What was the relationship like between Presidents’ Eisenhower and Nixon? ๐
The relationship between a United States president and his vice-president, however close they may be during their time in office, rarely extends beyond the White House. The bond between Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon, however, endured as a result of both...
How has Hollywood influenced American politics? ๐
In 1918 the leaders of the FBI William Burns and J Edgar Hoover expressed deep concern about the power of movie stars to affect politics. As a result, they began a surveillance program to watch over those they thought might be radicals. Since then, it has long seemed...
What needs to be done about Guantanamo Bay? ๐
Closing Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility was one of former US President Barack Obama’s campaign promises. In 2009 he decreed that Guantanamo Bay would be closed within a year. It never was, and now President Donald Trump intends to keep it open. What are the...
What next for American politics? ๐
What might be next in American politics in light of the latest developments? Where is the US heading under the Trump Presidency? Will it begin to resemble an authoritarian state? What will the consequences be if Robert Mueller’s investigation comes to a head?...
Is the United States facing an existential crisis? ๐
Unprecedented times for the United States. Is the country facing an existential crisis? And if so what might affect the outcome? Maria Armoudian discusses the political context behind the current political climate in America withย Louis Michael Seidman,ย Sanford...
Will the events of 2018 change the US forever? ๐
The year 2018 may be one of the most important years in American history. Constitutional law professor Michael Simon argues that what happens in 2018 may determine whether or not the United States remains a coherent country. What are those determinants, and what might...
How did the right-wing movement in the United States develop? ๐
How does the current right-wing political movement in the United States fit into American history? How did it develop? How hasย the movement been changing politics and policy in America? Maria Armoudian sits down with Kathleen Blee, Lawrence Rosenthal, and Martin Cohen...
What goes on inside intelligence agencies? ๐
The inner workings of intelligence gathering agencies have long been a black box to the public. How many are there? How do they cooperate and function? How have they changed? Glenn Carle served twenty-three years in the Central Intelligence Agency, and he sat down...
What are the politics of Muslim Americans? ๐
What are the politics of Muslim Americans, and how might they be changing under the current political environment of Trump and a crackdown on immigration from Muslim countries to the United States? Emily Cury Tohma and Aubrey Westfall talk to Maria Armoudian about...Subscribe by Email
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