Mini-courses

Scottish History and Culture Can’t Be Subsumed By Europe and Britain. Rediscovering My Scottish Roots

Raised in Scotland County, North Carolina, with Scottish ancestry on my father’s side, I’ve had an interest in Scottish history and culture since I was…

Jun 2 •

Merging Brains With AI. A Mini-Course

Awesome and terrifying prospects

May 29 •

Trump Envies UAE's AI-Based Surveillance Society

Donald Trump has announced “huge” financial deals with the Gulf States of the Middle East — Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

May 17 •

Not Dead Yet: Journalism, Libraries

But it could still happen if we don't step up

Apr 27 •

‘New Cold Wars’: Book Illuminates Dangerous Games Between World Powers

A mini-couse on 21st century geopolitics

Jan 30 •

Auschwitz: 80th Anniversary, & Mini-Course on Genocides

After visiting, can life ever be the same?

Jan 29 •

Reflections on 'Titan', the Definitive Biography of John D. Rockefeller

As we consider a new Gilded Age

Nov 20, 2024 •

Capitalism’s Triumph in the U.S. 1860-1900. Parallels Between Gilded Age Then and Now

Historian H.W. Brands explains

Oct 30, 2024 •

Are We Living In A New Gilded Age? 2024 Election Answered That Question

ABC News’ Phil Lipof toured Vanderbilt’s famed Breakers mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, for a look at how wealth inequality and union strikes could…

Oct 28, 2024 •

The Segregation Myth: Richard Rothstein Debunks an American Lie

Mini-course on the history of redlining and forced segregation

Aug 21, 2024 •

Divergent Cultures of GOP, Democratic Conventions

A mini-course. Chicago 1968 was a watershed

Aug 19, 2024 •

How Media Coverage of U.S. Politics Has Changed Since the 1960s

From Optimism, Love of Democracy, to Cynicism

Aug 10, 2024 •

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