BONUS | Happy Presidents’ Day! Or … not?

Jason Rezaian knows the cost of free speech. He spent 544 days in an Iranian prison for simply being a journalist.The world is witnessing the erosion of democratic values. The Freedom Desk video podcast is about what comes next in the global fight for free expression.Every week, ...  Show more

This is the second of two special “Presidential” podcast episodes released in advance of the presidential election on Nov. 5. The episodes examine how the candidates, former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, could make history if they win. This episode focu ...  Show more

On this episode, Scot Bertram is joined by Khalil Habib, associate professor of politics at Hillsdale, to discuss the efforts to replace the Electoral College. Allen Guelzo, author/writer and professor at Gettysburg College, talks about the reevaluation of the presidency of Ulyss ...  Show more

In commemoration of Presidents Day, President Bill Clinton traces the evolution of the presidency from America’s founding through modern history and explores how the best presidents used the office to build an America that more closely resembled our highest ideals and aspirations ...  Show more

This Week: The Presidents, Teaching Outside the Box, Letter Baggies, 4-corners, and Jupiter Grades. 

What happened at the Capitol on January 6 begs us to look to our past to help us understand our present, and to imagine a better future. From debates around voting rights to immigration to police reform, we find ourselves at a crossroads in American Democracy.