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Back to SearchDOGE and the Books (Bonus Episode)
On April Fool's Day, members of Elon Musk's government dismantling team known as DOGE showed up at the downtown Washington offices of the Wilson Cent…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Visions of Mushroom Clouds
Israel and the United States justified their war against Iran on claims that its nuclear program posed an existential threat. Iran had no nuclear wea…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Cornered Ayatollahs
Note: This episode was recorded hours before President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Iran and Israel.
Over the decades and in the face o…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
HAIH at the U.S. Army War College, Part 2
This episode of History As It Happens was recorded on location at the U.S. Army War College and the Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, P…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
HAIH at the U.S. Army War College, Part 1
This episode of History As It Happens was recorded on location at the U.S. Army War College and the Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, P…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Nayib Bukele and the Death of El Salvador's Democracy
Twelve years ago, few outside Latin America knew of Nayib Bukele, then the young mayor of a small town outside San Salvador. Today, the media-savvy B…
10 months ago
The Palestinians' Economic Catastrophe
When tracing the origins of today's war and devastation in Gaza, it may be easy to overlook economic inequality in favor of political or ideological …
10 months ago
D-Day in Film
Can movies mirror the reality of war? Should war movies be entertaining or horrifying? Today is June 6, the anniversary of the Invasion of Normandy i…
10 months, 1 week ago
Lincoln and Habeas Corpus
Trump administration officials say they're considering doing something that's only been done four times in U.S. history: suspend the writ of habeas c…
10 months, 1 week ago
Presidential Peacemakers
Since Theodore Roosevelt won a Nobel Peace Prize for helping end the Russo-Japanese War, American presidents have sought to mediate the end of confli…
10 months, 2 weeks ago