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Back to SearchBonus Episode! HAIH Live w/ David Silverman
This conversation with George Washington University historian David Silverman was featured on C-SPAN's 'American History TV.' Silverman talks about t…
3 years, 6 months ago
Reagan's Vision
After some of the coldest years of the Cold War came a thaw in U.S.-Soviet relations that witnessed historic summits and the signing of groundbreakin…
3 years, 6 months ago
The First 'America Firsters'
Donald Trump's announcement that he will seek the presidency once more has brought a renewed focus on his worldview, his vision for the U.S. role in …
3 years, 6 months ago
History Makers
Is it possible for an individual leader to change the course of history? This question is as important today as it was in the past century, when "cha…
3 years, 6 months ago
The End of Trumpism?
Voters largely rejected Donald Trump's slate of favored candidates in the midterm elections, and Democrats avoided the "red wave" many pollsters and …
3 years, 6 months ago
When Volcker Ruled
In the late 1970s, the national mood was dark. In the words of President Carter, Americans faced a "crisis of confidence." Inflation reached double d…
3 years, 6 months ago
Antony Beevor on the Tragedy of Russia's Wars
In Vladimir Putin's warped view of the past, Ukraine was only able to seek independence in 1991 because of a mistake made by another Vladimir nearly …
3 years, 6 months ago
Getting Wilson Wrong
On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asked a joint session of Congress for a declaration of war against Germany. Wilson declared, "The world mu…
3 years, 7 months ago
The Taiwan Conundrum
As China escalates its intimidation of Taiwan, provoking speculation that President Xi Jinping wants the People's Liberation Army to invade the islan…
3 years, 7 months ago
Buchanan's Party
A generation before Donald Trump triumphed over the detested "establishment," a pugnacious media personality sensed that conservative Americans were …
3 years, 7 months ago