Hip Hughes History
Third Parties Explained: US History Review
Learn about FIVE important third parties in US History.
The Wall Street Journal
Commerce and the Courts
This administration is on course to set a transformative number of judicial appointments. The wave of new conservative judges could change society and business. Two views.
Curated Video
Cindy McCain: what next for the Republican Party? | The Economist Podcast
Cindy McCain shocked the Republican Party when she endorsed Joe Biden for president. Now, the widow of John McCain tells The Economist Asks podcast about her prediction that the Republican Party will split and her hopes for a new era of...
Hip Hughes History
Eric Cantor's Surprise Election Defeat Explained
Some musings and analysis on Eric Cantors recent primary loss to a relatively unknown challenger.
Hip Hughes History
A Supreme Court Crisis?
With the death of Justice Antonin Scalia during an Presidential Election the nation has been thrown into a potential Constitutional crisis. Should President Obama be able to choose Scalia's replacement or should we wait until the next...
Hip Hughes History
The 2008 Election Explained
A video lecture taking you through the 2008 primaries and election between Barack Obama and John McCain.
Step Back History
Dinesh D'Souza: Infinity War
Dinesh D'Souza is an infamous right-wing provocateur. In 2016 he published an 'expose' on the Democratic party which not only misrepresents the history it covers but belies a darker motive.
Hip Hughes History
The 2016 Democratic Primary: After the Bell
Join me after class for a new series, "After the Bell". This time we look at the candidates for the Democratic Primary and their chances for winning the nomination.
Hip Hughes History
The 1996 Election Explained
Mr. Hughes slides on through the electoral college of 1996, looking at major reasons for Bill Clinton's victory over Republican Bob Dole and the second smaller coming of Ross Perot.
Professor Dave Explains
Grover Cleveland: White House Wedding (1885 - 1889)
Grover Cleveland was an interesting fellow. He was a good enough Democrat to be one of only two Democrat presidents during a time of Republican domination. He was also the only president to ever get married in the White House while in...
Curated Video
America's Two-Party System
The United States is essentially a two-party system, unlike other democracies around the world where people can vote for political parties representing many different interests. Is that a good or a bad thing?
Mazz Media
Citizen's Rule: How We Elect A President
What does it take to become President of the United States? What is the Electoral College? The program takes kids through the entire election process. Through colorful graphics, lively animation and live-action footage, the entire...
Curated Video
Reasons The North Went to War
Think you know all about the American Civil War? Think again! This is the untold story of why the North took up arms against the South.
Healthcare Triage
The Trump Administration Has Many Options to Undermine Obamacare
While the Senate and the House haven't been very effective in passing repeal of Obamacare, the ACA's provisions are still at risk. There's a lot that Donald Trump's administration can do (or not do) to undermine Obamacare's provisions...
The Wall Street Journal
An Rx for Health Care: Part I
It's already part of presidential campaign slogans: "Medicare for all." But how exactly would that work?
The Wall Street Journal
What Just Happened, and What's It Mean for Business?
The midterm elections have redrawn the political map in Washington. What's likely to happen to tax policy, regulation, and the ability of Congress to get things done?
The March of Time
1930s: PREVIOUS CABINETS: Charles Evans Hughes w/ man at door, Herbert Hoover driving convertible, opening suicide door, walking into home. 1940s: MS Henry Stimson w/ General George C. Marshall, Secretary of the Navy on door, Frank Knox w/ pipe.
MOT 1930s: PREVIOUS CABINETS: Charles Evans Hughes w/ man at door, Herbert Hoover driving convertible, opening suicide door, walking into home. MOT 1940s: MS Henry Stimson w/ General George C. Marshall, Secretary of the Navy on door,...
Hip Hughes History
Demographics for Dummies (w/ Susie Sampson)
A political science overview of demographics. And remember folks, this is based on political science statistics, used in APGOVERNMENT as well as college level poli sci classes. These are not my opinions!
Hip Hughes History
The 1936 Election Explained
A super quick dive into the 1936 election where FDR took down Alf!
Professor Dave Explains
Benjamin Harrison: Make Grandpa Proud (1889 - 1893)
There have been two father-son lineages in presidential history (Adams and Bush) but only one grandfather-grandson lineage, and that's William Henry Harrison (9th) and Benjamin Harrison (23rd). Harrison defeated Grover Cleveland in 1888...
TLDR News
Could Bloomberg Become the Nominee Mike's Rise Explained - TLDR News
Michael Bloomberg has experienced an impressive rise in the polls in recent months, with him closing in on Biden. It's looking more and more like he could be the serious moderate competition for Sanders. So in this video, we explain...
Mr. Beat
The American Presidential Election of 1908
The 31st episode in a very long series about the American presidential elections from 1788 to the present. I hope to have them done by Election Day 2016. In 1908, Teddy Roosevelt anoints William Howard Taft as his successor, but William...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Getting to Grips with the Trump Phenomenon
The media has failed ask basic questions about the economic thinking — and business record — of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, says Pulitzer-prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston, author of The Making of Donald...
Cerebellum
The Election Process In America - The Two Party System And The Franchisement Of Black Men
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 different political parties in America were formed and how the two party...