Here's my conversation with Gary Gallagher, a leading historian of the American Civil War. We discuss the causes of the war, the economics and politics of slavery, military strategy, Lincoln, Grant, Lee, the Lost Cause, the Confederate Flag, and the history of extreme political division in our country from before the Civil War to today.
It's here on X in full and is up everywhere else (see comment).
Timestamps:
0:00 - Episode highlight
1:29 - Introduction
1:52 - What caused the Civil War?
11:49 - Slavery
39:23 - Lincoln
54:19 - Grant vs Lee
1:03:13 - Could the Civil War have been avoided?
1:12:39 - The bloodiest war in US history
1:29:47 - How the Confederate Army could've won
1:50:22 - Key battles of the Civil War
2:13:23 - Best and Worst Presidents
2:27:23 - Robert E. Lee
2:46:56 - The most important battle of the Civil War
2:57:07 - The final showdown of the Civil War - Grant vs Lee
3:19:26 - Lost Cause and Confederate Monuments
3:36:54 - Extreme political division in US
Jul 28, 2026 · 8:18 PM UTC
Here's the links for my conversation with Gary Gallagher:
YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=XyXBwO5j…
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2MAi0B…
Podcast: lexfridman.com/podcast
If you’re interested in Lincoln, I highly recommend Dr Stephen Berry. He’s a leading historian on him and Poe, and my favorite professor while studying at @universityofga
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I don't believe any of these people about history anymore, because as far as I can tell all of the "villains" of history were just rebels against empire controlled by the Rothschild banking dynasty and their cohorts using the Ponzi scheme of fractional reserve banking, where they handed out more receipts than they had gold for, or created credit out of thin air in order to gobble up all of the capital. Money printing is redistribution of wealth from the poor and middle class to the first recipients of the printed money. youtu.be/BSqidipbpBo?t=35
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Dear Lex, this is a request echoed by many Iranians: please invite Reza Pahlavi to your podcast. As an intellectual known for fairness, curiosity, and honest dialogue, you're uniquely positioned to conduct a balanced, just, and deeply informative conversation.
Regardless of where people stand politically, he has become one the most influential voice among many Iranians advocating for a democratic future after the Islamic Republic. A long-form, thoughtful discussion on Iran's future, democracy, human rights, and regional stability would be invaluable.
Thank you.
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@grok where’s the Jesus Eden timestamp
Here's my conversation with Gary Gallagher, a leading historian of the American Civil War. We discuss the causes of the war, the economics and politics of slavery, military strategy, Lincoln, Grant, Lee, the Lost Cause, the Confederate Flag, and the history of extreme political division in our country from before the Civil War to today.
It's here on X in full and is up everywhere else (see comment).
Timestamps:
0:00 - Episode highlight
1:29 - Introduction
1:52 - What caused the Civil War?
11:49 - Slavery
39:23 - Lincoln
54:19 - Grant vs Lee
1:03:13 - Could the Civil War have been avoided?
1:12:39 - The bloodiest war in US history
1:29:47 - How the Confederate Army could've won
1:50:22 - Key battles of the Civil War
2:13:23 - Best and Worst Presidents
2:27:23 - Robert E. Lee
2:46:56 - The most important battle of the Civil War
2:57:07 - The final showdown of the Civil War - Grant vs Lee
3:19:26 - Lost Cause and Confederate Monuments
3:36:54 - Extreme political division in US
this so called historian is a complete charlatan. i am sure @lexfridman you were honest with your intentions but this person knows literally nothing about civil war history. he could have googled it. so bad
