Professor Dave explores the career and legacy of President Bush Sr

On Tuesday President Trump addressed the nation to highlight some of his successes and set out his plans for 2020. We discuss the key moments and themes of the address and think about what it shows about Trump's plans for the 2020...

The 11th 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 1828, after basically 5 years of his supporters campaigning, Andrew Jackson gets...

Mr. Beat counts down his least favorite American Presidents of all time. Donate on Patreon to the George Washington level, the Grover Cleveland level, the Calvin Coolidge level, the Thomas Jefferson level, or the Dwight D. Eisenhower level.

Professor Dave explores the career and legacy of President Ronald Reagan

Yesterday Biden held his first State of the Union Address (technically a joint session of Congress) where he reflected on his first months in office & the plans for the years ahead. So in this video, we outline what Biden had to say and...

Exploring Our Nation: Donald Trump: The 45th President of the United States After beating out 16 candidates in the Republican 2 to 5 and securing 304 electoral college votes, Donald John Trump became the 45th President of the United...

The Cold War (Part 2)

The Cold War (Part 1)

Even before Trump was elected people were already talking about how to get rid of him. Over the last year talks of impeachment have become more serious, but it seems like no progress is really being made. In this video, we explain how...

Even before Trump was elected people were already talking about how to get rid of him. Over the last year talks of impeachment have become more serious, but it seems like no progress is really being made. In this video, we explain how...

The United States Constitution is one of the most important and versatile documents ever written. The articles relating to finance including taxes, borrowing and commerce are discussed. The district of Columbia is discussed as well as...

You know, the Bush family isn't the only one to have a father-son pair in office. The Adams family did it first! Adams Jr. was a busy bee even before taking office. And he also went back to Congress even after his presidency! What an odd...

Professor Dave explores the career and legacy of President Bill Clinton

Travel back with HipHughes and take a whack at Andrew Johnson! Why was Andy impeached and why the hell is Edwin Stanton barricaded in his office?

Tuples are similar to lists, but they are immutable. You'll learn to create tuples in this video.

With Biden's recent mishandling of classified Vice Presidential documents, many are comparing the situation with Trump's Mar-a-Lago scandal. So what exactly happened? How similar are these situations? And what does this mean for Biden's...

Sometimes, the words of politicians save lives. In the case of Teddy Roosevelt, ""Bull Moose"" Party presidential candidate in 1912, that was very literally true.

Having already served as the 26th President of the United States,...

This video looks at the councils and cabinet departments and the way that they advise the President. The Executive Branch Of Government. Part 3

Professor Dave explores the career and legacy of President Barack Obama

Only 6.3% of all international leaders are women. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former Liberian president and Africa's first elected female head of state, suggests ways to redress the balance.

Mr. Beat tells you everything you need to know about the Free Soil Party, the most important single-issue third party in American history.

From little fibs to big fat whoppers, lying is part of human nature. Lane Greene, our language guru, examines the difference between lies, falsehoods and plain nonsense.

A short lecture, part 2, explaining the major constitutional powers of the executive branch. Directed for students taking a US History course at the secondary level and perhaps even an intro to gov class.