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If you're enjoying the content, please like, subscribe, and comment! Please consider supporting the show! https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/worldxppodcast/supportDr. Brands' Substack: https://hwbrands.substack.com/America First: https://www.amazon.com/America-First-Roosevelt-Lindbergh-Shadow/dp/0385550413 Dr. H. W. Brands was born in Portland, Oregon, and later moved to California for college. He attended Stanford University, where he studied history and mathematics. He continued his formal education, earning graduate degrees in mathematics and history, and eventually a doctorate in history from the University of Texas at Austin. He worked as an oral historian at the University of Texas Law School for a year, then became a visiting professor of history at Vanderbilt University. In 1987, he joined the history faculty at Texas A&M University, where he taught for seventeen years. In 2005, he returned to the University of Texas, where he holds the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History.He has written thirty books, coauthored or edited five others, and published dozens of articles and reviews. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, International Herald Tribune, Boston Globe, Atlantic Monthly, Smithsonian, National Interest, American Historical Review, Journal of American History, Political Science Quarterly, American History, and many other publications. The First American and Traitor to His Class were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize and the Los Angeles Times Prize.______________________Follow us!@worldxppodcast Instagram - https://bit.ly/3eoBwyr@worldxppodcast Twitter - https://bit.ly/2Oa7BzmSpotify - http://spoti.fi/3sZAUTGYouTube - http://bit.ly/3rxDvUL#history #historyfacts #charleslindbergh #fdr #roosevelt #america #american #americafirst #trump #churchill #hitler #ukraine #russia #germany #ww2 #wwii #ww1 #explore #explorepage #podcastshow #longformpodcast #longformpodcast #podcasts #podcaster #newpodcast #podcastshow #podcasting #newshow #worldxppodcast

AJ Manuzzi and John Allen Gay have a conversation with Peter Harris, Associate Professor of Political Science at Colorado State University in Fort Collins and Non-Resident Fellow at the think tank Defense Priorities. Dr. Harris's teaching and research focuses on international security and U.S. foreign policy. He received his PhD in Government from the University of Texas at Austin, where he was also a graduate fellow of the Clements Center for National Security. His work has appeared in journals including Asian Security, Chinese Journal of International Politics, International Affairs, Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs, Survival, and Political Science Quarterly. He is also the author of the forthcoming book Why America Can't Retrench (And How it Might). Note - this episode was recorded September 26th, before the news about the Chagos islands. Dr. Harris's "Broken Nest" Taiwan article Dr. Harris on the Chagos Islands

The topic of this episode is, “How does media affect our perceptions of Congress?'As listeners no doubt know, Americans are down on Congress. Public approval of Congress has averaged about 20 percent over the past 20 years, according to Gallup. Certainly, the people on Capitol Hill are partly to blame. We have legislators who behave as if they are on a reality television show and who spend a lot of time starting fights on social media. Congress also has hurt its reputation by failing to address major public policy issues, like immigration and the soaring national debt. And then there are the occasional scandals that disgust the average American.Yet, Americans' dour opinion of Congress also is fueled by media coverage.To talk more about this I have with me Rob Oldham, who is a Ph.D. candidate in politics at Princeton University. This year he will be an American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow, and will be spending a lot of time on Capitol Hill. His published papers investigate the relationship between supermajority rules and bipartisan policymaking. His dissertation considers congressional policymaking in response to crises during the era of polarization.And importantly and especially relevant for this podcast is that Rob is the coauthor (along with James M. Curry and Frances Lee) of a fascinating, recent article titled, “On the Congress Beat: How the Structure of News Shapes Coverage of Congressional Action.” This article was recently published by Political Science Quarterly.

Negar Mortazavi speaks to Benjamin Friedman, policy director at Defense Priorities in Washington. Friedman previously worked as a defense analyst at the Cato Institute and at the Center for Defense Information. He has edited three books on defense policy and strategy and has published academic essays in International Security, Political Science Quarterly, Foreign Affairs, and World Affairs. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theiranpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theiranpodcast/support

In this episode I identify the factors that led to the great civil war in Mexico and how that war changed Mexico in the decades that followed it. References Cabrera, Luis. 1917. “The Mexican Revolution: Its Causes, Purposes and Results.” The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 69 (January): 1-17. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3804613. “Mexican Revolution | Causes, Summary, & Facts.” 2023. Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/event/Mexican-Revolution. Rowe, L. S. 1912. “The Mexican Revolution: Its Causes and Consequences.” Political Science Quarterly 27, no. 2 (June): 281-297. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2141244. Weston Jr., Charles W. 1983. “The Political Legacy of Lázaro Cárdenas.” The Americas 39, no. 3 (Jan): 23. https://doi.org/10.2307/981231. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/d-a-f-l-o-w/support

What is political polarisation? How different is it from ‘normal' democratic conflict? And why have we been getting it wrong? Listen to Andreas Schedler and Petra Alderman talk about the meaning of political polarisation, its actors and drivers, and the effects it has on contemporary democracy. Andreas Schedler is a Senior Research Fellow at the Democracy Institute of the Central European university (CEU) in Budapest, Hungary. He is well-known for his work on authoritarian elections, democratic consolidation and transition, anti-political-establishment parties, political accountability, organized violence, and political polarisation. This episode is based on Andreas's article ‘Rethinking Political Polarization' published in Political Science Quarterly. Petra Alderman is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Leadership for Inclusive and Democratic Politics at the University of Birmingham and Research Fellow at CEDAR. The People, Power, Politics podcast brings you the latest insights into the factors that are shaping and re-shaping our political world. It is brought to you by the Centre for Elections, Democracy, Accountability and Representation (CEDAR) based at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. Join us to better understand the factors that promote and undermine democratic government around the world and follow us on Twitter at @CEDAR_Bham! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

What is political polarisation? How different is it from ‘normal' democratic conflict? And why have we been getting it wrong? Listen to Andreas Schedler and Petra Alderman talk about the meaning of political polarisation, its actors and drivers, and the effects it has on contemporary democracy. Andreas Schedler is a Senior Research Fellow at the Democracy Institute of the Central European university (CEU) in Budapest, Hungary. He is well-known for his work on authoritarian elections, democratic consolidation and transition, anti-political-establishment parties, political accountability, organized violence, and political polarisation. This episode is based on Andreas's article ‘Rethinking Political Polarization' published in Political Science Quarterly. Petra Alderman is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Leadership for Inclusive and Democratic Politics at the University of Birmingham and Research Fellow at CEDAR. The People, Power, Politics podcast brings you the latest insights into the factors that are shaping and re-shaping our political world. It is brought to you by the Centre for Elections, Democracy, Accountability and Representation (CEDAR) based at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. Join us to better understand the factors that promote and undermine democratic government around the world and follow us on Twitter at @CEDAR_Bham! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science

What is political polarisation? How different is it from ‘normal' democratic conflict? And why have we been getting it wrong? Listen to Andreas Schedler and Petra Alderman talk about the meaning of political polarisation, its actors and drivers, and the effects it has on contemporary democracy. Andreas Schedler is a Senior Research Fellow at the Democracy Institute of the Central European university (CEU) in Budapest, Hungary. He is well-known for his work on authoritarian elections, democratic consolidation and transition, anti-political-establishment parties, political accountability, organized violence, and political polarisation. This episode is based on Andreas's article ‘Rethinking Political Polarization' published in Political Science Quarterly. Petra Alderman is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Leadership for Inclusive and Democratic Politics at the University of Birmingham and Research Fellow at CEDAR. The People, Power, Politics podcast brings you the latest insights into the factors that are shaping and re-shaping our political world. It is brought to you by the Centre for Elections, Democracy, Accountability and Representation (CEDAR) based at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. Join us to better understand the factors that promote and undermine democratic government around the world and follow us on Twitter at @CEDAR_Bham! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is political polarisation? How different is it from ‘normal' democratic conflict? And why have we been getting it wrong? Listen to Andreas Schedler and Petra Alderman talk about the meaning of political polarisation, its actors and drivers, and the effects it has on contemporary democracy. Andreas Schedler is a Senior Research Fellow at the Democracy Institute of the Central European university (CEU) in Budapest, Hungary. He is well-known for his work on authoritarian elections, democratic consolidation and transition, anti-political-establishment parties, political accountability, organized violence, and political polarisation. This episode is based on Andreas's article ‘Rethinking Political Polarization' published in Political Science Quarterly. Petra Alderman is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Leadership for Inclusive and Democratic Politics at the University of Birmingham and Research Fellow at CEDAR. The People, Power, Politics podcast brings you the latest insights into the factors that are shaping and re-shaping our political world. It is brought to you by the Centre for Elections, Democracy, Accountability and Representation (CEDAR) based at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. Join us to better understand the factors that promote and undermine democratic government around the world and follow us on Twitter at @CEDAR_Bham! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lions and tigers and panda bears, oh my! By the end of the year, all of the United States' giant pandas will be returned to China. But why?In this episode, Emma tackles the current state of U.S.-China relations with the help of Suisheng Zhao, a University of Denver professor and the executive director of the Center for China-U.S. Cooperation in the Korbel School of International Studies. Emma also examines the future of the relationship between the two world powers with Collin Meisel, the associate director of Geopolitical Analysis at the Pardee Center for International Futures.Show Notes: Suisheng Zhao is a professor and Director of the Center for China-U.S. Cooperation at Josef Korbel School of International Studies. He is a founding editor of the Journal of Contemporary China, and a member of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Committee of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific. Zhao received his Ph.D. degree in political science from the University of California-San Diego, M.A. degree in Sociology from the University of Missouri and BA and M.A. degrees in economics from Peking University. He is the author and editor of more than ten books and his articles have appeared in Political Science Quarterly, The Wilson Quarterly, Washington Quarterly and more. Collin Meisel is the Associate Director of Geopolitical Analysis at the Pardee Center. He is also a subject matter expert at The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies and a Nonresident Fellow with the Strategic Foresight Hub at the Stimson Center. Meisel's research focuses on international interactions and the measurement of the depth and breadth of political, diplomatic, economic, and security ties between countries as they have and are projected to evolve across long time horizons. Meisel is a U.S. Air Force veteran. He holds a Master's in Public Policy from Georgetown University. His research has been published in the Journal of Contemporary China, Journal of Peace Research, and Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression, and his commentary has been published by Defense One, The Hill, the Modern War Institute at West Point, and War on the Rocks, among other outlets. More Information:“Say goodbye to the pandas: All black-and-white bears on US soil set to return to China”“Smithsonian's National Zoo Hosts Panda Palooza: A Giant Farewell, Sept. 23 to Oct. 1”Council on Foreign Relations: “U.S.-China Relations Timeline”Council on Foreign Relations: “Why China-Taiwan Relations Are So Tense”

Suite de la rediffusion de la semaine passée, qui dans le contexte de la sortie au cinéma de Oppenheimer, vous proposait de redécouvrir l'un des éléments les plus connus de la Seconde Guerre mondiale : les bombardements nucléaires sur le Japon les 6 et 9 août 1945. Ces bombes ont-elles réellement été décisives dans la capitulation du Japon ? Telle est la question structurant cette rediffusion. Vers la première partie : t.ly/tIMZk Musique : Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – Enola Gay (Album Organisation, 1980)   Présentation : Vincent Gabriel (@GblVincent) et Simon Desplanque (@DesplanqueSimon). Suivez le podcast ! Il est désormais sur Twitter :  @20MPC_podcast   Pour plus d'informations sur l'actualité internationale, vous pouvez suivre Global Initiativ' sur ses réseaux : www.instagram.com/global.initiativ/, www.facebook.com/global.init et https://www.linkedin.com/company/global-init. Générique : www.musicscreen.org/Royalty-free/Mu…esla-Jingle.php  Bibliographie :  ALPEROVITZ, G., The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb: And the Architecture of an American Myth, New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1995.  BERSTEIN, B., “Roosevelt, Truman, and the Atomic Bomb, 1941-1945: A Reinterpretation” in Political Science Quarterly, vol. 90, n°1 (Spring, 1975), p.23-69.  BIROLLI, B., “Le Japon a capitulé en raison d'Hiroshima” dans Lopez, J. et Wieviorka, O., Les mythes de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, t. 1, Paris, Perrin, 2018, p. 387-407.  BOYER, P., “Some sort of peace” : President Truman, the American people, and the atomic bomb dans LACEY, M.J., The Truman presidency, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1991, p. 174-202.  COURMONT, B, Pourquoi Hiroshima ? La décision d'utiliser la bombe atomique, Paris, L'Harmattan, 2007.  DONOVAN, R., Conflict and crisis. The Presidency of Harry S. Truman, Columbia, University of Missouri Press, 1996.  FERREL, R. H., Harry S. Truman: A life, Columbia, University of Missouri Press, 1994.  FERREL, R. H., Off the record. The private paper of Harry S. Truman, New York, Harper and Row, 1980.  MCKINNEY, K., SAGAN, S., WEINER, A., “Why the atomic bombing of Hiroshima would be illegal today” dans Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, vol. 76, n°4, p. 157-165.  PHILIPP, R. J., “The belief System of Harry S. Truman and Its Effect on Foreign Policy Decision-Making during His Administration” in Presidential Studies Quarterly, vol. 12, n°2, p.226-238.  TRUMAN, H. S., Memoirs, vol. 1: Years of decision, New York, New American Library, 1965. WALKER, S., Prompt and Utter Destruction. Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs against Japan, 3rd ed., UNC Press Books, 2016.  WILSON, M., “The winning weapon ? Rethinking nuclear weapons in light of Hiroshima” dans International Security, vol. 31, n°1, 2007, p. 162-179.  YAGAMI, K., “Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Gar Alperovitz and his critics” dans Southeast Review of Asian studies, vol. 31, 2009, p. 301-307.  Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Dans le contexte de la sortie au cinéma de Oppenheimer, 20 minutes pour comprendre vous propose de redécouvrir l'un des éléments les plus connus de la Seconde Guerre mondiale : les bombardements nucléaires sur le Japon les 6 et 9 août 1945. Ces bombes ont-elles réellement été décisives dans la capitulation du Japon ? Telle est la question structurant cette rediffusion. Vers la seconde partie : https://is.gd/hMuKSf  Musique : Blondie – Atomic (Album Eat to the Beat, 1979)  Présentation : Vincent Gabriel (@GblVincent) et Simon Desplanque (@DesplanqueSimon). Suivez le podcast ! Il est désormais sur Twitter :  @20MPC_podcast   Pour plus d'informations sur l'actualité internationale, vous pouvez suivre Global Initiativ' sur ses réseaux : www.instagram.com/global.initiativ/, www.facebook.com/global.init et https://www.linkedin.com/company/global-init. Générique : www.musicscreen.org/Royalty-free/Mu…esla-Jingle.php  Bibliographie :  ALPEROVITZ, G., The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb: And the Architecture of an American Myth, New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1995.  BERSTEIN, B., “Roosevelt, Truman, and the Atomic Bomb, 1941-1945: A Reinterpretation” in Political Science Quarterly, vol. 90, n°1 (Spring, 1975), p.23-69.  BIROLLI, B., “Le Japon a capitulé en raison d'Hiroshima” dans Lopez, J. et Wieviorka, O., Les mythes de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, t. 1, Paris, Perrin, 2018, p. 387-407.  BOYER, P., “Some sort of peace” : President Truman, the American people, and the atomic bomb dans LACEY, M.J., The Truman presidency, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1991, p. 174-202.  COURMONT, B, Pourquoi Hiroshima ? La décision d'utiliser la bombe atomique, Paris, L'Harmattan, 2007.  DONOVAN, R., Conflict and crisis. The Presidency of Harry S. Truman, Columbia, University of Missouri Press, 1996.  FERREL, R. H., Harry S. Truman: A life, Columbia, University of Missouri Press, 1994.  FERREL, R. H., Off the record. The private paper of Harry S. Truman, New York, Harper and Row, 1980.  MCKINNEY, K., SAGAN, S., WEINER, A., “Why the atomic bombing of Hiroshima would be illegal today” dans Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, vol. 76, n°4, p. 157-165.  PHILIPP, R. J., “The belief System of Harry S. Truman and Its Effect on Foreign Policy Decision-Making during His Administration” in Presidential Studies Quarterly, vol. 12, n°2, p.226-238.  TRUMAN, H. S., Memoirs, vol. 1: Years of decision, New York, New American Library, 1965. WALKER, S., Prompt and Utter Destruction. Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs against Japan, 3rd ed., UNC Press Books, 2016.  WILSON, M., “The winning weapon ? Rethinking nuclear weapons in light of Hiroshima” dans International Security, vol. 31, n°1, 2007, p. 162-179.  YAGAMI, K., “Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Gar Alperovitz and his critics” dans Southeast Review of Asian studies, vol. 31, 2009, p. 301-307. Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

“At the end of every seven years you shall grant a release. And this is the manner of the release: every creditor shall release what he has lent to his neighbor. He shall not exact it of his neighbor, his brother, because Yahweh's release has been proclaimed. Of a foreigner you may exact it, but whatever of yours is with your brother your hand shall release. But there will be no poor among you; for Yahweh will bless you in the land that Yahweh your God is giving you for an inheritance to possess— if only you will strictly obey the voice of Yahweh your God, being careful to do all this commandment that I command you today.” “For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, ‘You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.'” - Deuteronomy 15:1-6, 11   This Episode's Links: (All timestamps offset by 24-seconds) 00:00 – Deuteronomy 15 04:00 – Thoughts on the Reading 33:55 - Dude got into a fender-bender in his Rivian. Insurance offered $1,600. The repair bill was $42,000. – Commodore Vanderbilt, NTB 41:04 - Ron DeSantis Makes Waves At Republican Presidential Forum In Iowa – Ryan Saavedra, DW 48:24 - New state education commissioner Susana Cordova visits Greeley – Anne Delaney, Greeley Tribune 55:19 - Cardinal virtues – Wikipedia 1:01:51 - Tucker Carlson probably just ended Mike Pence's political career – Cardinal Pritchard, NTB 1:08:17 - Right by Nature: Russell Kirk, contemporary conservatism and natural law – Nathanael Blake, The Catholic World Report 1:12:46 – Ecclesiastes 1 – Bible.com 1:15:20 – Proverbs 10:18-20 – BibleGateway.com 1:18:14 - John Adams: America's Original Conservative – The Heritage Foundation 1:24:09 - From John Adams to John Taylor, 19 April 1814 – Founders Online, National Archives 1:31:04 - Horace Greeley and the Working Class Origins of the Republican Party – John R. Commons, Political Science Quarterly, Vol. 24, No. 3 (Sep., 1909) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garrett-ashley-mullet/message

Kathryn interviews Nancy Scherer who highlights the importance of diversity in courts, covering aspects like race, gender, and minority representation. The discussion also reveals the challenges faced in increasing diversity due to opposition regarding judges' qualifications and education. However, research shows no significant difference in the quality of judges from top-ranked or lower-ranked law schools. Nancy emphasizes that a diverse judiciary better serves all Americans and should be a priority in future appointments. Who is The Guest? Nancy Scherer has research and teaching interests in American politics with a primary emphasis on judicial politics and public law. She is the author of the book Scoring Points: Politicians, Activists and the Lower Federal Court Appointment Process. The book explores why the federal court appointment process has become such a divisive political issue in the modern political era. Professor Scherer has also published articles in the journals Political Science Quarterly, Law and Society Review and Judicature on topics such as judicial decision-making behavior and judicial appointment politics. Currently, her research is focused on efforts to diversify the racial and gender make-up of the federal judiciary, and its potential impact on citizens' views of the justice system. She was the 2002 recipient of the Edwin S. Corwin Award, given by the American Political Science Association, for best dissertation on public law. Episode Resources https://www.wellesley.edu/politicalscience/faculty/scherer   Episode Highlights Why diversifying the courts is important The relationship between legitimacy and diversity on the court, according to research findings Effect of increased court diversification on different demographic groups The challenges of balancing court legitimacy with diversification The increased importance of the Federalist Society in the court nomination process The potential impact of diversity on court decisions, notably on affirmative action in higher education The importance of diversity in cases related to various legal issues, particularly those involving personal experiences Discussing the focus on race, gender, and other identity-based diversity in studies instead of viewpoints or academic backgrounds The aspiration to achieve different types of diversity in the judiciary system Challenges Democrats face in promoting diversity within the judiciary and the potential criticism from Republicans Episode Sponsored By https://www.lexisnexis.com/lexisplus  Subscribe, Share and Review To get the next episode subscribe with your favorite podcast player. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify Leave a review on Apple Podcasts

Sheri Berman, author of Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe: From the Ancien Régime to the Present Day, is a professor of political science at Barnard College and a Visiting Scholar at the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law. In this episode, she joins Francis Fukuyama to explain why populism is more threatening to American democracy than it is in Europe, and why parties of the Left have been in long-term decline.Sheri Berman is a professor of political science at Barnard College, Columbia University. Her research interests include the development of democracy and dictatorship, European politics, populism and fascism, and the history of the left. Her latest book is Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe: From the Ancien Régime to the Present Day. In addition to her scholarly work, she has published in a wide variety of non-scholarly publications, including The New York Times, the Washington Post, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, VOX, The Guardian, and Dissent. She is on the boards of The Journal of Democracy, Political Science Quarterly, Dissent, and Persuasion. 

The Trident Room Podcast host Zach Ward sits down and have a conversation with Professor Erik Dahl. This episode was recorded on September 30, 2022. Erik Dahl joined the faculty of the Department of National Security Affairs in September 2008, and he is currently an Associate Professor of National Security Affairs. He is also on the faculty of the Center for Homeland Defense and Security at NPS. Before joining NPS, from 2006 to 2008 Dahl was a pre-doctoral research fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. He received his Ph.D. from the Fletcher School of Tufts University, from which he also received a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy. In addition, he holds master's degrees from the Naval War College and the London School of Economics, and a bachelor's degree from Harvard. His research focuses on intelligence, terrorism, and homeland security, and his book, Intelligence and Surprise Attack: Failure and Success from Pearl Harbor to 9/11 and Beyond, was published by Georgetown University Press in 2013. Dahl's work has been published in Political Science Quarterly, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Intelligence and National Security, The International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, Strategic Studies Quarterly, Homeland Security Affairs, The Journal of Strategic Studies, Defense Studies, The Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism, and The Naval War College Review among others. Dahl retired from the U.S. Navy in 2002 after serving 21 years as an intelligence officer. From 1999 to 2002, he served on the faculty of the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. Expertise: Intelligence, Terrorism, Homeland Security, IR Theory Teaching Interests: Intelligence for Homeland Defense and Security Introduction to International Relations The Trident Room Podcast is brought to you by the Naval Postgraduate School Alumni Association and the Naval Postgraduate School Foundation. npsfoundation.org For comments, suggestions, and critiques, please email us at TridentRoomPodcastHost@nps.edu, and find us online at nps.edu/tridentroompodcast. Thank you!

An old divide in the study of innovation is whether ideas come primarily from individual/group creativity, or whether they are “in the air”, so that anyone with the right set of background knowledge will be able to see them. In this episode, I look at how much redundancy there is in innovation: if the discoverer of some idea had failed to find it, would someone else have figured it out later?This podcast is an audio read through of the (initial draft of the) post How common is independent discovery?, originally published on New Things Under the Sun.Articles Mentioned:Ogburn, William F., and Dorothy Thomas. 1922. Are Inventions Inevitable? A Note on Social Evolution. Political Science Quarterly 37(1): 83-98. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2142320Haagstrom, Warren O. 1974. Competition in Science. American Sociological Review 39(1): 1-18. https://doi.org/10.2307/2094272Hill, Ryan, and Carolyn Stein. 2020. Scooped! Estimating Rewards for Priority in Science. Working Paper.Painter, Deryc T., Frank van der Wouden, Manfred D. Laubichler, and Hyejin Youn. 2020. Quantifying simultaneous innovations in evolutionary medicine. Theory in Biosciences 139: 319-335. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12064-020-00333-3Bikard, Michaël. 2020. Idea Twins: Simultaneous discoveries as a research tool. Strategic Management Journal 41(8): 1528-1543. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.3162Ganguli, Ina, Jeffrey Lin, and Nicholas Reynolds. 2020. The Paper Trail of Knowledge Spillovers: Evidence from Patent Interferences. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 12(2): 278-302. https://doi.org/10.1257/app.20180017Lück, Sonja, Benjamin Balmier, Florian Seliger, and Lee Fleming. 2020. Early Disclosure of Invention and Reduced Duplication: An Empirical Test. Management Science 66(6): 2677-2685.  https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2019.3521Iaria, Alessandro, Carlo Schwarz, and Fabian Waldinger. 2018. Frontier Knowledge and Scientific Production: Evidence from the Collapse of International Science. Quarterly Journal of Economics: 927-991. https://doi.org/10.1093/qje/qjx046Borjas, George J., and Kirk B. Doran. 2012. The Collapse of the Soviet Union and the Productivity of American Mathematicians. The Quarterly Journal of Economics 127(3): 1143-1203. https://doi.org/10.1093/qje/qjs015Hill, Ryan, and Carolyn Stein. 2021. Race to the bottom: competition and quality in science. Working paper.Cotropia, Christopher Anthony, and David L. Schwartz. 2018. Patents Used in Patent Office Rejections as Indicators of Value. SSRN Working Paper https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3274995

Retired CIA officer Paul R. Pillar discusses the tensions between the intelligence community and policymakers, concerns over domestic abuses of the CIA and NSA, the continuing legacy of post-9/11 policy mistakes, the Russian war in Ukraine, the Biden administration's diplomacy with Iran, and how hyper-partisanship undermines national security policy. Show Notes:Paul R. Pillar bioPaul R. Pillar, “The Role of the Villain: Iran and U.S. Foreign Policy,” Political Science Quarterly 128, no. 2 (Summer 2013): pp. 211-231. Paul R. Pillar, Intelligence and U.S. Foreign Policy: Iraq, 9/11. And Misguided Reform (New York City: Columbia University Press, 2014).Paul R. Pillar, “Guantanamo Bay Remains a Moral Stain on America,” The National Interest, April 18, 2022. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Michael Provence of University of California San Diego joins Marc Lynch on this week's podcast to discuss his new book, The Last Ottoman Generation and the Making of the Modern Middle East. In the book, Provence examines the collapse of the Ottoman empire through popular political movements and the experience of colonial rule. (Starts at 0:39). Gamze Cavdar of Colorado State University discusses her article, "Why Women Support Conservative Parties: The Case of Turkey" published in Political Science Quarterly. (Starts at 32:13). Shibley Telhami of the University of Maryland discusses our joint project on the Middle East Scholar Barometer. (Starts at 46:33). Music for this season's podcast was created by Bashir Saade (playing Ney) and Farah Kaddour (on Buzuq). You can find more of Bashir's work on his YouTube Channel.

Tulane University associate professor and Cato adjunct scholar Christopher Fettweis discusses political psychology on the international and domestic levels, explains how misperceptions drive conflict, and argues that "enemy images" can be subdued by greater exposure to adversaries and political opponents. Christopher Fettweis bioChristopher J. Fettweis, Psychology of a Superpower: Security and Dominance in U.S. Foreign Policy (New York: Columbia University Press, 2018). Christopher J. Fettweis, “After Trump: Enemies, Partisans, and Recovery,” Political Science Quarterly 136, no. 4 (September 23, 2021).Christopher J. Fettweis, “After Rome: Lessons in Grand Strategy from Emperor Hadrian,” Survival 60, no. 4 (July 16, 2018): pp. 123-150. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Professor Ahmet. T. Kuru comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss Authoritarianism and Underdevelopment in Islamic Countries. We get into a deep dive on whether Secularism is Islamic, the Ulema-State nexus and Modernity. Ahmet T. Kuru (PhD, University of Washington) is the director of Center for Islamic and Arabic Studies and Bruce E. Porteous Professor of Political Science at San Diego State University. He was a postdoctoral scholar at Columbia University. Kuru is the author of Secularism and State Policies toward Religion: The United States, France, and Turkey (Cambridge University Press, 2009), which received Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (SSSR)'s Book Award. He is also the co-editor (with Alfred Stepan) of Democracy, Islam, and Secularism in Turkey (Columbia University Press, 2012). Kuru's articles appeared in various journals including World Politics, Comparative Politics, and Political Science Quarterly. His recent book, Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment: A Global and Historical Comparison (Cambridge University Press, 2019) became the co-winner of the American Political Science Association's International History and Politics Section Book Award and received honorable mention of SSSR's Book Award. Kuru's works have been translated into Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese, French, Indonesian, Malay, Persian, and Turkish. Chapters: 0:00 Secularists vs Islamists 12:00 Is Islam against Secularism? 20:00 Is there evidence for Secularism? 32:30 Abrogation Principle and understanding Verses 37:30 The Ulema-State unison in Sunni history 47:30 Why did Islamic societies not progress? 53:30 Is Modern Islam compatible with Modernity? 1:01:00 Democracy and Underdevelopment in Islamic countries 1:15:30 Peoples Q&As The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89

In this week's episode of Politics In Question, Sophia Jordán Wallace joins Lee and James to discuss public opinion on immigration policy. Wallace is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Washington. She specializes in Latino Politics, representation, and immigration politics and policy. Wallace is the author of Walls, Cages, and Family Separation: Race and Immigration Policy in the Trump Era (Cambridge University Press 2020). And she has published articles in the American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics, International Migration Review, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies,  Political Research Quarterly, Politics, Groups, & Identities, American Politics Research, Social Science Quarterly, Political Science Quarterly, and Urban Affairs Review. What do Americans think about immigration policy? How does the rhetoric on immigration policy impact American elections? And why can't Congress pass legislation reforming immigration policy and securing the border? These are some of the questions Sophia, Lee, and James discuss in this week's episode.

The Ellison Center presents the panel, "Challenges to the Post-Cold War Order: Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan" on Feb. 1, 2022. Speakers: Oxana Shevel, Associate Professor - Political Science (Tufts University) Oxana Shevel is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Tufts University where her research and teaching focuses on Ukraine and the post-Soviet region. Her current research projects examine the sources of citizenship policies in the post-Communist states and religious politics in Ukraine. Her research interests also include comparative memory politics and the politics of nationalism and nation-building. She is the author of award-winning Migration, Refugee Policy, and State Building in Postcommunist Europe (Cambridge University Press, 2011), which examines how the politics of national identity and strategies of the UNHCR shape refugee admission policies in the post-Communist region. Shevel's research appeared in a variety of journals, including Comparative Politics, Current History, East European Politics and Societies, Europe-Asia Studies, Geopolitics, Nationality Papers, Post-Soviet Affairs, Political Science Quarterly, Slavic Review and in edited volumes. She is a member of PONARS Eurasia scholarly network, a country expert on Ukraine for Global Citizenship Observatory (GLOBALCIT), and an associate of the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute and of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies. She currently serves as President of the American Association for Ukrainian Studies (AAUS) and Vice President of the Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN). Dmitry Gorenburg, Senior Research Scientist (CNA) Dmitry Gorenburg is an expert on security issues in the former Soviet Union, Russian military reform, Russian foreign policy, and ethnic politics and identity. His recent research topics include decision-making processes in the senior Russian leadership, Russian naval strategy in the Pacific and the Black Sea, and Russian maritime defense doctrine. Gorenburg is author of "Nationalism for the Masses: Minority Ethnic Mobilization in the Russian Federation" (Cambridge University Press, 2003), and has been published in journals such as World Politics and Post-Soviet Affairs. In addition to his role at CNA, he currently serves as editor of Problems of Post-Communism and is an Associate of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University. (Read more) Carol Williams, Journalist; Former LA Times Moscow Bureau Chief Carol J. Williams is a retired foreign correspondent living near Seattle with her husband and a tuxedo cat. She covered revolution and war for 30-plus years for Associated Press and Los Angeles Times, from USSR/Russia, Eastern Europe, Afghanistan, Iraq and Ukraine. She has been awarded more than a dozen international honors, including a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 1994. Retired from mainstream journalism, she curates “World Briefing by CJ Williams” on Twitter @cjwilliamslat, writes foreign affairs commentary for Seattle website www.postalley.org, and speaks on press freedom and foreign policy at events held by civic groups, libraries and her alma mater, University of Washington's Jackson School of International Studies. Moderator: Scott Radnitz, Ellison Center Director. This panel is hosted by the Ellison Center for Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle.

Dans ce nouvel épisode de Passé Ressuscité, Simon Desplanque et Vincent Gabriel reviennent sur un des éléments les plus connus de la Seconde Guerre mondiale : les bombardements nucléaires sur le Japon les 6 et 9 août 1945. Ces bombes ont-elles réellement été décisives dans la capitulation du Japon ? Telle est la question structurant leur discussion déclinée en deux épisodes.  Vers la première partie :  https://is.gd/LyMVEZ  Musique : Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – Enola Gay (Album Organisation, 1980)  Présentation : Vincent Gabriel (@GblVincent) et Simon Desplanque (@DesplanqueSimon). Suivez le podcast ! Il est désormais sur Twitter :  @20MPC_podcast   Pour plus d'informations sur l'actualité internationale, vous pouvez suivre Global Initiativ' sur ses réseaux : www.instagram.com/global.initiativ/, www.facebook.com/global.init et https://www.linkedin.com/company/global-init. Générique : www.musicscreen.org/Royalty-free/Mu…esla-Jingle.php  Bibliographie :  ALPEROVITZ, G., The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb: And the Architecture of an American Myth, New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1995.  BERSTEIN, B., “Roosevelt, Truman, and the Atomic Bomb, 1941-1945: A Reinterpretation” in Political Science Quarterly, vol. 90, n°1 (Spring, 1975), p.23-69.  BIROLLI, B., “Le Japon a capitulé en raison d'Hiroshima” dans Lopez, J. et Wieviorka, O., Les mythes de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, t. 1, Paris, Perrin, 2018, p. 387-407.  BOYER, P., “Some sort of peace” : President Truman, the American people, and the atomic bomb dans LACEY, M.J., The Truman presidency, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1991, p. 174-202.  COURMONT, B, Pourquoi Hiroshima ? La décision d'utiliser la bombe atomique, Paris, L'Harmattan, 2007.  DONOVAN, R., Conflict and crisis. The Presidency of Harry S. Truman, Columbia, University of Missouri Press, 1996.  FERREL, R. H., Harry S. Truman: A life, Columbia, University of Missouri Press, 1994.  FERREL, R. H., Off the record. The private paper of Harry S. Truman, New York, Harper and Row, 1980.  MCKINNEY, K., SAGAN, S., WEINER, A., “Why the atomic bombing of Hiroshima would be illegal today” dans Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, vol. 76, n°4, p. 157-165.  PHILIPP, R. J., “The belief System of Harry S. Truman and Its Effect on Foreign Policy Decision-Making during His Administration” in Presidential Studies Quarterly, vol. 12, n°2, p.226-238.  TRUMAN, H. S., Memoirs, vol. 1: Years of decision, New York, New American Library, 1965. WALKER, S., Prompt and Utter Destruction. Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs against Japan, 3rd ed., UNC Press Books, 2016.  WILSON, M., “The winning weapon ? Rethinking nuclear weapons in light of Hiroshima” dans International Security, vol. 31, n°1, 2007, p. 162-179.  YAGAMI, K., “Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Gar Alperovitz and his critics” dans Southeast Review of Asian studies, vol. 31, 2009, p. 301-307.   Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Dans ce nouvel épisode de Passé Ressuscité, Simon Desplanque et Vincent Gabriel reviennent sur un des éléments les plus connus de la Seconde Guerre mondiale : les bombardements nucléaires sur le Japon les 6 et 9 août 1945. Ces bombes ont-elles réellement été décisives dans la capitulation du Japon ? Telle est la question structurant leur discussion déclinée en deux épisodes.  Vers la seconde partie : https://is.gd/hMuKSf  Musique : Blondie – Atomic (Album Eat to the Beat, 1979)  Présentation : Vincent Gabriel (@GblVincent) et Simon Desplanque (@DesplanqueSimon). Suivez le podcast ! Il est désormais sur Twitter :  @20MPC_podcast   Pour plus d'informations sur l'actualité internationale, vous pouvez suivre Global Initiativ' sur ses réseaux : www.instagram.com/global.initiativ/, www.facebook.com/global.init et https://www.linkedin.com/company/global-init. Générique : www.musicscreen.org/Royalty-free/Mu…esla-Jingle.php   Bibliographie :  ALPEROVITZ, G., The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb: And the Architecture of an American Myth, New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1995.  BERSTEIN, B., “Roosevelt, Truman, and the Atomic Bomb, 1941-1945: A Reinterpretation” in Political Science Quarterly, vol. 90, n°1 (Spring, 1975), p.23-69.  BIROLLI, B., “Le Japon a capitulé en raison d'Hiroshima” dans Lopez, J. et Wieviorka, O., Les mythes de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, t. 1, Paris, Perrin, 2018, p. 387-407.  BOYER, P., “Some sort of peace” : President Truman, the American people, and the atomic bomb dans LACEY, M.J., The Truman presidency, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1991, p. 174-202.  COURMONT, B, Pourquoi Hiroshima ? La décision d'utiliser la bombe atomique, Paris, L'Harmattan, 2007.  DONOVAN, R., Conflict and crisis. The Presidency of Harry S. Truman, Columbia, University of Missouri Press, 1996.  FERREL, R. H., Harry S. Truman: A life, Columbia, University of Missouri Press, 1994.  FERREL, R. H., Off the record. The private paper of Harry S. Truman, New York, Harper and Row, 1980.  MCKINNEY, K., SAGAN, S., WEINER, A., “Why the atomic bombing of Hiroshima would be illegal today” dans Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, vol. 76, n°4, p. 157-165.  PHILIPP, R. J., “The belief System of Harry S. Truman and Its Effect on Foreign Policy Decision-Making during His Administration” in Presidential Studies Quarterly, vol. 12, n°2, p.226-238.  TRUMAN, H. S., Memoirs, vol. 1: Years of decision, New York, New American Library, 1965. WALKER, S., Prompt and Utter Destruction. Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs against Japan, 3rd ed., UNC Press Books, 2016.  WILSON, M., “The winning weapon ? Rethinking nuclear weapons in light of Hiroshima” dans International Security, vol. 31, n°1, 2007, p. 162-179.  YAGAMI, K., “Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Gar Alperovitz and his critics” dans Southeast Review of Asian studies, vol. 31, 2009, p. 301-307.  Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Chris, Zack, and Melanie get together to discuss Joshua Rovner’s recent War on the Rocks article, “Intelligence in the Biden Administration.” Rover argues that President-elect Joe Biden should immediately rebuild relations with the intelligence agencies. How can he go about doing that in difficult political circumstances and after years of them being treated with contempt during the Donald Trump administration? What role does Congress have in ensuring our intelligence agencies are functioning properly? How will Biden use the intelligence community to enhance U.S. security and prosperity? The crew also wonders why, with other national security team members in place, Biden has not yet named a secretary of defense. Finally, Chris surprises us with a promise to make a holiday dessert, Melanie has some praise for those working on vaccines, and Zack gives a shout out to the Bombshell podcast hosts as their amazing show ends.    Links Joshua Rovner, "Intelligence in the Biden Administration," War on the Rocks, November 25, 2020 Robert Jervis, "Why Intelligence and Policymakers Clash," Political Science Quarterly, November 02, 2010 Samantha Lee, "Moderna's Groundbreaking Coronavirus Vaccine Was Designed in Just Two Days," Business Insider, November 26, 2020 Rosa Brooks, "It's Time for a Woman to Run the Defense Department," The New York Times, November 30, 2020 Christopher Krebs, "Trump fired me for saying this, but I'll say it again: The election wasn't rigged," The Washington Post, December 1, 2020 Jack Detsch and Robbie Gramer, "Pentagon Purges Leading Advisors From Defense Policy Board," Foreign Policy, November 25, 2020 Zack Cooper, "Bad Ideas Series: 'Great Power Competition' Terminology," Center for Strategic and International Studies, December 1, 2020 Brad Stapleton, “The Problem with the Light Footprint: Shifting Tactics in Lieu of Strategy,” Cato Institute Policy Analysis No. 792, June 7, 2016 Paul R. Pillar, “Intelligence, Policy, and the War in Iraq,” Foreign Affairs, March/April 2006

Speakers:Brian Klaas is a political scientist at UCL and a weekly columnist for the Washington Post. He has written three books: The Despot's Accomplice (Oxford University Press), The Despot's Apprentice (Hurst & Co), and How to Rig an Election (Yale University Press). His research focuses on democracy, authoritarianism, Trumpism, the nature of power, political violence, and US foreign policy. Before becoming an academic, he co-managed a winning campaign for Governor in his home state of Minnesota.Anne Joseph O'Connell is the Adelbert H. Sweet Professor of Law at Stanford Law School. She is a lawyer and political scientist whose research and teaching focuses on administrative law and the federal bureaucracy. Outside of the Stanford Law School, she is a contributor to the Center on Regulation and Markets at the Brookings Institution and an appointed senior fellow of the Administrative Conference of the United States, an independent federal agency dedicated to improving regulatory procedures. She is an elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Public Administration, and an elected member of the American Law Institute.Colin Provost is Associate Professor of Public Policy and Director of the MSc in Public Policy at UCL. His research focuses primarily on the design and enforcement of regulatory policy in the United States; much of his research has examined how the behaviour of elected prosecutors (state attorneys general) affects the enforcement of state and federal law and how this in turn affects business regulatory compliance. His research has been published in Governance, Journal of Public Policy, Law and Policy, Political Research Quarterly, Political Psychology, Publius: the Journal of Federalism, Regulation and Governance, State Politics and Policy Quarterly and Review of Policy Research.Sherrill Stroschein is a Reader in the Department of Political Science at UCL. Her research examines the politics of ethnicity in democratic and democratising states, especially democratic processes in states with mixed ethnic or religious populations. She has published articles in Perspectives on Politics, Party Politics, Nations and Nationalism, Political Science Quarterly, Europe-Asia Studies, and Ethnopolitics, as well as other journals. Her current project is funded by the ISRF, on local politics in ethnic enclaves.Moderator: Adam Smith, Director of Oxford's Rothermere American Institute (RAI)

Apa itu birokrasi? Mengapa birokrasi mesti direformasi? Apa kaitannya dengan kapasitas pemerintah? Bagaimana Reformasi Birokrasi dilakukan? Sejauh apa dampak Reformasi Birokrasi bagi kinerja pemerintah dan kepentingan warga-negara? #NALAR mencoba mendalami gagasan mendasar di balik perlunya Reformasi Birokrasi dalam membangun negara modern. REFERENSI: 1. Sydney Lady Morgan (1818). Florence Macarthy. Henry Colburn. p. 35. 2. John Stuart Mill (1861). "VI – Of the Infirmities and Dangers to which Representative Government is Liable". Considerations on Representative Government. 3. Woodrow Wilson (1887), "The Study of Administration", Political Science Quarterly, July 1887 4. Ludwig von Mises (1944). Bureaucracy. 5. Robert K. Merton (1957). Social Theory and Social Structure. Glencoe, Free Press. pp. 195–206. 6. Karl Marx (1970). Marx's Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right (1843). Cambridge University 7. Jaques Elliott (1976). A general theory of bureaucracy. London: Heinemann. 8. "In Praise of Hierarchy". Harvard Business Review. 1 January 1990. 9. Charles Tilly (1985). "War making and state making as organized crime," in Bringing the State Back In, eds P.B. Evans, D. Rueschemeyer, & T. Skocpol. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 10. Jeffrey Herbst (1990). "War and the State in Africa." International Security, (1990): 117-139 11. David Beetham (1996). Bureaucracy. 12. Franz Wirl (1998). "Socio-economic typologies of bureaucratic corruption and implications". J. Evolutionary Economics, 8(2):199–220. 13. Christopher Hood (2000), The Art of the State: Culture, Rhetoric, and Public Management. Oxford University Press. p. 76. 14. Liesbet Hooghe (2001). The European Commission and the integration of Europe: images of governance. Cambridge University Press. pp. 40–. 15. Marshall Sashkin, Molly G. Sashkin (2003). Leadership that matters: the critical factors for making a difference in people's lives and organizations' success. Berrett-Koehler Publishers. p. 52. 16. V Fritz, A.R. Menocal (2007). "Developmental states in the new millennium: Concepts and challenges for a new aid agenda". Development Policy Review, 25(5):531–552. 17. Charles T Call (2008). "The Fallacy of the 'Failed State'". Third World Quarterly, 29(8):1498. 18. George Ritzer (2009). Contemporary Sociological Theory and Its Classical Roots: The Basics. McGraw-Hill. pp. 38–42. 19. Tony Waters and Dagmar Waters (2015) "Bureaucracy" from Weber's Rationalism and Modern Society: New Translations on Politics, Bureaucracy, and Social Stratification. Palgrave MacMillan. 20. Noel D. Johnson, Mark Koyama(2017). "States and economic growth: Capacity and constraints". Explorations in Economic History, 64(April):1–20. 21. Elissa Berwick, Christia Fotini (2018). "State Capacity Redux: Integrating Classical and Experimental Contributions to an Enduring Debate". Annual Review of Political Science, 21(May):71–91. 22. Agnes Cornell, Carl Henrik Knutsen, Jan Teorell (2020). "Bureaucracy and Growth". Comparative Political Studies, 53(14):2246–2282.

Apa itu birokrasi? Mengapa birokrasi mesti direformasi? Apa kaitannya dengan kapasitas pemerintah? Bagaimana Reformasi Birokrasi dilakukan? Sejauh apa dampak Reformasi Birokrasi bagi kinerja pemerintah dan kepentingan warga-negara? #NALAR mencoba mendalami gagasan mendasar di balik perlunya Reformasi Birokrasi dalam membangun negara modern. REFERENSI: 1. Sydney Lady Morgan (1818). Florence Macarthy. Henry Colburn. p. 35. 2. John Stuart Mill (1861). "VI – Of the Infirmities and Dangers to which Representative Government is Liable". Considerations on Representative Government. 3. Woodrow Wilson (1887), "The Study of Administration", Political Science Quarterly, July 1887 4. Ludwig von Mises (1944). Bureaucracy. 5. Robert K. Merton (1957). Social Theory and Social Structure. Glencoe, Free Press. pp. 195–206. 6. Karl Marx (1970). Marx's Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right (1843). Cambridge University 7. Jaques Elliott (1976). A general theory of bureaucracy. London: Heinemann. 8. "In Praise of Hierarchy". Harvard Business Review. 1 January 1990. 9. Charles Tilly (1985). "War making and state making as organized crime," in Bringing the State Back In, eds P.B. Evans, D. Rueschemeyer, & T. Skocpol. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 10. Jeffrey Herbst (1990). "War and the State in Africa." International Security, (1990): 117-139 11. David Beetham (1996). Bureaucracy. 12. Franz Wirl (1998). "Socio-economic typologies of bureaucratic corruption and implications". J. Evolutionary Economics, 8(2):199–220. 13. Christopher Hood (2000), The Art of the State: Culture, Rhetoric, and Public Management. Oxford University Press. p. 76. 14. Liesbet Hooghe (2001). The European Commission and the integration of Europe: images of governance. Cambridge University Press. pp. 40–. 15. Marshall Sashkin, Molly G. Sashkin (2003). Leadership that matters: the critical factors for making a difference in people's lives and organizations' success. Berrett-Koehler Publishers. p. 52. 16. V Fritz, A.R. Menocal (2007). "Developmental states in the new millennium: Concepts and challenges for a new aid agenda". Development Policy Review, 25(5):531–552. 17. Charles T Call (2008). "The Fallacy of the 'Failed State'". Third World Quarterly, 29(8):1498. 18. George Ritzer (2009). Contemporary Sociological Theory and Its Classical Roots: The Basics. McGraw-Hill. pp. 38–42. 19. Tony Waters and Dagmar Waters (2015) "Bureaucracy" from Weber's Rationalism and Modern Society: New Translations on Politics, Bureaucracy, and Social Stratification. Palgrave MacMillan. 20. Noel D. Johnson, Mark Koyama(2017). "States and economic growth: Capacity and constraints". Explorations in Economic History, 64(April):1–20. 21. Elissa Berwick, Christia Fotini (2018). "State Capacity Redux: Integrating Classical and Experimental Contributions to an Enduring Debate". Annual Review of Political Science, 21(May):71–91. 22. Agnes Cornell, Carl Henrik Knutsen, Jan Teorell (2020). "Bureaucracy and Growth". Comparative Political Studies, 53(14):2246–2282.

Dans le premier épisode du Podcast Conseils de sécurité, Sarah-Myriam et Thomas s'entretiennent avec François-Philippe Champagne, le Ministre des Affaires étrangères du Canada. Ils discutent de l'avenir de l'engagement du Canada au sein des Nations Unies, puis des relations entre le Canada et les États-Unis alors que les élections américaines approchent. Ils abordent ensuite les relations du Canada avec la Chine et l'Arabie saoudite. Biographies L'honorable François-Philippe Champagne a été élu pour la première fois député de Saint-Maurice—Champlain en 2015. Le ministre Champagne est homme d'affaires, avocat et spécialiste du commerce international et il cumule plus de 20 ans d'expérience au sein de grandes entreprises internationales en Europe, plus particulièrement dans les domaines de l'énergie, de l'ingénierie et de l'innovation. Avant de se lancer en politique, le ministre Champagne a été vice-président et avocat principal du groupe ABB, un chef de file dans la technologie de pointe présent dans plus de 100 pays. Il a également occupé les postes de directeur du développement stratégique, d'avocat général par intérim, de dirigeant principal de l'éthique et de membre du comité de direction d'AMEC Foster Wheeler, un chef de file mondial dans le domaine de l'énergie. Sarah-Myriam Martin-Brûlé est Professeure Agrégée au département de politiques et d'études internationales à l'Université Bishop's et directrice adjointe du Réseau de recherche sur les opérations de la paix. Elle s'intéresse aux opérations de la paix et aux enjeux de sécurité liés aux États fragiles. Ses recherches récentes portent sur le partage du renseignement au sein des missions internationales. Récipiendaire du prix d'excellence de l'enseignement (2018) de la Faculté des sciences sociales, elle enseigne les relations internationales et les études de sécurité. Thomas Juneau est professeur adjoint à l'École supérieure d'affaires publiques et internationales à l'Université d'Ottawa. Ses intérêts de recherche portent principalement sur le Moyen-Orient, en particulier sur l'Iran et le Yémen. Il s'intéresse également à la politique étrangère et de défense du Canada, à la relation entre le renseignement et les politiques, et aux théories des relations internationales. Il est l'auteur de Squandered Opportunity : Neoclassical realism and Iranian foreign policy (Stanford University Press, 2015), éditeur de Strategic Analysis in Support of International Policy-Making: Case studies in achieving analytical relevance (Rowman & Littlefield, 2017), co-éditeur de Iranian Foreign Policy since 2001 : Alone in the world (Routledge, 2013), et co-éditeur de Asie centrale et Caucase: Une sécurité mondialisée (Presses de l'Université Laval, 2004). Il a également publié de nombreux articles et chapitres de livres sur le Moyen-Orient, les théories des relations internationales et les méthodes pédagogiques, notamment dans International Affairs, International Studies Perspectives, Political Science Quarterly, Middle East Policy, Orbis, International Journal, et Canadian Foreign Policy Journal. Avant de se joindre à l'Université d'Ottawa, il a travaillé au ministère de la Défense nationale de 2003 à 2014, principalement comme analyste stratégique sur le Moyen-Orient. Il y a également été analyste politique et adjoint du sous-ministre.

Produced by Michael DrittoWritten by Claire Malkie and Michael DrittoTheme Music by Terrance JacksonTransition Music by Kristina WalterHeadline Music by SoundEffectsFactory on YoutubeJoke submission by Connor Morehouse Resources:https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2009/may/27/cults-definition-religionhttps://culteducation.com/brainwashing/26424-thought-reform-and-the-psychology-of-totalism.htmlWhy do people join cults TED talk https://people.howstuffworks.com/cult.htmhttps://www.insider.com/i-grew-up-in-a-cult-and-i-can-tell-you-why-normal-people-join-them-2018-3https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/texas-gop-rejects-critical-thinking-skills-really/2012/07/08/gJQAHNpFXW_blog.htmlThe “Bernie Bro” is a stereotype — but the “dirtbag left” is realBernie Bros are loud, proud, and toxic to Bernie’s CampaginHooghe, M., & Dassonneville, R. (2018). Explaining the Trump Vote: The Effect of Racist Resentment and Anti-Immigrant Sentiments. PS: Political Science & Politics, 51(03), 528-534. doi:10.1017/s1049096518000367Rushin, S., & Edwards, G. S. (2018). The Effect of President Trump's Election on Hate Crimes. SSRN Electronic Journal. doi:10.2139/ssrn.3102652Schaffner, B. F., Macwilliams, M., & Nteta, T. (2018). Understanding White Polarization in the 2016 Vote for President: The Sobering Role of Racism and Sexism. Political Science Quarterly, 133(1), 9-34. doi:10.1002/polq.12737Williamson, V., & Gelfand, I. (2019, August 13). Trump and racism: What do the data say? Retrieved August 08, 2020, from https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2019/08/14/trump-and-racism-what-do-the-data-say/MBFC: Left-Center Bias, Very Highly factual.

Episode 32: Policy Relevance In the 32nd episode of Battle Rhythm, Stef and Steve discuss returning to campus, Trump losing support with the military, Sudan's terrorism designation and Navalny's poisoning. Our feature interview guests are CDSN member, Thomas Juneau and CDSN co-director, Philippe Lagassé, [24:35], discussing their recent journal article on the academia‐policy gap in Canadian defence. This week's RnR segment [46:00], where we will provide some levity in these trying times with entertainment reviews and suggestions. This week's RnR picks: 1. TV: Money Heist (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6468322/); Movies: Guns Akimbo (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6902676/); Books: Spenser series (https://robertbparker.net/categories/the-spenser-series) Guest Biographies: Thomas Juneau is an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa. His research focuses mostly on the Middle East, in particular on Iran and Yemen. He is also interested in Canadian foreign and defence policy, in the relationship between intelligence and policy, and in international relations theory. He is the author of Squandered Opportunity: Neoclassical realism and Iranian foreign policy (Stanford University Press, 2015), editor of Strategic Analysis in Support of International Policy-Making: Case studies in achieving analytical relevance (Rowman & Littlefield, 2017), co-editor of Iranian Foreign Policy since 2001: Alone in the world (Routledge, 2013), and co-editor of Asie centrale et Caucase: Une sécurité mondialisée (Presses de l'Université Laval, 2004). He has also published many articles and book chapters on the Middle East, international relations theories and pedagogical methods, notably in International Affairs, International Studies Perspectives, Political Science Quarterly, Middle East Policy, Orbis, International Journal, and Canadian Foreign Policy Journal. Prior to joining the University of Ottawa, he worked for the Department of National Defence from 2003 to 2014, chiefly as a strategic analyst covering the Middle East. He was also a policy officer and an assistant to the deputy minister. (https://uniweb.uottawa.ca/members/1028) Philippe Lagassé is associate professor and the Barton Chair at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs. Lagassé's research focuses on defence policy and procurement, and on the roles of Parliament, the Crown, and executive power in Westminster states, notably in the areas of foreign and military affairs. He is currently completing a project comparing legislative oversight of the military and beginning a new project on prerogative power reform in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Both projects have been funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council. He is also the defence procurement co-director of the Canadian Defence and Security Network. In addition to his academic work, Lagassé serves as an advisor and consultant to the Canadian government. Between 2012-2014 he served as a member of the Independent Review Panel overseeing the evaluation of options to replace Canada's CF-18 fighter aircraft, and he has been a member of the Independent Review Panel for Defence Acquisition within the Department of National Defence since 2015. His teaching and supervision at NPSIA focus on Canadian government and policymaking, comparative defence policy, and military and strategic studies. (https://carleton.ca/npsia/people/philippe-lagasse/) Links: Leo Shane III for the Military Times: Trump's popularity slips in latest Military Times poll — and more troops say they'll vote for Biden (https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/08/31/as-trumps-popularity-slips-in-latest-military-times-poll-more-troops-say-theyll-vote-for-biden/) Thomas Juneau & Philippe Lagassé's Bridging the academic‐policy gap in Canadian defence: What more can be done? (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/capa.12365)

In this fourth installment in the epic DHP Villains Woodrow Wilson series, we're detail-stripping what CJ considers to be perhaps the single most important piece of writing in Woodrow Wilson's career, the essay "The Study of Administration," which was published in the July 1887 issue of Political Science Quarterly, when Wilson was only 30 years old and just 2 years into his professional academic career. Wilson never significantly deviated from the ideas laid down in this essay over the remainder of his academic career; he also did quite a lot of implement them as President of the United States, and one can see the influence of these ideas on the growth & development of the US government's administrative apparatus ever since. (Though the real-world results have been far from the ideal of benevolence, efficiency, and transparency that Wilson described!) Join CJ as he takes this essay apart with critical analysis, and, near the end, shares the insights of Alexis de Tocqueville who, writing approximately 50 years before Wilson wrote "The Study of Administration," identified and warned about just the sort of mixture of democracy and bureaucratic despotism that men like Wilson would eventually advocate & usher in. Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Bitbacker. CJ's official DHP Amazon Wish List Other ways to support the show Links & Info for the School Sucks Virtual Summit, coming March 7, 14 & 21 2020 The School Sucks Ideas into Action Virtual Summit The Summit Explained in 1 Minute When signing up, be sure to use promo code PROFCJ to save 30% off the price of the event (& to make sure CJ gets paid for referring you!; External Links "The Study of Administration" by Woodrow Wilson CJ's Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links Woodrow Wilson and the Roots of Modern Liberalism (American Intellectual Culture) by Ronald J. Pestritto Woodrow Wilson: The Essential Political Writings: The Essential Political Writings edited by Ronald J. Pestritto Propaganda by Edward Bernays Public Opinion (Critical Assessment of Functional Democratic Government) by Walter Lipmann Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media by Edward Herman & Noam Chomsky Democracy in America: The Complete and Unabridged Volumes I and II (Bantam Classics) by Alexis de Tocqueville Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We were fortunate enough to have Sheri Berman join us recently at the annual American Political Science Association meeting in Washington. There she described the crisis of democracy across Europe in the round table's larger discussion of ‘The Strange Death – and Possible Rebirth - of the Liberal Order’. Sheri, following her recent publication of Democracy and Dictatorship: From the Ancien Regime to the Present Day has a great deal to say about the rise of populism and the threats to democratic politics in Europe both in the established democracies of western Europe and new democracies in central Europe. With Sheri we were able to explore EU level politics, the fraught politics in Europe especially in the United Kingdom, Italy, Hungary and elsewhere. Sheri is a professor of political science at Barnard College, Columbia University and she currently serves on the boards of the Journal of Democracy, Dissent and Political Science Quarterly. Come join us as we discuss the crisis of democracy in Europe.

On June 14th 2009, Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a major policy speech at Bar Ilan University, in which he endorsed the two-state solution.  On its face, it was a revolutionary statement. Until then, Netanyahu was the most visibly identified Israeli politician with opposition to Palestinian statehood. Today, ten years later, it is clear that Netanyahu’s political worldview did not undergo a metamorphosis. Rather, it was a rhetorical ploy to deflect US pressure under President Obama.  A new article by Dr. Guy Ziv of American University documents and analyzes what led up to the landmark Bar Ilan Speech, and what happened in the past decade to Netanyahu’s stated endorsement of an idea that has always been anathema to him. Guy Ziv's article in Political Science Quarterly 

Dr. Paul Kengor gave a lecture on his book "The Politically Incorrect Guide to Communism" on July 31, 2018, at The Institute of World Politics. About the Lecture: Communism has wrecked national economies, enslaved whole peoples, and killed more than a hundred million men and women. What's not to like? Too many young Americans are supporting communism. Millennials prefer socialism to capitalism, and 25 percent have a positive view of Lenin. One in four Americans believe that George W. Bush killed more people than Josef Stalin. And 69 percent of Millennials would vote for a socialist for president. They ought to know better. Communism is the most dangerous idea in world history, producing dire poverty, repression, and carnage wherever it has been tried. And no wonder—because communism flatly denies morality, human nature, and basic facts. But it's always going to be different this time. In this lecture, renowned scholar and bestselling author Paul Kengor will highlight points from his recent book, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Communism, exposing the blood-drenched history—and dangerously pervasive influence—of the world's worst ideology. About the Speaker: Dr. Paul Kengor is professor of political science at Grove City College, a four-year, private Christian liberal arts college located in Grove City, Pennsylvania. He is executive director of the Center for Vision & Values, a Grove City College think-tank and policy center. He is also a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace at Stanford University. He has been quoted or published in most major publications from across the ideological spectrum: New York Times, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Daily News, Washington Post, New York Post, National Review, Chronicle of Higher Education, San Francisco Chronicle, American Spectator, New York Newsday, Political Science Quarterly, Presidential Studies Quarterly, Washington Times, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Boston Herald, Roll Call, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Philadelphia Inquirer, Christianity Today, World magazine, National Catholic Reporter, National Catholic Register, Our Sunday Visitor, the Jewish Press, Jewish World Review, International Herald Tribune, Manchester Union Leader, and others. Kengor has authored several bestsellers. More recently, his 2012 profile of Frank Marshall Davis, mentor to Barack Obama, titled, The Communist: Frank Marshall Davis, the Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mentor (Simon & Schuster, Threshold/Mercury Ink), debuted at #9 on the New York Times bestseller list and hit #1 in non-fiction at both Amazon and Barnes & Noble.com. Based on declassified FBI files and Soviet and Communist Party USA archives, the book garnered a significant amount of public attention. In 2010, Kengor published Dupes: How America's Adversaries Have Manipulated Progressives for a Century (ISI Books). Based on extensive Soviet archival research, particularly the Soviet Comintern Archives on Communist Party USA, the book examines the exploitation of American liberals by communists beginning in the early 20th century. Kengor's best-known work is God and Ronald Reagan(HarperCollins, 2004), which made bestseller lists for The New York Times (extended list), Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, and Christian Retailing, among others; the book reached #2 on Amazon's non-fiction list. He is author of God and George W. Bush (HarperCollins, 2004), which reached #5 on Amazon's non-fiction list and made The New York Times' extended bestseller list. He is co-editor with Peter Schweizer of Assessing the Reagan Presidency (Rowman-Littlefield, 2005). He has also written chapters or essays in books published by Oxford University Press, Columbia University Press, Palgrave-Macmillan, Lexington, and many others.

By mid‐2015, the Obama presidency will be entering its final stages, and the race among the successors in both parties will be well underway. And while experts have already formed a provisional understanding of the Obama administration's foreign policy goals, the shape of the "Obama Doctrine" is finally coming into full view. In The Obama Doctrine, Colin Dueck analyzes and explains what the Obama Doctrine in foreign policy actually is, and maps out the competing visions on offer from the Republican Party. Dueck, a leading scholar of US foreign policy, contends it is now becoming clear that Obama's policy of international retrenchment is in large part a function of his emphasis on achieving domestic policy goals. There have been some successes in the approach, but there have also been costs. For instance, much of the world no longer trusts the US to exert its will in international politics, and America's adversaries overseas have asserted themselves with increasing frequency. The Republican Party will target these perceived weaknesses in the 2016 presidential campaign and develop competing counter‐doctrines in the process. The Obama Doctrine not only provides a sharp appraisal of foreign policy in the Obama era; it lays out an alternative approach to marshaling American power that will help shape the foreign policy debate in the run‐up to the 2016 elections. Colin DueckColin Dueck is an Associate Professor in George Mason University's School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs. He studied politics at Princeton University, and international relations at Oxford under a Rhodes scholarship. He has published three books on American foreign and national security policies, The Obama Doctrine: American Grand Strategy Today (Oxford 2015), Hard Line: The Republican Party and U.S. Foreign Policy since World War II (Princeton 2010), and Reluctant Crusaders: Power, Culture, and Change in American Grand Strategy (Princeton 2006.) Dueck has provided congressional testimony and published articles on these same subjects in journals such as International Security, Orbis, Security Studies, Review of International Studies, Political Science Quarterly, and World Policy Journal, as well as online at RealClearPolitics, National Review, Foreign Affairs, The National Interest, and the New York Times. His current research focus is on the relationship between party politics, presidential leadership, American conservatism, and U.S. foreign policy strategies. He is the faculty adviser for the Alexander Hamilton Society at George Mason University, and a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

On the eighth episode of American History Too! we delve into one of the great crisis moments in American History – the Great Depression.  We’re joined by special guest, Alastair Duthie (@d_alastair), who helps guide us through the historiographical minefield that surrounds Presidents’ Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt in their attempts to bring the American economy and people back from the brink.  We begin by explaining some of the reasons for the global financial collapse of the 1920s and 1930s.  Malcolm inspires his own great depression as he dips his toe into the cold waters of economic history, Alastair reminds us that the 1920s was not all it has been cracked up to be, and Mark wholeheartedly refuses to ever discuss the t*riff.  Also, it is decided that perhaps the much maligned Herbert Hoover was not the twentieth century’s James Buchanan (more of a Franklin Pierce, perhaps). The second half of the podcast is devoted to a consideration of Roosevelt’s New Deal and the surrounding historiography – what was the New Deal trying to achieve?  What is its legacy?  And how have the political leanings of historians continued to influence the New Deal debate?  Finally, after all the doom and gloom of the Great Depression we end the podcast on the more optimistic note of Happy Days Are Here Again. Thanks again for listening and we will back in two weeks to discuss the Red Scare of the 1940s and 1950s! Cheers, Mark and Malcolm   Reading List -          Brian E. Birdnow, “Hoover Biographies and Hoover Revisionism”, in Katherine Sibly (ed.), A Companion to Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover (Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 2014) -          James MacGregor Burns, Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox (New York, NY: Harcourt Brace, 1956) -          William E. Leuchtenburg, Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal (New York, NY: Harper & Row, 1963) -          Eric Rauchway, ‘New Deal Denialism’, Dissent (Winter, 2010), 66-72 -          Amity Schlaes, The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression (New York, NY: HarperCollins, 2007) -          Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., The Age of Roosevelt, 3 vols. (Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1957-60) -          Morton Keller, “The New Deal: A New Look,” Polity 31 (1999), 657-663 -          David M. Kennedy, ‘What the New Deal Did’, Political Science Quarterly, 124:2 (Summer 2009), 251-268 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"I believe in democracy and I believe democracy works best if there's an awareness of what's come before," said H. W. Brands in an interview.* "Otherwise we try to reinvent the wheel." His belief in the promise of democracy is why Dr. Brand's books appear as often in the aisles of Barnes & Noble as the stacks of colleges and universities. It also accounts for his continuing desire to travel around the country, lecturing to capacity audiences, and to teach survey courses to packed auditoriums of undergraduate students. "I want to make my classrooms as big as possible," said Brands. "The more people I can fit, the better." Dr. Brands, the Dickson Allen Anderson Centennial Professor of History and professor of government at the University of Texas at Austin, has won numerous teaching awards for courses on U.S. history and international relations. Holding Bachelor's and Doctoral degrees in history from Stanford University and the University of Texas at Austin, respectively, as well as Master's degrees in liberal studies and mathematics from Reed College and Portland State University, Brands began his career teaching high school and community college students. He later taught at Vanderbilt University and, for 23 years, Texas A & M University before returning to Austin in 2005. Dr. Brands has written twenty books and coauthored or edited five others. His books include: Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times (Doubleday, 2005) Woodrow Wilson (Times Books/Henry Holt, 2003) The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream (Doubleday, 2002) The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin (Doubleday, 2000) What America Owes the World: The Struggle for the Soul of Foreign Policy (Cambridge UP, 1998) TR: The Last Romantic (Basic Books, 1997) His writings have received critical and popular acclaim. The First American was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the Los Angeles Times Prize, as well as a New York Times bestseller. The Age of Gold was a Washington Post Best Book of 2002 and a San Francisco Chronicle bestseller. Andrew Jackson was a Chicago Tribune Best Book of 2005 and a Washington Post bestseller. What America Owes the World was a finalist for the Pulitzer and Bancroft Prizes and the Lionel Gelber Prize in international affairs. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, International Herald Tribune, Boston Globe, Atlantic Monthly, Smithsonian, National Interest, American Historical Review, Journal of American History, Political Science Quarterly, American History, Presidential Studies Quarterly, and many other newspapers, magazines and journals. Dr. Brands is an elected member of various honorary societies, including the Society of American Historians and the Philosophical Society of Texas. He is associate editor for Presidential Studies Quarterly and serves on the editorial board for Rhetoric and Public Affairs. He is a regular guest on national radio and television programs, and is frequently interviewed by the American and foreign press. His writings have been published in several countries and translated into German, French, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Dr. Brands was born in Portland, Oregon, where he lived until he went to California for college. After graduating he became a traveling salesman, with a territory that spanned the West from the Pacific to Colorado. His wanderlust diminished after several trips across the Great Basin, and he turned to sales of a different sort, namely teaching. He lives in Austin with his wife and their youngest child.

"I believe in democracy and I believe democracy works best if there's an awareness of what's come before," said H. W. Brands in an interview.* "Otherwise we try to reinvent the wheel." His belief in the promise of democracy is why Dr. Brand's books appear as often in the aisles of Barnes & Noble as the stacks of colleges and universities. It also accounts for his continuing desire to travel around the country, lecturing to capacity audiences, and to teach survey courses to packed auditoriums of undergraduate students. "I want to make my classrooms as big as possible," said Brands. "The more people I can fit, the better." Dr. Brands, the Dickson Allen Anderson Centennial Professor of History and professor of government at the University of Texas at Austin, has won numerous teaching awards for courses on U.S. history and international relations. Holding Bachelor's and Doctoral degrees in history from Stanford University and the University of Texas at Austin, respectively, as well as Master's degrees in liberal studies and mathematics from Reed College and Portland State University, Brands began his career teaching high school and community college students. He later taught at Vanderbilt University and, for 23 years, Texas A & M University before returning to Austin in 2005. Dr. Brands has written twenty books and coauthored or edited five others. His books include: Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times (Doubleday, 2005) Woodrow Wilson (Times Books/Henry Holt, 2003) The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream (Doubleday, 2002) The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin (Doubleday, 2000) What America Owes the World: The Struggle for the Soul of Foreign Policy (Cambridge UP, 1998) TR: The Last Romantic (Basic Books, 1997) His writings have received critical and popular acclaim. The First American was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the Los Angeles Times Prize, as well as a New York Times bestseller. The Age of Gold was a Washington Post Best Book of 2002 and a San Francisco Chronicle bestseller. Andrew Jackson was a Chicago Tribune Best Book of 2005 and a Washington Post bestseller. What America Owes the World was a finalist for the Pulitzer and Bancroft Prizes and the Lionel Gelber Prize in international affairs. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, International Herald Tribune, Boston Globe, Atlantic Monthly, Smithsonian, National Interest, American Historical Review, Journal of American History, Political Science Quarterly, American History, Presidential Studies Quarterly, and many other newspapers, magazines and journals. Dr. Brands is an elected member of various honorary societies, including the Society of American Historians and the Philosophical Society of Texas. He is associate editor for Presidential Studies Quarterly and serves on the editorial board for Rhetoric and Public Affairs. He is a regular guest on national radio and television programs, and is frequently interviewed by the American and foreign press. His writings have been published in several countries and translated into German, French, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Dr. Brands was born in Portland, Oregon, where he lived until he went to California for college. After graduating he became a traveling salesman, with a territory that spanned the West from the Pacific to Colorado. His wanderlust diminished after several trips across the Great Basin, and he turned to sales of a different sort, namely teaching. He lives in Austin with his wife and their youngest child.

"I believe in democracy and I believe democracy works best if there's an awareness of what's come before," said H. W. Brands in an interview.* "Otherwise we try to reinvent the wheel." His belief in the promise of democracy is why Dr. Brand's books appear as often in the aisles of Barnes & Noble as the stacks of colleges and universities. It also accounts for his continuing desire to travel around the country, lecturing to capacity audiences, and to teach survey courses to packed auditoriums of undergraduate students. "I want to make my classrooms as big as possible," said Brands. "The more people I can fit, the better." Dr. Brands, the Dickson Allen Anderson Centennial Professor of History and professor of government at the University of Texas at Austin, has won numerous teaching awards for courses on U.S. history and international relations. Holding Bachelor's and Doctoral degrees in history from Stanford University and the University of Texas at Austin, respectively, as well as Master's degrees in liberal studies and mathematics from Reed College and Portland State University, Brands began his career teaching high school and community college students. He later taught at Vanderbilt University and, for 23 years, Texas A & M University before returning to Austin in 2005. Dr. Brands has written twenty books and coauthored or edited five others. His books include: Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times (Doubleday, 2005) Woodrow Wilson (Times Books/Henry Holt, 2003) The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream (Doubleday, 2002) The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin (Doubleday, 2000) What America Owes the World: The Struggle for the Soul of Foreign Policy (Cambridge UP, 1998) TR: The Last Romantic (Basic Books, 1997) His writings have received critical and popular acclaim. The First American was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the Los Angeles Times Prize, as well as a New York Times bestseller. The Age of Gold was a Washington Post Best Book of 2002 and a San Francisco Chronicle bestseller. Andrew Jackson was a Chicago Tribune Best Book of 2005 and a Washington Post bestseller. What America Owes the World was a finalist for the Pulitzer and Bancroft Prizes and the Lionel Gelber Prize in international affairs. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, International Herald Tribune, Boston Globe, Atlantic Monthly, Smithsonian, National Interest, American Historical Review, Journal of American History, Political Science Quarterly, American History, Presidential Studies Quarterly, and many other newspapers, magazines and journals. Dr. Brands is an elected member of various honorary societies, including the Society of American Historians and the Philosophical Society of Texas. He is associate editor for Presidential Studies Quarterly and serves on the editorial board for Rhetoric and Public Affairs. He is a regular guest on national radio and television programs, and is frequently interviewed by the American and foreign press. His writings have been published in several countries and translated into German, French, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Dr. Brands was born in Portland, Oregon, where he lived until he went to California for college. After graduating he became a traveling salesman, with a territory that spanned the West from the Pacific to Colorado. His wanderlust diminished after several trips across the Great Basin, and he turned to sales of a different sort, namely teaching. He lives in Austin with his wife and their youngest child.

"I believe in democracy and I believe democracy works best if there's an awareness of what's come before," said H. W. Brands in an interview.* "Otherwise we try to reinvent the wheel." His belief in the promise of democracy is why Dr. Brand's books appear as often in the aisles of Barnes & Noble as the stacks of colleges and universities. It also accounts for his continuing desire to travel around the country, lecturing to capacity audiences, and to teach survey courses to packed auditoriums of undergraduate students. "I want to make my classrooms as big as possible," said Brands. "The more people I can fit, the better." Dr. Brands, the Dickson Allen Anderson Centennial Professor of History and professor of government at the University of Texas at Austin, has won numerous teaching awards for courses on U.S. history and international relations. Holding Bachelor's and Doctoral degrees in history from Stanford University and the University of Texas at Austin, respectively, as well as Master's degrees in liberal studies and mathematics from Reed College and Portland State University, Brands began his career teaching high school and community college students. He later taught at Vanderbilt University and, for 23 years, Texas A & M University before returning to Austin in 2005. Dr. Brands has written twenty books and coauthored or edited five others. His books include: Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times (Doubleday, 2005) Woodrow Wilson (Times Books/Henry Holt, 2003) The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream (Doubleday, 2002) The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin (Doubleday, 2000) What America Owes the World: The Struggle for the Soul of Foreign Policy (Cambridge UP, 1998) TR: The Last Romantic (Basic Books, 1997) His writings have received critical and popular acclaim. The First American was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the Los Angeles Times Prize, as well as a New York Times bestseller. The Age of Gold was a Washington Post Best Book of 2002 and a San Francisco Chronicle bestseller. Andrew Jackson was a Chicago Tribune Best Book of 2005 and a Washington Post bestseller. What America Owes the World was a finalist for the Pulitzer and Bancroft Prizes and the Lionel Gelber Prize in international affairs. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, International Herald Tribune, Boston Globe, Atlantic Monthly, Smithsonian, National Interest, American Historical Review, Journal of American History, Political Science Quarterly, American History, Presidential Studies Quarterly, and many other newspapers, magazines and journals. Dr. Brands is an elected member of various honorary societies, including the Society of American Historians and the Philosophical Society of Texas. He is associate editor for Presidential Studies Quarterly and serves on the editorial board for Rhetoric and Public Affairs. He is a regular guest on national radio and television programs, and is frequently interviewed by the American and foreign press. His writings have been published in several countries and translated into German, French, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Dr. Brands was born in Portland, Oregon, where he lived until he went to California for college. After graduating he became a traveling salesman, with a territory that spanned the West from the Pacific to Colorado. His wanderlust diminished after several trips across the Great Basin, and he turned to sales of a different sort, namely teaching. He lives in Austin with his wife and their youngest child.

"I believe in democracy and I believe democracy works best if there's an awareness of what's come before," said H. W. Brands in an interview.* "Otherwise we try to reinvent the wheel." His belief in the promise of democracy is why Dr. Brand's books appear as often in the aisles of Barnes & Noble as the stacks of colleges and universities. It also accounts for his continuing desire to travel around the country, lecturing to capacity audiences, and to teach survey courses to packed auditoriums of undergraduate students. "I want to make my classrooms as big as possible," said Brands. "The more people I can fit, the better." Dr. Brands, the Dickson Allen Anderson Centennial Professor of History and professor of government at the University of Texas at Austin, has won numerous teaching awards for courses on U.S. history and international relations. Holding Bachelor's and Doctoral degrees in history from Stanford University and the University of Texas at Austin, respectively, as well as Master's degrees in liberal studies and mathematics from Reed College and Portland State University, Brands began his career teaching high school and community college students. He later taught at Vanderbilt University and, for 23 years, Texas A & M University before returning to Austin in 2005. Dr. Brands has written twenty books and coauthored or edited five others. His books include: Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times (Doubleday, 2005) Woodrow Wilson (Times Books/Henry Holt, 2003) The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream (Doubleday, 2002) The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin (Doubleday, 2000) What America Owes the World: The Struggle for the Soul of Foreign Policy (Cambridge UP, 1998) TR: The Last Romantic (Basic Books, 1997) His writings have received critical and popular acclaim. The First American was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the Los Angeles Times Prize, as well as a New York Times bestseller. The Age of Gold was a Washington Post Best Book of 2002 and a San Francisco Chronicle bestseller. Andrew Jackson was a Chicago Tribune Best Book of 2005 and a Washington Post bestseller. What America Owes the World was a finalist for the Pulitzer and Bancroft Prizes and the Lionel Gelber Prize in international affairs. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, International Herald Tribune, Boston Globe, Atlantic Monthly, Smithsonian, National Interest, American Historical Review, Journal of American History, Political Science Quarterly, American History, Presidential Studies Quarterly, and many other newspapers, magazines and journals. Dr. Brands is an elected member of various honorary societies, including the Society of American Historians and the Philosophical Society of Texas. He is associate editor for Presidential Studies Quarterly and serves on the editorial board for Rhetoric and Public Affairs. He is a regular guest on national radio and television programs, and is frequently interviewed by the American and foreign press. His writings have been published in several countries and translated into German, French, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Dr. Brands was born in Portland, Oregon, where he lived until he went to California for college. After graduating he became a traveling salesman, with a territory that spanned the West from the Pacific to Colorado. His wanderlust diminished after several trips across the Great Basin, and he turned to sales of a different sort, namely teaching. He lives in Austin with his wife and their youngest child.

"I believe in democracy and I believe democracy works best if there's an awareness of what's come before," said H. W. Brands in an interview.* "Otherwise we try to reinvent the wheel." His belief in the promise of democracy is why Dr. Brand's books appear as often in the aisles of Barnes & Noble as the stacks of colleges and universities. It also accounts for his continuing desire to travel around the country, lecturing to capacity audiences, and to teach survey courses to packed auditoriums of undergraduate students. "I want to make my classrooms as big as possible," said Brands. "The more people I can fit, the better." Dr. Brands, the Dickson Allen Anderson Centennial Professor of History and professor of government at the University of Texas at Austin, has won numerous teaching awards for courses on U.S. history and international relations. Holding Bachelor's and Doctoral degrees in history from Stanford University and the University of Texas at Austin, respectively, as well as Master's degrees in liberal studies and mathematics from Reed College and Portland State University, Brands began his career teaching high school and community college students. He later taught at Vanderbilt University and, for 23 years, Texas A & M University before returning to Austin in 2005. Dr. Brands has written twenty books and coauthored or edited five others. His books include: Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times (Doubleday, 2005) Woodrow Wilson (Times Books/Henry Holt, 2003) The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream (Doubleday, 2002) The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin (Doubleday, 2000) What America Owes the World: The Struggle for the Soul of Foreign Policy (Cambridge UP, 1998) TR: The Last Romantic (Basic Books, 1997) His writings have received critical and popular acclaim. The First American was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the Los Angeles Times Prize, as well as a New York Times bestseller. The Age of Gold was a Washington Post Best Book of 2002 and a San Francisco Chronicle bestseller. Andrew Jackson was a Chicago Tribune Best Book of 2005 and a Washington Post bestseller. What America Owes the World was a finalist for the Pulitzer and Bancroft Prizes and the Lionel Gelber Prize in international affairs. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, International Herald Tribune, Boston Globe, Atlantic Monthly, Smithsonian, National Interest, American Historical Review, Journal of American History, Political Science Quarterly, American History, Presidential Studies Quarterly, and many other newspapers, magazines and journals. Dr. Brands is an elected member of various honorary societies, including the Society of American Historians and the Philosophical Society of Texas. He is associate editor for Presidential Studies Quarterly and serves on the editorial board for Rhetoric and Public Affairs. He is a regular guest on national radio and television programs, and is frequently interviewed by the American and foreign press. His writings have been published in several countries and translated into German, French, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Dr. Brands was born in Portland, Oregon, where he lived until he went to California for college. After graduating he became a traveling salesman, with a territory that spanned the West from the Pacific to Colorado. His wanderlust diminished after several trips across the Great Basin, and he turned to sales of a different sort, namely teaching. He lives in Austin with his wife and their youngest child.

"I believe in democracy and I believe democracy works best if there's an awareness of what's come before," said H. W. Brands in an interview.* "Otherwise we try to reinvent the wheel." His belief in the promise of democracy is why Dr. Brand's books appear as often in the aisles of Barnes & Noble as the stacks of colleges and universities. It also accounts for his continuing desire to travel around the country, lecturing to capacity audiences, and to teach survey courses to packed auditoriums of undergraduate students. "I want to make my classrooms as big as possible," said Brands. "The more people I can fit, the better." Dr. Brands, the Dickson Allen Anderson Centennial Professor of History and professor of government at the University of Texas at Austin, has won numerous teaching awards for courses on U.S. history and international relations. Holding Bachelor's and Doctoral degrees in history from Stanford University and the University of Texas at Austin, respectively, as well as Master's degrees in liberal studies and mathematics from Reed College and Portland State University, Brands began his career teaching high school and community college students. He later taught at Vanderbilt University and, for 23 years, Texas A & M University before returning to Austin in 2005. Dr. Brands has written twenty books and coauthored or edited five others. His books include: Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times (Doubleday, 2005) Woodrow Wilson (Times Books/Henry Holt, 2003) The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream (Doubleday, 2002) The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin (Doubleday, 2000) What America Owes the World: The Struggle for the Soul of Foreign Policy (Cambridge UP, 1998) TR: The Last Romantic (Basic Books, 1997) His writings have received critical and popular acclaim. The First American was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the Los Angeles Times Prize, as well as a New York Times bestseller. The Age of Gold was a Washington Post Best Book of 2002 and a San Francisco Chronicle bestseller. Andrew Jackson was a Chicago Tribune Best Book of 2005 and a Washington Post bestseller. What America Owes the World was a finalist for the Pulitzer and Bancroft Prizes and the Lionel Gelber Prize in international affairs. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, International Herald Tribune, Boston Globe, Atlantic Monthly, Smithsonian, National Interest, American Historical Review, Journal of American History, Political Science Quarterly, American History, Presidential Studies Quarterly, and many other newspapers, magazines and journals. Dr. Brands is an elected member of various honorary societies, including the Society of American Historians and the Philosophical Society of Texas. He is associate editor for Presidential Studies Quarterly and serves on the editorial board for Rhetoric and Public Affairs. He is a regular guest on national radio and television programs, and is frequently interviewed by the American and foreign press. His writings have been published in several countries and translated into German, French, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Dr. Brands was born in Portland, Oregon, where he lived until he went to California for college. After graduating he became a traveling salesman, with a territory that spanned the West from the Pacific to Colorado. His wanderlust diminished after several trips across the Great Basin, and he turned to sales of a different sort, namely teaching. He lives in Austin with his wife and their youngest child.

"I believe in democracy and I believe democracy works best if there's an awareness of what's come before," said H. W. Brands in an interview.* "Otherwise we try to reinvent the wheel." His belief in the promise of democracy is why Dr. Brand's books appear as often in the aisles of Barnes & Noble as the stacks of colleges and universities. It also accounts for his continuing desire to travel around the country, lecturing to capacity audiences, and to teach survey courses to packed auditoriums of undergraduate students. "I want to make my classrooms as big as possible," said Brands. "The more people I can fit, the better." Dr. Brands, the Dickson Allen Anderson Centennial Professor of History and professor of government at the University of Texas at Austin, has won numerous teaching awards for courses on U.S. history and international relations. Holding Bachelor's and Doctoral degrees in history from Stanford University and the University of Texas at Austin, respectively, as well as Master's degrees in liberal studies and mathematics from Reed College and Portland State University, Brands began his career teaching high school and community college students. He later taught at Vanderbilt University and, for 23 years, Texas A & M University before returning to Austin in 2005. Dr. Brands has written twenty books and coauthored or edited five others. His books include: Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times (Doubleday, 2005) Woodrow Wilson (Times Books/Henry Holt, 2003) The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream (Doubleday, 2002) The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin (Doubleday, 2000) What America Owes the World: The Struggle for the Soul of Foreign Policy (Cambridge UP, 1998) TR: The Last Romantic (Basic Books, 1997) His writings have received critical and popular acclaim. The First American was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the Los Angeles Times Prize, as well as a New York Times bestseller. The Age of Gold was a Washington Post Best Book of 2002 and a San Francisco Chronicle bestseller. Andrew Jackson was a Chicago Tribune Best Book of 2005 and a Washington Post bestseller. What America Owes the World was a finalist for the Pulitzer and Bancroft Prizes and the Lionel Gelber Prize in international affairs. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, International Herald Tribune, Boston Globe, Atlantic Monthly, Smithsonian, National Interest, American Historical Review, Journal of American History, Political Science Quarterly, American History, Presidential Studies Quarterly, and many other newspapers, magazines and journals. Dr. Brands is an elected member of various honorary societies, including the Society of American Historians and the Philosophical Society of Texas. He is associate editor for Presidential Studies Quarterly and serves on the editorial board for Rhetoric and Public Affairs. He is a regular guest on national radio and television programs, and is frequently interviewed by the American and foreign press. His writings have been published in several countries and translated into German, French, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Dr. Brands was born in Portland, Oregon, where he lived until he went to California for college. After graduating he became a traveling salesman, with a territory that spanned the West from the Pacific to Colorado. His wanderlust diminished after several trips across the Great Basin, and he turned to sales of a different sort, namely teaching. He lives in Austin with his wife and their youngest child.

"I believe in democracy and I believe democracy works best if there's an awareness of what's come before," said H. W. Brands in an interview.* "Otherwise we try to reinvent the wheel." His belief in the promise of democracy is why Dr. Brand's books appear as often in the aisles of Barnes & Noble as the stacks of colleges and universities. It also accounts for his continuing desire to travel around the country, lecturing to capacity audiences, and to teach survey courses to packed auditoriums of undergraduate students. "I want to make my classrooms as big as possible," said Brands. "The more people I can fit, the better." Dr. Brands, the Dickson Allen Anderson Centennial Professor of History and professor of government at the University of Texas at Austin, has won numerous teaching awards for courses on U.S. history and international relations. Holding Bachelor's and Doctoral degrees in history from Stanford University and the University of Texas at Austin, respectively, as well as Master's degrees in liberal studies and mathematics from Reed College and Portland State University, Brands began his career teaching high school and community college students. He later taught at Vanderbilt University and, for 23 years, Texas A & M University before returning to Austin in 2005. Dr. Brands has written twenty books and coauthored or edited five others. His books include: Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times (Doubleday, 2005) Woodrow Wilson (Times Books/Henry Holt, 2003) The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream (Doubleday, 2002) The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin (Doubleday, 2000) What America Owes the World: The Struggle for the Soul of Foreign Policy (Cambridge UP, 1998) TR: The Last Romantic (Basic Books, 1997) His writings have received critical and popular acclaim. The First American was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the Los Angeles Times Prize, as well as a New York Times bestseller. The Age of Gold was a Washington Post Best Book of 2002 and a San Francisco Chronicle bestseller. Andrew Jackson was a Chicago Tribune Best Book of 2005 and a Washington Post bestseller. What America Owes the World was a finalist for the Pulitzer and Bancroft Prizes and the Lionel Gelber Prize in international affairs. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, International Herald Tribune, Boston Globe, Atlantic Monthly, Smithsonian, National Interest, American Historical Review, Journal of American History, Political Science Quarterly, American History, Presidential Studies Quarterly, and many other newspapers, magazines and journals. Dr. Brands is an elected member of various honorary societies, including the Society of American Historians and the Philosophical Society of Texas. He is associate editor for Presidential Studies Quarterly and serves on the editorial board for Rhetoric and Public Affairs. He is a regular guest on national radio and television programs, and is frequently interviewed by the American and foreign press. His writings have been published in several countries and translated into German, French, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Dr. Brands was born in Portland, Oregon, where he lived until he went to California for college. After graduating he became a traveling salesman, with a territory that spanned the West from the Pacific to Colorado. His wanderlust diminished after several trips across the Great Basin, and he turned to sales of a different sort, namely teaching. He lives in Austin with his wife and their youngest child.

"I believe in democracy and I believe democracy works best if there's an awareness of what's come before," said H. W. Brands in an interview.* "Otherwise we try to reinvent the wheel." His belief in the promise of democracy is why Dr. Brand's books appear as often in the aisles of Barnes & Noble as the stacks of colleges and universities. It also accounts for his continuing desire to travel around the country, lecturing to capacity audiences, and to teach survey courses to packed auditoriums of undergraduate students. "I want to make my classrooms as big as possible," said Brands. "The more people I can fit, the better." Dr. Brands, the Dickson Allen Anderson Centennial Professor of History and professor of government at the University of Texas at Austin, has won numerous teaching awards for courses on U.S. history and international relations. Holding Bachelor's and Doctoral degrees in history from Stanford University and the University of Texas at Austin, respectively, as well as Master's degrees in liberal studies and mathematics from Reed College and Portland State University, Brands began his career teaching high school and community college students. He later taught at Vanderbilt University and, for 23 years, Texas A & M University before returning to Austin in 2005. Dr. Brands has written twenty books and coauthored or edited five others. His books include: Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times (Doubleday, 2005) Woodrow Wilson (Times Books/Henry Holt, 2003) The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream (Doubleday, 2002) The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin (Doubleday, 2000) What America Owes the World: The Struggle for the Soul of Foreign Policy (Cambridge UP, 1998) TR: The Last Romantic (Basic Books, 1997) His writings have received critical and popular acclaim. The First American was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the Los Angeles Times Prize, as well as a New York Times bestseller. The Age of Gold was a Washington Post Best Book of 2002 and a San Francisco Chronicle bestseller. Andrew Jackson was a Chicago Tribune Best Book of 2005 and a Washington Post bestseller. What America Owes the World was a finalist for the Pulitzer and Bancroft Prizes and the Lionel Gelber Prize in international affairs. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, International Herald Tribune, Boston Globe, Atlantic Monthly, Smithsonian, National Interest, American Historical Review, Journal of American History, Political Science Quarterly, American History, Presidential Studies Quarterly, and many other newspapers, magazines and journals. Dr. Brands is an elected member of various honorary societies, including the Society of American Historians and the Philosophical Society of Texas. He is associate editor for Presidential Studies Quarterly and serves on the editorial board for Rhetoric and Public Affairs. He is a regular guest on national radio and television programs, and is frequently interviewed by the American and foreign press. His writings have been published in several countries and translated into German, French, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Dr. Brands was born in Portland, Oregon, where he lived until he went to California for college. After graduating he became a traveling salesman, with a territory that spanned the West from the Pacific to Colorado. His wanderlust diminished after several trips across the Great Basin, and he turned to sales of a different sort, namely teaching. He lives in Austin with his wife and their youngest child.

"I believe in democracy and I believe democracy works best if there's an awareness of what's come before," said H. W. Brands in an interview.* "Otherwise we try to reinvent the wheel." His belief in the promise of democracy is why Dr. Brand's books appear as often in the aisles of Barnes & Noble as the stacks of colleges and universities. It also accounts for his continuing desire to travel around the country, lecturing to capacity audiences, and to teach survey courses to packed auditoriums of undergraduate students. "I want to make my classrooms as big as possible," said Brands. "The more people I can fit, the better." Dr. Brands, the Dickson Allen Anderson Centennial Professor of History and professor of government at the University of Texas at Austin, has won numerous teaching awards for courses on U.S. history and international relations. Holding Bachelor's and Doctoral degrees in history from Stanford University and the University of Texas at Austin, respectively, as well as Master's degrees in liberal studies and mathematics from Reed College and Portland State University, Brands began his career teaching high school and community college students. He later taught at Vanderbilt University and, for 23 years, Texas A & M University before returning to Austin in 2005. Dr. Brands has written twenty books and coauthored or edited five others. His books include: Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times (Doubleday, 2005) Woodrow Wilson (Times Books/Henry Holt, 2003) The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream (Doubleday, 2002) The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin (Doubleday, 2000) What America Owes the World: The Struggle for the Soul of Foreign Policy (Cambridge UP, 1998) TR: The Last Romantic (Basic Books, 1997) His writings have received critical and popular acclaim. The First American was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the Los Angeles Times Prize, as well as a New York Times bestseller. The Age of Gold was a Washington Post Best Book of 2002 and a San Francisco Chronicle bestseller. Andrew Jackson was a Chicago Tribune Best Book of 2005 and a Washington Post bestseller. What America Owes the World was a finalist for the Pulitzer and Bancroft Prizes and the Lionel Gelber Prize in international affairs. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, International Herald Tribune, Boston Globe, Atlantic Monthly, Smithsonian, National Interest, American Historical Review, Journal of American History, Political Science Quarterly, American History, Presidential Studies Quarterly, and many other newspapers, magazines and journals. Dr. Brands is an elected member of various honorary societies, including the Society of American Historians and the Philosophical Society of Texas. He is associate editor for Presidential Studies Quarterly and serves on the editorial board for Rhetoric and Public Affairs. He is a regular guest on national radio and television programs, and is frequently interviewed by the American and foreign press. His writings have been published in several countries and translated into German, French, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Dr. Brands was born in Portland, Oregon, where he lived until he went to California for college. After graduating he became a traveling salesman, with a territory that spanned the West from the Pacific to Colorado. His wanderlust diminished after several trips across the Great Basin, and he turned to sales of a different sort, namely teaching. He lives in Austin with his wife and their youngest child.

"I believe in democracy and I believe democracy works best if there's an awareness of what's come before," said H. W. Brands in an interview.* "Otherwise we try to reinvent the wheel." His belief in the promise of democracy is why Dr. Brand's books appear as often in the aisles of Barnes & Noble as the stacks of colleges and universities. It also accounts for his continuing desire to travel around the country, lecturing to capacity audiences, and to teach survey courses to packed auditoriums of undergraduate students. "I want to make my classrooms as big as possible," said Brands. "The more people I can fit, the better." Dr. Brands, the Dickson Allen Anderson Centennial Professor of History and professor of government at the University of Texas at Austin, has won numerous teaching awards for courses on U.S. history and international relations. Holding Bachelor's and Doctoral degrees in history from Stanford University and the University of Texas at Austin, respectively, as well as Master's degrees in liberal studies and mathematics from Reed College and Portland State University, Brands began his career teaching high school and community college students. He later taught at Vanderbilt University and, for 23 years, Texas A & M University before returning to Austin in 2005. Dr. Brands has written twenty books and coauthored or edited five others. His books include: Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times (Doubleday, 2005) Woodrow Wilson (Times Books/Henry Holt, 2003) The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream (Doubleday, 2002) The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin (Doubleday, 2000) What America Owes the World: The Struggle for the Soul of Foreign Policy (Cambridge UP, 1998) TR: The Last Romantic (Basic Books, 1997) His writings have received critical and popular acclaim. The First American was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the Los Angeles Times Prize, as well as a New York Times bestseller. The Age of Gold was a Washington Post Best Book of 2002 and a San Francisco Chronicle bestseller. Andrew Jackson was a Chicago Tribune Best Book of 2005 and a Washington Post bestseller. What America Owes the World was a finalist for the Pulitzer and Bancroft Prizes and the Lionel Gelber Prize in international affairs. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, International Herald Tribune, Boston Globe, Atlantic Monthly, Smithsonian, National Interest, American Historical Review, Journal of American History, Political Science Quarterly, American History, Presidential Studies Quarterly, and many other newspapers, magazines and journals. Dr. Brands is an elected member of various honorary societies, including the Society of American Historians and the Philosophical Society of Texas. He is associate editor for Presidential Studies Quarterly and serves on the editorial board for Rhetoric and Public Affairs. He is a regular guest on national radio and television programs, and is frequently interviewed by the American and foreign press. His writings have been published in several countries and translated into German, French, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Dr. Brands was born in Portland, Oregon, where he lived until he went to California for college. After graduating he became a traveling salesman, with a territory that spanned the West from the Pacific to Colorado. His wanderlust diminished after several trips across the Great Basin, and he turned to sales of a different sort, namely teaching. He lives in Austin with his wife and their youngest child.

"I believe in democracy and I believe democracy works best if there's an awareness of what's come before," said H. W. Brands in an interview.* "Otherwise we try to reinvent the wheel." His belief in the promise of democracy is why Dr. Brand's books appear as often in the aisles of Barnes & Noble as the stacks of colleges and universities. It also accounts for his continuing desire to travel around the country, lecturing to capacity audiences, and to teach survey courses to packed auditoriums of undergraduate students. "I want to make my classrooms as big as possible," said Brands. "The more people I can fit, the better." Dr. Brands, the Dickson Allen Anderson Centennial Professor of History and professor of government at the University of Texas at Austin, has won numerous teaching awards for courses on U.S. history and international relations. Holding Bachelor's and Doctoral degrees in history from Stanford University and the University of Texas at Austin, respectively, as well as Master's degrees in liberal studies and mathematics from Reed College and Portland State University, Brands began his career teaching high school and community college students. He later taught at Vanderbilt University and, for 23 years, Texas A & M University before returning to Austin in 2005. Dr. Brands has written twenty books and coauthored or edited five others. His books include: Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times (Doubleday, 2005) Woodrow Wilson (Times Books/Henry Holt, 2003) The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream (Doubleday, 2002) The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin (Doubleday, 2000) What America Owes the World: The Struggle for the Soul of Foreign Policy (Cambridge UP, 1998) TR: The Last Romantic (Basic Books, 1997) His writings have received critical and popular acclaim. The First American was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the Los Angeles Times Prize, as well as a New York Times bestseller. The Age of Gold was a Washington Post Best Book of 2002 and a San Francisco Chronicle bestseller. Andrew Jackson was a Chicago Tribune Best Book of 2005 and a Washington Post bestseller. What America Owes the World was a finalist for the Pulitzer and Bancroft Prizes and the Lionel Gelber Prize in international affairs. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, International Herald Tribune, Boston Globe, Atlantic Monthly, Smithsonian, National Interest, American Historical Review, Journal of American History, Political Science Quarterly, American History, Presidential Studies Quarterly, and many other newspapers, magazines and journals. Dr. Brands is an elected member of various honorary societies, including the Society of American Historians and the Philosophical Society of Texas. He is associate editor for Presidential Studies Quarterly and serves on the editorial board for Rhetoric and Public Affairs. He is a regular guest on national radio and television programs, and is frequently interviewed by the American and foreign press. His writings have been published in several countries and translated into German, French, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Dr. Brands was born in Portland, Oregon, where he lived until he went to California for college. After graduating he became a traveling salesman, with a territory that spanned the West from the Pacific to Colorado. His wanderlust diminished after several trips across the Great Basin, and he turned to sales of a different sort, namely teaching. He lives in Austin with his wife and their youngest child.

"I believe in democracy and I believe democracy works best if there's an awareness of what's come before," said H. W. Brands in an interview.* "Otherwise we try to reinvent the wheel." His belief in the promise of democracy is why Dr. Brand's books appear as often in the aisles of Barnes & Noble as the stacks of colleges and universities. It also accounts for his continuing desire to travel around the country, lecturing to capacity audiences, and to teach survey courses to packed auditoriums of undergraduate students. "I want to make my classrooms as big as possible," said Brands. "The more people I can fit, the better." Dr. Brands, the Dickson Allen Anderson Centennial Professor of History and professor of government at the University of Texas at Austin, has won numerous teaching awards for courses on U.S. history and international relations. Holding Bachelor's and Doctoral degrees in history from Stanford University and the University of Texas at Austin, respectively, as well as Master's degrees in liberal studies and mathematics from Reed College and Portland State University, Brands began his career teaching high school and community college students. He later taught at Vanderbilt University and, for 23 years, Texas A & M University before returning to Austin in 2005. Dr. Brands has written twenty books and coauthored or edited five others. His books include: Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times (Doubleday, 2005) Woodrow Wilson (Times Books/Henry Holt, 2003) The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream (Doubleday, 2002) The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin (Doubleday, 2000) What America Owes the World: The Struggle for the Soul of Foreign Policy (Cambridge UP, 1998) TR: The Last Romantic (Basic Books, 1997) His writings have received critical and popular acclaim. The First American was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the Los Angeles Times Prize, as well as a New York Times bestseller. The Age of Gold was a Washington Post Best Book of 2002 and a San Francisco Chronicle bestseller. Andrew Jackson was a Chicago Tribune Best Book of 2005 and a Washington Post bestseller. What America Owes the World was a finalist for the Pulitzer and Bancroft Prizes and the Lionel Gelber Prize in international affairs. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, International Herald Tribune, Boston Globe, Atlantic Monthly, Smithsonian, National Interest, American Historical Review, Journal of American History, Political Science Quarterly, American History, Presidential Studies Quarterly, and many other newspapers, magazines and journals. Dr. Brands is an elected member of various honorary societies, including the Society of American Historians and the Philosophical Society of Texas. He is associate editor for Presidential Studies Quarterly and serves on the editorial board for Rhetoric and Public Affairs. He is a regular guest on national radio and television programs, and is frequently interviewed by the American and foreign press. His writings have been published in several countries and translated into German, French, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Dr. Brands was born in Portland, Oregon, where he lived until he went to California for college. After graduating he became a traveling salesman, with a territory that spanned the West from the Pacific to Colorado. His wanderlust diminished after several trips across the Great Basin, and he turned to sales of a different sort, namely teaching. He lives in Austin with his wife and their youngest child.