Videos

Professor Elizabeth Gray talked about the use of and public opinion on opium and laudanum in the 19th century. Professor Gray described how most laudanum addicts at the time were upper class…

Professor Akim Reinhardt talked about Victorian Era culture in the United States in the last half of the 19th century. He described the societal customs of the upper and emerging middle clas…

Professor Martha Joynt Kumar talked about presidents and their relationships with the press, focusing on the ways the White House press corps and coverage of presidents have evolved from the…

Representative Benjamin Cardin, Democrat from Maryland, held a town hall meeting in his district to talk about the U.S. role in Iraq and proposals for an Iraq war crimes tribunal. He provide…

Candidates debated one another on a number of issues including the economy, health care and education. A panel of journalists and academics moderated the debate.