The American Idea
The American Idea explores America's Founding principles and their effect on American history and government. Through thoughtful conversations with renowned academics and public figures from across the country, we examine the history and political thought behind our country’s greatest documents and debates, as well as contemporary issues, American popular culture, and political statesmanship. The podcast is a production of the Ashbrook Center and hosted by Jeff Sikkenga.
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Episodes (244)
National Prosperity and Free Enterprise - Is There a Connection?
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Post-Conventions 2024 Elections Analysis: Where Do Things Stand?
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Leadership Lessons from Two Legendary Coaches
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Do Political Party Conventions Serve a Purpose Anymore?
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U.S. Energy Policy: Opportunity and Self-Inflicted Wounds
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The Crisis in Civic Education - What's Wrong and What Can We Do About It?
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Free Speech - The Indispensable Right, with Jonathan Turley
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2024 Supreme Court Decisions - Review and Analysis
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Bullets Not Ballots? Political Violence in American History
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Like a Bull Moose - Theodore Roosevelt and the Impact of Third Parties
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“What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” - Frederick Douglass Teaches Us About...
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"Charging Forward?" The History and Current Debate Over Electric Vehicles
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Deadly Experiments - Contemporary Drug Policy Fads
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How Much Power Does the Constitution Really Give a President? | Documents & Deba...
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D-Day at 80 Years: What Operation Overlord Accomplished
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Bringing Home Forgotten MIAs - Memorial Day 2024 with Project Recover
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When Disaster Strikes: Presidents and Emergencies | Documents & Debates
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Energy and the Environment - Are Things as Bad as We're Told?
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Did Federal Officials Pressure Social Media Companies to Censor Americans?
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A Conversation with Vivek Ramaswamy
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Bombing Hitler's Hometown - the Untold Story of the Last Mass Bombing Raid Over...
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World War 1's Far-Reaching Impact on America | Documents & Debates
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The Importance of Good Local Government | American Core Ideas
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Servant Leadership and Building a Winning Team | American Core Ideas
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Perspectives on Leadership and Current Threats to America with Congressman Jim J...
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China's Trojan Horse? Tik Tok and the Information Wars
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The Harlem Renaissance - A Uniquely American Movement | Documents & Debates
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Clear and Present Danger: The Use and Abuse of Presidential War Powers
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Civilian-Military Relations from the Founding to Today
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Not Getting What We're Paying For: U.S. Healthcare Policy
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U.S. Energy Policy - The Pursuit of Failure
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The Chevron Doctrine: What is it and How Does it Challenge Our Constitutional Sy...
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Political Parties - Not Part of the Plan But There From the Beginning | Document...
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The Hostage Crisis and America's Troubles with Iran | Documents & Debates
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Jefferson, Race, and Slavery: A New Perspective
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Parental Rights in Education | Contemporary Conversations
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Core American Ideas: The Electoral College
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American Portraits - Jazz: America's Classical Music
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John Brown - American Extremist | American Portraits
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Documents & Debates: Shipwrecked - A True Civil War Story
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All the Troubles in the World: An Update on Israel, Ukraine, and China
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Documents & Debates: Nixon, China, and Ramifications for Today
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Documents & Debates: JFK's Assassination at 60 Years
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Documents & Debates: The Gettysburg Address at 160 Years
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Documents & Debates: The Battle of Tarawa at 80 Years
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Contemporary Conversations: CRT, Identitarianism, and the Struggle for America's...
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The Battle for the Speaker's Gavel | Contemporary Conversations
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Documents & Debates: Court Packing Then, and Now?
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Documents & Debates: American Exceptionalism and the Civil War
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Core American Ideas: Separation of Powers - Why it Matters; Why We Should Care
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