Dissident Mama, episode 29 - John Devanny

John Devanny holds a Ph.D. in American History from the University of South Carolina. He resides in Front Royal, Virginia, where he teaches at Christendom College, writes, tends garden, and occasionally escapes to bird hunt or fly fish. Dr. Devanny is also a stockjobber, so his essays and lectures often deal with political economy and its intersections with history and current events. His work can be found at the Imaginative Conservative, Reckonin’, and the Abbeville Institute. I have been a fan of Devanny’s writing for years, but was blown away by his lecture “Who Owns America Today?” which was given at the Abbeville conference this past October in Charleston. We touch on some of the issues raised in that riveting presentation, but we also delve into other topics, including what makes Marylanders Southern, what it was like to be a student under Dr. Clyde Wilson, and the sad state of academia and education. Devanny defines a few terms, breaks down the Game Stop hubbub, explains the “tides of consolidation,