Brion McClanahan holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in American history from the University of South Carolina. Born in Virginia, he attended high school in Delaware and received a B.A. in history from Salisbury University in Maryland. He lives with his wife and children near Phenix City, Alabama, just across the river from Columbus, Georgia. He is the author of the Politically Incorrect Guide to the Founding Fathers. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BrionMcClanahan http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BrionMcClanahan TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2013 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Sun, 04 Jul 2010 04:01:00 GMT Sun, 04 Jul 2010 04:01:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Thomas Jefferson wrote in 1825 that he intended the Declaration of Independence to be "an expression of the American mind, and to give to that expression the proper tone and spirit called for by the occasion." Yet, he... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BrionMcClanahan/2010/07/04/rethinking_the_declaration_of_independence 10f66997-5507-42ad-a25b-68be1f45ac6a Sun, 04 Jul 2010 04:01:00 GMT While serving on the House Appropriations Committee, Nancy Pelosi used the mantra that, "You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you get what you need." She was being honest, particularly in... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BrionMcClanahan/2010/02/03/funding_the_aristocracy_nancy_pelosi_and_taxpayer_joy_rides a6ba300a-a880-4a11-9322-4e6b6e33411b Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:01:00 GMT With the ongoing debate over Obamacare and socialized medicine occupying much of the collective attention of the American public the past few months, Americans have become more familiar and focused on Senate http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BrionMcClanahan/2010/01/27/barney_frank_and_the_democratic_senate 11584bcd-a393-499e-912e-572b72e6e7f9 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:01:00 GMT Thanksgiving is here once again, and with only four weeks until Christmas, the mad rush to stuff stockings and fill the void under the Christmas tree will officially begin not on "Black Friday," but on Thanksgiving Day... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BrionMcClanahan/2009/11/26/thanksgiving_revisited f80e3a97-5458-4bfb-a269-22ed9c2bd700 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT During his 4th of July message to the United States, Barack Obama engaged in another round of historical revisionism. Many have probably not heard the speech-as of Tuesday, July 7 only 48,000 people had watched on... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BrionMcClanahan/2009/07/16/obama_revisionism 7e25594b-5a22-495a-9bf3-4cc2e9177770 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:22:03 GMT While Americans are busy enjoying ice cream, hot dogs, cold drinks, and fireworks on July 4, I'm sure very few consider the following questions: What would the Founding Fathers say about the modern United States, and... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BrionMcClanahan/2009/07/02/this_july_4th,_remember_the_founders 73956206-d779-442e-8cad-a55f06758683 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:01:00 GMT