Jan 25, 2018
Intense partisanship. Rampant wealth and inequality. Racial
divisions. While they sound like the issues of today, they were
also prevalent during the Gilded Age, an important time in American
history. It was during these years — between 1865 and 1896 — that
many of the foundations of modern society were set into...
Jan 18, 2018
President Donald Trump’s election stirred up what some call a
resurgence of white nationalism. But is this a new phenomenon
outside of mainstream America? Or has white nationalism been more
part of American culture than we’ve been willing to admit? Julian
Zelizer and Sam Wang untangle this issue in this episode,...
Jan 11, 2018
A panel of federal judges rejected a congressional district map in
North Carolina, calling it a partisan gerrymander. Never before has
a court overturned a Congressional districting plan on grounds of
partisanship. The panel ordered the state legislature to redraw the
map. Gerrymandering, a practice which manipulates...
Jan 4, 2018
From smart phones to social media, digital technology has changed
the way we live —allowing for new explorations of human behavior.
Big data now enables scientists to process data about human
behavior on a scale never before imaginable. In this episode,
Professors Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang interview Matt
Salganik,...