Dec 28, 2023
This is the second of two episodes looking back on the major events of 2023.
Our year in review continues with historians Jeremi Suri and Jeffrey Engel. As professional scholars, they share their perspectives on the controversy involving free speech and antisemitism on college campuses. They also look ahead to...
Dec 26, 2023
This is the first of two episodes looking back on the major events and ideas of 2023.
What events this year compelled you to reassess the past? What historic moments will you speaking about for years to come? In this penultimate episode of 2023, historians Jeremi Suri and Jeffrey Engel talk about the enduring appeal of...
Dec 24, 2023
This conversation was first published in a Washington Times video on Dec. 20 available at washingtontimes.com.
Catholic University historian Michael Kimmage, an expert on post-Cold War Europe and U.S.-Russia relations, discusses the state of the Russia-Ukraine war. As winter sets in, Kyiv finds itself in an impossible...
Dec 21, 2023
As Americans opened their Christmas gifts 32 years ago, the beleaguered president of a superpower on the other side of the world endured a unique humiliation. Mikhail Gorbachev, whose open mind and magnetism had captivated Western publics after coming to power in 1985, announced his resignation as leader of the Soviet...
Dec 19, 2023
Audio excerpts of Napoleon courtesy Sony Pictures and Apple Original Films.
Many historians have skewered Ridley Scott's Napoleon for inaccuracies and for failing to convey the monumental historical significance of its subject. In this episode, historian Alan Strauss-Schom, the founder of the French Colonial Historical...