Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Dec 01, 2025
Before the American Revolution came the French and Indian War—a conflict that redrew maps, ignited colonial unrest, and brought to the world stage a young man who would change the course of history.…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Nov 24, 2025
Before the American Revolution in 1776, there was another revolution decades earlier. This one wasn’t about freedom vs. tyranny, but about something else entirely, and it changed the face of the…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Nov 17, 2025
The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 remain one of the most infamous—and misunderstood—episodes in American history. What caused the panic? Why did so many go along with it? And how did this dark chapter…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Nov 10, 2025
One was founded on profit. The other on faith. Jamestown and Plymouth shaped two powerful forces in American life: commerce and religion. Thomas Kidd, author of American History Volumes 1 and 2,…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Nov 03, 2025
Joseph Biden spent his career chasing one goal: the presidency. After decades of political frustration, he finally became the 46th president of the United States. What happened next is one of…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Oct 27, 2025
There are two contemporary narratives of the Trump era. According to one, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, Donald J. Trump, is a right-wing autocrat who aspires to end the American…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Oct 20, 2025
Michelle Thibeau served in the U.S. Army Special Operations Command in Afghanistan. As a woman and a soldier, she knows that there are many roles in the armed forces that women can and should fill.…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Oct 13, 2025
Even Barack Obama’s political opponents appreciated the significance of his election. The charismatic new president would take America into a post-racial future. But is that what happened? Renowned…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Oct 13, 2025
Barack Obama promised to fundamentally transform America. Over two terms in office, he did just that—on race, healthcare, and foreign policy. But was it change for the better? Carol Swain examines…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Oct 06, 2025
On October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists brutally attacked Israel, murdering over 1,200 civilians and taking 251 hostages. The world’s response? Mass rallies—in support of the attackers. Larry Elder…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Sep 29, 2025
“You have the right to remain silent…” It’s one of the most famous phrases in American law. But where does it come from? In Miranda v. Arizona (1966), the Supreme Court ruled that police must inform…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Sep 22, 2025
Fracking: some call it one of the greatest innovations of the last fifty years. Others insist it’s an environmental disaster. Who is right? Linnea Lueken, research fellow at the Heartland Institute,…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Sep 15, 2025
What does it mean to be free? When Professor of Philosophy Sean McDowell poses this question to his students, they typically respond: “Freedom means doing whatever you want as long as you don’t hurt…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Sep 08, 2025
After radical Islamic terrorists struck the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States, swung into action. His every thought…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Sep 08, 2025
No one alive on September 11, 2001, will ever forget the shock and horror of that day, most especially the man who was recently elected the 43rd president of the United States, George W. Bush. Was he…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Sep 01, 2025
Is all speech protected under the First Amendment or is there a line that can’t be crossed? In 1969, the Supreme Court answered this question in the case of Brandenburg v. Ohio. Joseph Fornieri,…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Sep 01, 2025
Does a simple classroom prayer violate the Constitution? That was the question before the Supreme Court in the 1962 case Engel v. Vitale. Joel Alicea, Associate Professor of Law at Catholic…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Aug 25, 2025
Why is Africa poor? Is it because of its colonial past or is it because of present-day policies? Senegalese-American entrepreneur and philanthropist Magatte Wade answers these questions, and offers…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Aug 18, 2025
Is Wikipedia still an impartial, crowd-sourced encyclopedia, or has it become a propaganda tool for a particular point of view? Investigative journalist Ashley Rindsberg charts the evolution of one…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Aug 11, 2025
Millions of Latino voters shifted right in 2024. Is this a true political realignment, or a one-time phenomenon? The answer to this question may determine the future of American politics.
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Aug 11, 2025
Millones de votantes Latinos se inclinaron a la derecha en 2024. ¿Fue un verdadero realineamiento político o un fenómeno puntual? La respuesta a esta pregunta podría determinar el futuro de la…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Aug 04, 2025
The Roman Empire began as a model of Republican Government, but eventually descended into an autocracy. Is America headed for the same fate? Niall Ferguson, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution,…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Jul 28, 2025
Bill Clinton may have been the most fortunate president in U.S. history. He took office at a time of unparalleled peace and prosperity, when America stood alone as the world’s superpower. What did…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Jul 28, 2025
At the start of 1992 nobody imagined Bill Clinton, an obscure Southern Governor, would become President of the United States. But by the end of the year, it seemed inevitable. How did this most…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Jul 21, 2025
Success comes with risk. Those who take it often reap the biggest rewards. But what happens when government removes risk—freely spending taxpayer money and facing no consequences for failure? Carol…