A thoughtful and nuanced look at the Civil War

“It’s never wise to simplify causes, the cause and effect model is a compounding one. Causes are often many and they may lie dormant for a while. They might spark others into existence and they never ever exit in a vacuum. If I want to stir up more trouble I should just make the cause something simple. Because what I’m actually doing is being simplistic and that’s not a good plan.” -Scott Holmgren

If you enjoy podcasts about history or just enjoy learning about new things I recommend giving this one listen.