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Carroll Doherty, director of political research at the Pew Research Center, talked about Pew’s research o…

Rebecca Roberts talked about her book, "Untold Power," about first lady Edith Wilson, and the significanc…

Honest Elections Project Executive Director Jason Snead talked about his organization's report on electio…

Betty Koed, a retired U.S. Senate historian, shared stories from her book "Scenes," including the 1954 su…

Betty Koed, a retired U.S. Senate historian, shared stories from her book "Scenes," including those of Re…

Betty Koed, a retired U.S. Senate historian, shared stories from her book "Scenes," including the 1856 ca…

Author and Presidential Historian Lindsay Chervinsky discussed the significance of Presidents' Day, how A…

Representatives Glenn Thompson (R-PA) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), co-chairs of the Career and Technical …

American Enterprise Institute's Gerald R. Ford Senior Fellow Jay Cost talked about his new report arguing…

Executive Director of New York University's Center for Social Media & Politics Zeve Sanderson talked abou…

Drake University Political Science Professor Rachel Paine Caufield discussed the history of the Iowa cauc…

Lilliana Mason, associate professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University, talked about her re…

Economic Policy Institute's State Policy & Research Director David Cooper and Heritage Foundation's Workp…

Library of Congress Popular & Applied Graphic Art Curator Sara Duke discussed the historical and contempo…

Historian H.W. Brands talked about when political parties have worked best in U.S. history. The James Mad…

Historian H.W. Brands discussed how presidential elections are popularity contests. The James Madison Mem…

Historian H.W. Brands talked about why the Framers of the U.S. Constitution did not address term limits. …

James Wallner, R Street Institute resident senior fellow and former Senate aide, talked about the motion …

In advance of the first debate of the 2024 presidential election season, University of Michigan Director …

U.S. House Senior Editor at the Cook Political Report David Wasserman talked about the decline of swing H…

University of California, Davis, history Professor Kathryn Olmsted discusses the prevalence of American c…

President and CEO of the Partnership for Public Service Max Stier talked about diminishing public trust i…

Marquette University Political Science Professor Julia Azari talked about the evolution of the State of t…

Former speechwriter to President George H.W. Bush and current University of Virginia Adjunct Professor Ma…

Atlantic Council of the U.S.'s Latin America Center Associate Director Valentina Sader talked about the u…

American Enterprise Institute Senior Fellow Philip Wallach talked about the history of divided government…

R Street Institute Resident Senior Fellow James Wallner discusses why he thinks the lame-duck Congress is…

Barbara Perry, director of Presidential Studies at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, talked abo…

Writer and filmmaker William Doyle talked about his book, "Titan of the Senate," on the life and career o…

The Director of Research for Rutgers University-Camden's Center for American Women and Politics Kelly Dit…

Frederick Hess of the American Enterprise Institute and Carolyn Heinrich, a professor at Vanderbilt Unive…

Brookings Institution Governance Studies Senior Fellow Molly Reynolds talked about the Electoral Count Ac…

Historians Edward Berkowitz and Sanford Schram talked about the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportun…

Former Representative Will Hurd (R-TX) discussed how sports can serve as examples for teamwork and proble…

Former Representative Will Hurd (R-TX) talked about the impacts of concentrated power and suggested leade…

Joshua Prager talked about "The Family Roe: An American Story," including the impact of the ruling of the…

Unite America executive director Nick Troiano discussed his recent piece in The Atlantic, “Party Primarie…

New America Foundation political reform project senior fellow Lee Drutman talked the two-party system in …

The Bipartisan Policy Center released the results of its “Election 2020: ‘States of Change’ in Generation…

Robert Griffin, Democracy Fund Voter Study Group Research Director, and Kristen Soltis Anderson, Co-Found…

Steve Inskeep, host of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” talked about the anti-immigrant sentiment during the 1840…

Lara Brown of George Washington University described the events leading up to the 1968 Democratic Nationa…

Lara Brown of George Washington University explained the early formation of political parties that took p…

Iowa political reporter James Lynch talked about the history and importance of Iowa’s caucuses, which are…

Michael Barone, auther and resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, described what he sees a…

Author Lee Drutman talked about the political party realignment that occurred during the civil rights mov…

Lee Drutman talked about his book, Breaking the Two‑Party Doom Loop and discussed the development of the …

John Sillito, co-author of History of Utah Radicalism: Startling, Socialistic, and Decidedly Revolutionar…

This bellringer focuses on the only instance of a U.S. governor being assassinated while in office, Kentu…

The Socialist Party in America started in Milwaukee in 1897. Kevin Abing, archivist at the Milwaukee Coun…

Professor and author, David Sehat talked about how conservatives and liberals differ in how they view and…

Libertarian political ideology places a strong emphasis on individual freedom, a very limited role for go…

The term "midterm election" refers to the election held midway through a presidential term of office, whe…

The term "Third Party" in the United States represents any political party other than the two that domina…

Political Participation refers to the efforts of individual citizens to directly or indirectly impact pub…

Political Polarization is defined by a division of people along party lines - in the United States, it's …

Political Ideology is generally defined in social science as a set of beliefs about what an effective soc…

Historians Ernest Freeberg and Lisa Phillips talked about the legacy of Eugene Debs, a 5-time presidentia…

Historian Charles Calhoun talked about the electoral landscape for the Democrats and Republicans during t…

Nicholas Stephanopoulos, an associate professor at the University of Chicago Law School, talked about his…

A focus group is a collection of individuals with some commonality brought together to provide in-depth, …

Catholic University politics professor Matthew Green discussed the determining factors in congressional l…

Unite America Executive Director Nick Troiano talked about why a growing number of citizens are choosing …

Historian Charles Calhoun talked about the evolution of the Whig Party and described the differences betw…

In these two clips, the political ideology of conservatism is explained. The first clip of Lee Edwards of…

Syracuse University professor Danielle Thomsen discussed the decline of moderates in national political o…

A look at the results of a new Pew Research poll showing that the political divide between Americans has …

Professor Joanne Freeman explains why most accounts of violence in Congress went unreported throughout Wa…

These five video clips explain how demographics affect voting patterns. The first clip gives provides an …

According to the Cambridge Dictionary, a swing state is a state where the number of Democratic and Republ…

Author Doris Kearns Goodwin discussed Teddy Roosevelt's progressive ideology. She spoke about his relatio…

Politico cartoonist Matt Wuerker talks about the differences between a caricaturist and a political carto…

Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Policy Center, Henry Olsen explained the concepts of Reagan Democrats, Bl…

Cliff Stearns (R-FL), who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for 24 years, talked about career p…

Pat O’Neill and Jason Roe discuss how Thomas Pendergast’s influence helped shape Kansas City and national…

Journalist Sharyl Attkisson talked about how smear tactics are used to influence public opinion.

Senators Bob Corker (R-TN) and Mark Warner (D-VA) talked about the importance of and need for bipartisans…

Reid Wilson talked about changing geographic and demographic political trends. He spoke about the geograp…

Karl Raitz tells the history of the Maysville Road, the route that served as a local settlement, a backbo…

Dante Scala explains how New Hampshire became first in the nation and the role it has in current presiden…

U.S. House of Representatives Historian Matthew Wasniewski talks about the contested election of 1868 and…

Senator McCain (R-AZ) made his first floor speech since being diagnosed with brain cancer. He said the Se…

Lawrence Noble explains the pertinence of election laws to campaign interactions with foreign nationals o…

David Blake talked about the role played by celebrity and advertising during the Eisenhower campaign and …

Paul Kahan talked about his book Amiable Scoundrel: Simon Cameron, Lincoln’s Scandalous Secretary of War,…

Howard Parker spoke about the 1839 Whig Convention. He talked about the backroom deals and trickery that …

Akhil Reed Amar and Richard Pildes talked about the evolution of the democratic process, the reasons for …

Akhil Reed Amar and Richard Pildes talked about the history of presidential primaries in the U.S. electio…

Frank Fahrenkopf discussed presidential debates, their history, candidate qualification rules, and the Co…

Pew Research Center Public Research Director Carroll Doherty discussed a study his organization conducted…

Author Michael Gerhardt talks about the differing beliefs of the Jacksonian Democrats and the Whig party …

Former Constitution Party Presidential Nominee Chuck Baldwin discussed the platform and beliefs of the Co…

Terry Golway talks about the Know Nothing Party and Tammany Hall.

Jason Brennan broadly defines three categories of libertarian thinkers as classical liberals, hard libert…

Donald J. Green discussed the evolution and impact of third parties in the United States.

Party officials spoke about the launch of a national Green Party.

Iowa State University Professor Steffen Schmidt discussed the history and platform of the Prohibition Par…

Heather Cox Richardson discusses the importance of the Kansas Nebraska Act as it relates to the Republica…

Iowa State University professor Steffen Schmidt discussed the modern two-party system, including geograph…

Jenny Beth Martin talks about founding the Tea Party Patriots.