Legal scholars and experts, including the Washington Post’s E.J. Dionne, discussed how the Constitution can inform progressive policymaking to shape legislative framework. The discussion was…
113 viewsLegal scholars and experts, including the Washington Post's E.J. Dionne, discussed how the Constitution can inform progressive policymaking to shape legislative framework. The discussion was…
85 viewsMartin Di Caro, host of the “History As It Happens” podcast, talked to Georgetown University professor Michael Kazin about the history of the Democratic Party. Mr. Kazin described how the De…
633 viewsMichael Kazin talked about culture and society in the 1920s. He spoke about Prohibition and the exploits of the gangster Al Capone, who eventually went to prison on tax evasion charges, the …
3,606 viewsHistorians discussed the role of William Jennings Bryan as an enterprising figure in American politics. He was a former U.S. representative, secretary of state under President Woodrow Wilson…
9,055 viewsThree college professors discussed the ways they teach about U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. Panelists also talked about their personal participation in peace and anti-war movements and…
1,052 viewsA conservative scholar and a liberal historian explored the concept of populism and its role in the history of American politics. In an event titled, “The Promise and Perils of Populism,” th…
841 viewsJohn Mosier and Michael Kazin, both authors and professors, talked about the centennial of the armistice that ended World War I on November 11, 1918.
1,352 viewsMichael Kazin, author of War Against War: The American Fight for Peace, 1914-1918, talked about the legacy of anti-war activities during World War I and how they influenced peace movements f…
656 viewsHistorians talked about American motivations for entering World War I, how the country mobilized for war, and government restrictions on free speech and the press in response to protests.
532 viewsMichael Kazin, author of War Against War: The American Fight for Peace, 1914-1918, talked about the formation of a peace coalition prior to World War I and argued that it almost succeeded in…
412 viewsScholars talked about the motives behind U.S. foreign policy and their relation to imperialism, isolationism, and American exceptionalism. The roundtable discussion was titled "Framing the H…
1,139 viewsPanelists talked about the various ways historians are seen as public figures. They recounted their own experiences and discussed the changes in how history is consumed by the public. Topics…
908 viewsOliver Stone and Peter Kuznick talked about their book, The Untold History of the United States, in which they argue that U.S. leaders must first honestly face what they called the country’s…
1,927 viewsGeorgetown history professor Michael Kazin and director of the New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center Khalil Muhammad were interviewed about the significance of the election that had fou…
693 viewsAlan Brinkley talked about his book, The Publisher: Henry Luce and His American Century. Then he was joined in a discussion on journalism and history moderated by Professor Kaplan. The panel…
795 viewsProfessor Michael Kazin talked about his book, American Dreamers: How the Left Changed a Nation. The interview, part of Book TV’s college series, was recorded at Georgetown University in the…
1,020 viewsMichael Kazin talked about his book A Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan, published by Knopf. In his book Professor Kazin profiles the personal and professional life of three-ti…
1,698 viewsA panel discussion was held on 1980s and it’s definition as a historical period. The decade defined by the presidency of Ronald Reagan became a critical moment for both the political right a…
1,983 viewsGeorgetown’s Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor, in association with Dissent, The Nation, and The American Prospect, hosted a forum about national politics, progressives a…
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