Commissioner Werfel on Mondernizing the IRS
Commissioner Danny Werfel discussed modernizing and digitizing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) at an event hosted by American University’s Kogod School of Business. He summarized the impa…
516 viewsCommissioner Danny Werfel discussed modernizing and digitizing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) at an event hosted by American University’s Kogod School of Business. He summarized the impa…
516 viewsAmerican University professor Pamela Nadell taught a class about the rise in anti-Semitism in America between World War I and II. She described the 1915 lynching of Jewish man Leo Frank in G…
2,712 viewsAssociation for Documentary Editing scholars discussed how historical memory is embedded in indigenous languages, and how to preserve those languages.
102 viewsAssociation for Documentary Editing scholars discussed recognizing historical patterns in the present.
445 viewsAmerican University professor Joseph Campbell explored a decade of political, foreign policy, cultural and social events to define the zeitgeist of the American 1990s. American University is…
754 viewsPolitical strategists and academics discussed former President Trump’s 2024 election campaign, its challenges, and a potential re-match with President Biden, during a virtual event hosted by…
675 viewsWas first lady Edith Wilson an acting president while Woodrow Wilson recovered from a stroke? Author Rebecca Boggs Roberts answered that question, while taking a new look at the life of the …
319 viewsWhite House Historical Association historian and American University lecturer Matthew Costello taught a class on White House myths. He talked about the realities and legends behind often rep…
2,052 viewsSen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and former Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) discussed bipartisanship and the benefits of crossing party lines to accomplish something. The Center for Congressional and Presi…
201 viewsWorld Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala discussed global trade and issues affecting geopolitics, at American University in Washington, D.C. She defended the benef…
247 viewsBob Bauer, former White House lawyer for the Obama administration, discussed democracy and presidential elections at an event hosted by American University in Washington, D.C. Topics include…
240 viewsHistorian Rebecca DeWolf looked at the drafting and attempted ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, a proposed addition to the U.S. Constitution, originally introduced in 1923 that gua…
294 viewsAmerican University Professor Joseph Campbell taught a class on public opinion and election forecasting. He spoke about some of the most significant polling misses in American politics. Amer…
706 viewsGovernor Charlie Baker (R-MA) offered his thoughts on working in the public sector and how to move past politics and get things done. American University in Washington, D.C., hosted this pro…
598 viewsMSNBC’s Ali Vitali reflected on the women who’ve run for president and explored what it will take for a woman to become president. This virtual event was hosted by American University’s Wome…
103 viewsPolitical reporters discussed the upcoming 2022 midterm elections during an event hosted by American University. Topics included the midterm election’s impact on President Biden’s agenda, th…
367 viewsAmerican University professor Joseph Campbell taught a class about the 1972 Watergate scandal and, what he calls, “the myth of heroic journalism.” He argued that the unraveling of the Waterg…
1,529 viewsAmerican University’s Sine Institute held a virtual discussion on the 2022 midterm elections and beyond. Former Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-VA) predicted that Democrats would maintain control o…
735 viewsRepresentative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) talked about strengthening democracy in the U.S. during a virtual discussion hosted by American University’s School of Public Affairs Center for Congres…
367 viewsFormer White House Chiefs of Staff Jack Lew and Joshua Bolten discussed the challenges of the job and how they approached being the so-called gatekeeper of the presidents they served. The Am…
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