Democrats Lost in the Wilderness
The Democratic Party controls none of the three branches of government, has no apparent leader, and is deeply unpopular. An NBC News poll says only 27 percent of registered voters have a positive view...
4 Jul 20251h 6min
Bombing and Starving International Law
Eighty years ago, during the final weeks of the worst war ever fought, the United Nations Charter was signed in late June 1945, outlawing aggression and upholding universal human rights. World leaders...
1 Jul 202540min
DOGE and the Books (Bonus Episode)
On April Fool's Day, members of Elon Musk's government dismantling team known as DOGE showed up at the downtown Washington offices of the Wilson Center for International Scholars with grave news. It w...
29 Jun 202527min
Visions of Mushroom Clouds
Israel and the United States justified their war against Iran on claims that its nuclear program posed an existential threat. Iran had no nuclear weapons, but the nature of its enrichment program exce...
27 Jun 202549min
Cornered Ayatollahs
Note: This episode was recorded hours before President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Iran and Israel. Over the decades and in the face of Western pressure not to enrich uranium to weapons...
24 Jun 202537min
HAIH at the U.S. Army War College, Part 2
This episode of History As It Happens was recorded on location at the U.S. Army War College and the Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pa. The Army's 250th birthday was on June 14th. What...
20 Jun 202525min
HAIH at the U.S. Army War College, Part 1
This episode of History As It Happens was recorded on location at the U.S. Army War College and the Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pa. The Army's 250th birthday was on June 14th. What...
17 Jun 202529min
Nayib Bukele and the Death of El Salvador's Democracy
Twelve years ago, few outside Latin America knew of Nayib Bukele, then the young mayor of a small town outside San Salvador. Today, the media-savvy Bukele proudly calls himself the "world's coolest di...
13 Jun 202545min
