Short Video: Richard Brookhiser on The Greatest American Leader
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Richard Brookhiser gives a short argument in defense of the claim that George Washington was the greatest American leader.
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Richard Brookhiser gives a short argument in defense of the claim that George Washington was the greatest American leader.
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Gary Gregg makes the case that George Washington was the greatest US president.
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Khalil Habib parses the question, "Can a Western-style democracy survive in an Islamic nation?", and suggests fruitful ways for students to approach the subject.
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Sophia Aguirre gives an account of the importance of the institution of the family for an economy's growth.
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Randall Strahan reflects on political parties as part of the American political process, and speaks to today's intense partisanship.
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Walter McDougall reflects on how early American leaders' understanding of America's unique role in the world shaped their foreign policy.
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This summer the Lehrman Center recorded 32 short videos of scholars talking about a host of different topics. Here's the first in what will be a series of short, pithy introductions to important subjects.
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Our sessions today began with a wonderfully provocative yet compelling lecture from Jay Budziszewski...
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It is fitting that the bulk of the Lehrman Center’s 2010 Princeton Summer Institute take place at Princeton’s Nassau Inn.
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