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Documents & Debates: The Battle of Tarawa at 80 Years
Season 3 Episode 46
In this week's episode of The American Idea, we look back 80 years to the pivotal Battle of Tarawa, the first in America's 'Island Hopping' campaign …
2 years, 3 months ago
Contemporary Conversations: CRT, Identitarianism, and the Struggle for America's Heart and Mind
Season 3 Episode 45
Jeff discusses the historical and intellectual roots of Critical Race Theory with Robert George of Princeton University. What is CRT? Where does it c…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Battle for the Speaker's Gavel | Contemporary Conversations
Season 3 Episode 44
What is going on in the House of Representatives, and why did the Republicans fire their own Kevin McCarthy as Speaker? Where did this come from, wha…
2 years, 4 months ago
Documents & Debates: Court Packing Then, and Now?
Season 3 Episode 43
Jeff Sikkenga and John Moser discuss the 'court packing' scandal of FDR's second term, how Democrats and Republicans in Congress revolted against wha…
2 years, 4 months ago
Documents & Debates: American Exceptionalism and the Civil War
Season 3 Episode 42
Andy Lang and Jeff discuss the idea of American Exceptionalism - is America a special, distinct place because of its political culture and ideas? - a…
2 years, 4 months ago
Core American Ideas: Separation of Powers - Why it Matters; Why We Should Care
Season 3 Episode 41
Jeff is joined by David Alvis, of Wofford Colege, to discuss the reasons behind and important of the separation of powers in American government. Sur…
2 years, 4 months ago
American Portraits: Last Summer Boys
Season 3 Episode 40
Jeff is joined by Bill Rivers, author and former speechwriter for James Mattis, for a discussion of Bill's coming of age novel, "Last Summer Boys." S…
2 years, 4 months ago
Contemporary Conversations: Ohio Attorney General David Yost on Constitution Day 2023
Season 3 Episode 39
Jeff is joined by Ohio Attorney General to discuss the role of an attorney general, the rule of law, and the importance of a properly-balanced consti…
2 years, 5 months ago
Contemporary Conversations: A "Post-America" American History?
Season 3 Episode 38
John Moser and Johann Neem, of Western Washington University, discuss the movement by many toward a version of American history that seeks to get bey…
2 years, 5 months ago
Core American Ideas: Natural Rights and Limited Government
Season 3 Episode 37
Jeff discusses two of the most fundamental ideas at the foundation of the American experiment: natural rights and their outgrowth, limited government…
2 years, 5 months ago