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Upcoming Supreme Court Cases Worth Knowing About
Season 2 Episode 40
The 22-23 United States Supreme Court term has begun, and there are several cases to be heard that will make headlines - maybe even greater than thos…
3 years, 4 months ago
Money is Not Wealth: What History Can Teach Us About Inflation
Season 2 Episode 39
Jeff and Rob Wyllie, Director of Ashbrook’s Political Economy program at Ashland University, discuss inflation in American and world history, how it …
3 years, 5 months ago
The Constitutional Convention of 1787 with Gordon Lloyd and Chris Burkett | Documents and Debates
Season 2 Episode 38
In this episode of The American Idea, Jeff is joined by Dr. Gordon Lloyd, Dockson Emeritus Professor of Public Policy at Pepperdine University and Se…
3 years, 5 months ago
Martin Luther King Jr. and Critical Race Theory with Peter Myers | Contemporary Conversations
Season 2 Episode 37
In this episode of The American Idea, Jeff is joined by Peter Myers, Professor of Political Science at University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire and the 20…
3 years, 6 months ago
Feminism and the #MeToo Movement | Taylor
Season 2 Episode 36
Jeff welcomes Dr. Natalie Taylor of Skidmore College to discuss the place of feminism within the American sociopolitical reform tradition, and its co…
3 years, 6 months ago
John F. Kennedy and the Cold War with Stephen Knott | Documents and Debates
Season 2 Episode 35
In this episode The American Idea Jeff is joined by Stephen Knott, Professor of National Security Affairs at the United States Naval War College and …
3 years, 6 months ago
Rival Friends: The Adams-Jefferson Correspondence with Cara Rogers | Documents and Debates
Season 2 Episode 34
In this episode of The American Idea, Jeff is joined once again by Cara Rogers, Professor of History at Ashland University and Co-Director of the Ash…
3 years, 7 months ago
The Declaration of Independence | Documents and Debates
Season 2 Episode 33
Jeff and Dr. Chris Burkett of Ashland University discuss the ideas and ideals expressed in America's most fundamental document, the Declaration of In…
3 years, 7 months ago
Roe v. Wade Overturned and Other Historic Decisions of the Supreme Court's 2021-22 Term
Season 2 Episode 32
In this special episode, Jeff sits down with Dr. Joshua Dunn to discuss the overturning of Roe v. Wade and blockbuster decisions about religious libe…
3 years, 7 months ago
Ralph Ellison, Juneteenth, and the Connection Between Literature, Culture, and Politics | Documents & Debates
Season 2 Episode 31
Jeff talks with Dr. Lucas Morel about Ralph Ellison, his novel Juneteenth, the role of literature in sociopolitical discourse and thought, and their …
3 years, 8 months ago