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Christopher Schmidt / Dartmouth:
The Emergence of A Powerful Supreme Court
The United States Supreme Court has assumed a central role in practically all the critical issues of our time—the war on terrorism, abortion, racial preferences, legislative districting, and even the ou... read more
Free TrialFDR and the Path to World War II
Instructor:
Richard Pious / Columbia / Barnard
On December 7, 1941, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and four days later Germany and Italy also declared war on the U.S. Yet America's involvement in World War II had been predetermined as early as May of 1940 when A... read more
The First Amendment, 9/11, and Freedom of the Press
Instructor:
David Rubin / Syracuse
It is now commonplace to say that the 9/11 attacks changed everything. In the area of freedom of the press, this is not quite true, but a great deal did change. While the federal government has not made ... read more
The Founding Fathers and the Untold Story of the Revolution
Instructor:
Jack Rakove / Stanford
The Founding Fathers have often been portrayed as men of unflinching resolve, deeply committed to the idea of independence, but the revolution they led was one that none of them had truly anti... read more
