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Hip Hughes History
King Obama? The Constitutionality of the Immigration Executive Order
An attempted non biased look at the constitutionality and legality of Obama's executive order on immigration.
Hip Hughes History
The 14th Amendment and the Debt Ceiling Explained
My teacher stab at explaining the argument for the 14th amendment being used in relationship to the Debt Ceiling. "An educated citizenry is a vital requisite for our survival as a free people." ~Thomas Jefferson
Hip Hughes History
The War on Christianity? The Religious Freedom Restoration Act Explained
A video lecture focusing on Indiana and the controversy regarding its Religious Freedom Restoration Act and anti-gay discrimination. A look through the Constitution and judicial precedent and common sense as I pretend to be Johnny Cash...
One Minute History
195 - The War of the Spanish Succession - One Minute History
The House of Habsburg, one of the most influential royal houses in European history, played a pivotal role in shaping the continent's political landscape. Among their many significant contributions, the War of the Spanish...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Fixing the Eurozone
I just re-read the introduction for Hans Werner-Sinn. There's a few grammatical errors that I picked up. Maybe you can replace with this version (which fixes the mistakes):
As the interview with Hans Werner-Sinn...
As the interview with Hans Werner-Sinn...
Gresham College
Legal Process as a Tool to Rewrite History: Law, Politics and History - Sir Geoffrey Nice QC
Trials at the ICTY concerned political violence and criminality that resulted from disintegration of a federation from which seven new successors states were formed. That process has been defined as a 'clash of state projects', where...
Gresham College
Law as a New Religion & other topics - Professor Sir Geoffrey Nice QC
Law is everywhere providing answers to almost everything. Ever larger numbers of students want to be part of the legal mechanisms that control us, regulate us and take over from politicians when politicians sense their own incapability....
Gresham College
The Black Dog: Causes and Cures for Depression - by Professor Glenn D. Wilson
Is depression a response to unfortunate life events, or an unfolding of constitutional predisposition? The "learned helplessness" conceptualisation. Chemical and brain changes observed in depression - are they the cause or a...
Gresham College
Feast or Famine: The Psychology of Eating - Professor Glenn D. Wilson
Is body weight due to a constitutional "set point" or to eating style? Do diets work or are they inevitably doomed to fail? Is self-monitoring (e.g., calorie counting, food diaries and regular weighing) useful or counterproductive. What...
Big Think
The 13th Amendment: Slavery is still legal under one condition
The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery—but it still remains legal under one condition. The amendment reads: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have...
Curated Video
Why Poland is having huge protests
The country’s women are furious at their government. Subscribe to our channel!'http://goo.gl/0bsAjO' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>channel! In October and November of 2020, Poland saw its biggest protests since the fall of its...
Gresham College
Votes for Women: A Centenary Celebration - Elizabeth Crawford
The campaign to achieve the parliamentary vote for women (6 February 1918) took 52 years, from 1866 to 1918. During that time women and their male supporters employed both parliamentary and extra-parliamentary tactics, ranging from the...
Curated Video
Catalonia’s independence movement, explained
This referendum was not the region's first. Subscribe to our channel!'http://goo.gl/0bsAjO' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>channel! On October 1st Catalonia held a controversial referendum on independence. Before the vote took place,...
Curated Video
DACA, explained
Protection from deportation and the chance to work have been life-changing for DACA recipients. But if Congress and the White House can’t agree on a bill to protect them within a six-month timeframe, those protections will disappear....
Gresham College
King Edward VIII - Professor Vernon Bogdanor FBA CBE
Edward VIII reigned for just 325 days.ef='https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/king-edward-viii' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>days. The history of his reign is in large part the history of the abdication. However, as...
Gresham College
Conspiracy Theories: A Threat to Democracy? - Professor Sir Richard Evans FBA
In this talk Professor Sir Richard Evans FBA looks at recent and current conspiracy theories research to come up with some surprising answers='http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/conspiracy-theories-a-threat-to-democracy'...
Gresham College
King Edward VII - Professor Vernon Bogdanor
Edward VII had an instinctive understanding of the human side of monarchy.http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/king-edward-vii' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>monarchy. Both at home and abroad, he sought to conciliate, and...
Gresham College
Queen Victoria - Professor Vernon Bogdanor
Queen Victoria was the first constitutional monarch.'http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/queen-victoria' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>monarch. During her reign the power of the monarchy declined but its influence grew....
Gresham College
King George V - Professor Vernon Bogdanor
It was during the reign of George V that constitutional monarchy reached its maturity.https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/king-george-v' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>maturity. It came to be taken for granted that the...
Bill of Rights Institute
Constitutional Principles: The Rule of Law
Invite your young citizens to consider the depth, significance, and necessity of the rule of law. This video focuses particularly on the American commitment to rule of law since the nation's inception with the...
Bill of Rights Institute
Constitutional Principles: Republican Government
Why were the founding fathers wary of democracy? What is the difference between a direct democracy and a constitutional republic? Encourage critical thinking around questions such as these in your class and review the principles of a...
PBS
Should 12-Year-Olds Be Allowed to Vote? | America From Scratch
"The America From Scratch" series asks viewers to consider what they would change about the United States government if the Constitution were to redrafted, drawn again from scratch. In this episode, the narrator questions adults and...