Hip Hughes History
5 Things You Should Know About Midterm Elections
With the 2018 Midterm Elections fast approaching it may be wise to review some important ideas. Here are five political science themes that will help you understand these important events in our history.
Vlogbrothers
Understanding the Primaries: Delegates, Democracy, and America's Nonstop Political Party
In which John seeks to understand the strange and labyrinthine process used by the Republican and Democratic parties to select a nominee for President, focusing on the great state of Missouri, where the races were close but the delegate...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Lisa McClennon - Ethics Seen Through the Lens of the Black American Experience
Lisa McClennon is a Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Corporate Compliance and Ethics Professional, and a Certified Leading Professional in Ethics and Compliance. She holds a BSc in Criminal Justice, an MSc in Human Relations and...
Curated Video
Obama: Trump's Rigged Election Idea 'Ridiculous'
President Barack Obama has a suggestion for Donald Trump and his claims that the election will be rigged: "Go out there and win the election."Obama said Trump's recent suggestions that this fall's election won't be completely fair are...
Cerebellum
The Election Process In America - The 17th and 19th Amendments
The right to vote is our single most important right as American citizens, and yet, many Americans fail to exercise this valuable right. This video looks at how the 17th Amendment provided for the direct election of senators. It also...
Hip Hughes History
The Election of 1900 Explained
A brief and dynamic overview of the election of 1900 between the Democrat William Jennings Bryan and the incumbent President William McKinley.
TLDR News
The Police & Crime Commissioner Elections Explained: Who are they & why are we Voting? - TLDR News
On May 6th (almost) everyone in England and Wales gets the opportunity to elect a new Police and Crime Commissioner for their region. The problem is that most people don't really understand what a PCC is, why they're there and how...
IDG TECHtalk
Election security concerns ahead of the 2020 presidential election
Cybersecurity experts and election officials have been working to ensure the 2020 U.S. presidential election is as secure as possible. That includes auditing ballots, securing voting machines and mitigating the risk of foreign...
Hip Hughes History
The Election of 1868 Explained
A video lecture summarizing the Presidential Election of 1868 between Ulysses S. Grant and Horatio Seymour during the height of Radical Reconstruction.
Mr. Beat
No, Ralph Nader Did Not Spoil the 2000 Election
Did Nader play the role of spoiler? In my first video collaboration with my friend Will from Political Junkie, I provide evidence why Ralph Nader absolutely did not spoil the presidential election of 2000. If anyone did, it's probably...
Cerebellum
The Election Process In America - The Right To Vote For All
The right to vote is our single most important right as American citizens, and yet, many Americans fail to exercise this valuable right. This video looks at why the voting age was lowered to 18 and when universal franchisement was...
Hip Hughes History
Petition Asks Electoral College to Elect Hillary Clinton: Faithless Electors Explained
Could the electoral college elect Hillary Clinton? I saw a petition online to get electors to vote for Hillary Clinton over Donald Drumpf and decided that a Faithless Elector video was in order. Why can the Electoral college ignore the...
Curated Video
The Battle of the Sexes
Although half of Americans are female, women make up just 25% of Congress. In fact, women have been treated unfairly in America since day one – but what are the causes of that inequality and what are the effects?
TLDR News
Welsh Parliament Election: Could Labour Win the Welsh Senedd? - TLDR News
On May 6th the people of Wales will cast ballots in the Welsh Parliamentary election. The representives they select will not only impact how Wales handles issues from health to education but also the countries attitude towards the rest...
Next Animation Studio
Swing states explained
In US presidential elections the 50 states are divided into solid states, states that lean toward a certain party and swing states. Often the election result hinges on the electoral college votes available in the swing states. Certain of...
TLDR News
Why Don't We Vote Online in Elections? - TLDR Explains
Voting can be complicated a time consuming, and having your say in an election can take its toll. That's why many have discussed taking voting online to make engaging in democracy quicker and easier. However, Estonia is the only country...
TLDR News
Rigged Dominion Voting Machines? Did Dodgy Voting Machines Actually Swing the Election? - TLDR News
Since the election lots of people (including the President) have raised concerns about the reliability of voting machines used in the election - most notably Dominion voting machines. There have been some pretty wild allegations thrown...
Mr. Beat
The American Presidential Election of 2012
The 57th Presidential election in American history took place on November 6, 2012, my 31st birthday. Oh crap, I'm getting old. Barack Obama became President as the economy really sucked. It was known the Great Recession, and the Obama...
Curated Video
Ensemble Machine Learning Techniques 2.3: Ensemble Learning for Classification
In this video, we will use python to write a simple ensemble learning model for classification. • We will use Jupyter Notebook to execute our code • Use Iris dataset to perform classification • Use hard voting and soft voting for...
TLDR News
Hundreds of Thousands of Dead Voters Casting Ballots? Are Dead People Really Voting? - TLDR News
Following the election, and even a bit before it, there's been a lot of talk about voter fraud. One of the top accusations though is that dead people have been voting in the election. In this video we take a look at the idea of dead...
Curated Video
Bayard Rustin: Martin Luther King Jr's 'Out and Proud' Advisor
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was the biggest protest America had ever seen. It culminated in Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr’s iconic “I Have A Dream” speech. But the man who made it all possible, chief...
Institute of Art and Ideas
Can the electorate be trusted?
We believe democracy leads to a fairer world. Yet almost all governments claim to be democratic including China, Russia and Syria. And 50 years after the abolition of hanging, UK polls still show a majority in favour. Is democracy...
TLDR News
What Happens Next in the Democratic Primaries - TLDR Explains
The Democratic Primary is ramping out, and with voting imminent, we wanted to summarise what's happened so far and discuss what's going to happen next. We tell you about the top candidates (Biden, Sanders, Warren and Buttigieg), the...