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Michael Meyer, "Benjamin Franklin's Last Bet"
In his will, Benjamin Franklin left 1000 pounds sterling each to the cities of Boston and Philadelphia. The money was to be loaned out, in small incr…
3 years, 11 months ago
Benjamin Barton, "The Credentialed Court"
If Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed by the Senate, we will have the most diverse Supreme Court in U.S. history. University of Tennessee law p…
4 years ago
Andrew Rice, "The Year That Broke America"
The title of the book "The Year That Broke America" refers to the year 2000, when an immigration crisis captured the headlines, Donald Trump ran for …
4 years ago
Renee Knake Jefferson, “Shortlisted”
Law professor Renee Knake Jefferson, co-author of “Shortlisted” discusses the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court and talk…
4 years ago
Dana Rubin, Speaking While Female Speech Bank
Speechwriter and consultant Dana Rubin discusses her Speaking While Female Speech Bank, an online archive of speeches made by women throughout histor…
4 years ago
V. P. Franklin, "The Young Crusaders"
Hundreds of thousands of children and teenagers were active participants in the Civil Rights Movement. They took part in boycotts, strikes, marches, …
4 years, 1 month ago
Ryan Walters, "The Jazz Age President"
On almost all presidential rankings lists, you will find Warren Harding's name at or near the bottom. On C-SPAN's 2021 survey of presidential histori…
4 years, 1 month ago
Erin Thompson, "Smashing Statues"
Since the summer of 2020, roughly 214 public monuments have been taken down across the United States, either through official processes or by force. …
4 years, 1 month ago
Amy Zegart, "Spies, Lies, and Algorithms"
Hoover Institution senior fellow Amy Zegart talked about the espionage threats facing the United States from China, Russia, Iran and North Korea and …
4 years, 1 month ago
Ben Raines, "The Last Slave Ship"
The last slave ship carrying captives from Africa to America arrived in Alabama in 1860, more than fifty years after the transatlantic slave trade wa…
4 years, 1 month ago