Zinn’s “A People’s History of The United States” as a Christmas present because she knew I was a history buff.
I had no idea who Howard Zinn was, so as soon as I unwrapped the book on Christmas morning, I did what I usually do with a book from an unfamiliar artist-I began to read random passages from the book. (I like to do this to see how approachable the writing style is)
I forget what part of American history I opened Zinn’s book to, but I remember reading it, not with anger, but...puzzlement.
My first thought was “What is this?” But I didn’t think much of it, and randomly opened it up to another passage, and after reading only a few lines, thought “What the HELL is this?”
I tried two more passages, then walked over to a trash can and threw the book in it.
From unwrapping it to tossing it in the trash probably spanned 5-10 minutes at most.
I looked the author up, and realized right away he was a Leftist, useful idiot, anti-American tool.
I immediately assumed my mother-in-law was baiting me. She was a die-hard Leftist, and when I first married her daughter, she had me scoped out pretty quickly and began to poke at me during family dinners. However, I was not one to shut up or back down for family polity (especially since she was the one who would start it) and I gave it right back to her.
My wife read her the riot act (out of my earshot) and she stopped.
So, when I got that book, I immediately thought she was simply trying to irritate me and amuse herself. In retrospect, I came to realize she had no idea what was in the book, and had simply picked it off the bargain shelf at the Border’s Book Store which was her favorite source for books. I knew this from conversations with my wife before that who told me that was her mother’s mode of shopping for books to be given as gifts. She would never buy a book that wasn’t on the discount shelf, and knowing that I loved history, I am certain she would not have deviated from her practice.
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