Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Jul 20, 2020
Most of us learned the key ideas of the Declaration of Independence in school: that "all men are created equal," "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights," that government's job is…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Aug 26, 2018
Of all the public figures and media personalities, very few actually change the way you live for the better, but Dennis Prager is certainly one of them. Through PragerU, The Dennis Prager Show, his…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Jul 31, 2023
When James Buchanan—America’s 15th president—took office, the country was ready to explode over the issue of slavery. Buchanan thought he could avert civil war. Instead, his every action (and…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Apr 01, 2024
As America’s 28th president, Woodrow Wilson greatly expanded the size and scope of the federal government. How did he do it, and why? RJ Pestritto, professor of politics at Hillsdale College, answers…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Oct 28, 2024
When Richard Nixon resigned as President following the Watergate scandal, America was in a bad way. The nation needed a leader who could mend the country’s divisions. Was Gerald Ford that leader?…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Feb 22, 2023
The first person to fully realize the value of organizing around a political party was the eighth President of the United States, Martin Van Buren. The party he helped to create is still thriving…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Feb 24, 2023
The year was 1841. No president had ever before died in office. And then one did. Who would take over as chief executive? The Constitution was surprisingly vague on this question—until Vice President…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Feb 19, 2024
The time had come for America to take its place among the great nations of the world. There was no better man to lead this charge than Theodore Roosevelt. Wilfred McClay, professor of history at…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Jun 24, 2024
The 1950s are widely regarded as a period of undisputed American greatness. The United States dominated the world in almost every respect, from science to culture, from John Wayne westerns to…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · May 13, 2024
Harry Truman led America to victory in World War II, but a new challenge was looming: the spread of communism across the globe. Would America’s 33rd president retreat into isolation, or fight the new…