MakingHistory

A quick explanation why it's misleading to say the ancestors of Native Americans came via a land bridge from Asia.

My first History in 7 pod, in which I talk for about six and a half minutes about the Italian partisan folk song, Bella Ciao. I'll be tryin gto post a History in 7 daily, so there's never been a better time to subscribe!

The third installment of my US History I course, Fall 2020.

The third installment in my Modern World History series, describing what happened when Europeans "discovered" the Americas. 

My quick take on a Freakonomics podcast rebroadcast (#356) I listened to this week, about Michael Porter and Katherine Gehl's ideas regarding the nature of government, from their 2017 Harvard Business School publication and interviews.

The Republican Party was a coalition of abolitionists and Whigs. And they had a war to win. The results weren't inevitable, but they're understandable. A short lecture I wrote for my Gilded Age and Populism class. 

Chapter Two of my US History I course at Bemidji State University, fall 2020.

Lecture two of Modern World History at Bemidji State University, fall 2020.

Albert May Todd's 1898 speech on the floor of the House of Representatives, reminding Congress of the Crédit Mobilier scandal and the fraud and collusion of the railroads. Todd was a successful businessman as well as a Populist. His story is interesting, especially in light of the belief today that business and the people are on different sides. 

The first lecture of my Modern World History course at Bemidji State University, Fall 2020.