This New Cold War
Cold War historian Mary Elise Sarotte says a new, more dangerous form of that 20th century conflict may descend upon Europe because of Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. The nuclear weapons are ...
17 Mar 202250min
Why Russian Democracy Failed
What if Russia were a thriving democratic society today? Would there be war in Ukraine? Maybe these are impossible questions to answer at the moment, but important as it is to consider the factor of N...
15 Mar 202230min
Bonus Episode! HAIH Live w/ Michael Kazin
This conversation with Georgetown University historian Michael Kazin was featured on C-SPAN's 'American History TV.' Kazin discusses his new book, "What It Took To Win," which is about the history of...
14 Mar 202258min
Putin and the American Right
"There is no room in this party for apologists for Putin," former Vice President Mike Pence is said to have told an audience of GOP donors in the days after Russia invaded Ukraine. Why would a major R...
10 Mar 202241min
The Chinese Century?
When Nixon opened doors to China a half century ago, that country was reeling from the cascading disasters of Mao's rule. Today, China is vying to surpass the U.S. position in global leadership. If th...
8 Mar 202253min
Lenin, Stalin, Putin
Russian president Vladimir Putin is "a very dangerous beast," says preeminent military historian Antony Beevor. As war rages in Ukraine, an unpredictable dictator may risk expanding the war to involve...
3 Mar 202231min
The Road to War in Eastern Europe
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is raising questions left unresolved in the immediate aftermath of the Cold War, when President George Bush hoped to bequeath to his successors a peaceful, stable Europ...
1 Mar 202249min
When Both Parties Backed Voting Rights
In 1965, after overcoming the threat of a filibuster, large bipartisan majorities in Congress passed the landmark Voting Rights Act. The act was reauthorized five times from 1970 through 2006 with the...
24 Feb 202240min
