The Civil War & the Myth of "States' Rights" w/ Christian Hughes - #008

Certified Good Boy · Sep 17, 2026 · 1h 29m

Comedian and constant gardener Christian Hughes tells me about how misinformation and misconceptions around the Civil War are in many ways responsible for the racism and divisions in America, especially here in Texas and throughout the South. Christian is an expert storyteller who tells one engrossing factual account after another illustrating how the Civil War was most definitely not about states rights as many have claimed and was instead about slavery and white supremacy. While he's at it, Christian goes on to say what must be done if America is ever going to actually heal and move…