Woodrow wilson had spent seven Months Overseas negotiating. Professor armstrong wished that the treaty would vault the u. S. Into a leading position in the global order but u. S. Domestic political divisions, combined with turmoil created by a flu pandemic, red scare, racial unrest and wilson suffering a stroke all contributed to his failure to receive ratification. Kansas city hosted this event and provided the video. Our guest speaker, dr. Gary t. Armstrong, teaches American Foreign policy for u. S. Programs in washington, d. C. He is a professor of Political Science at William Jewel college in missouri. He graduated with a bachelors degree from the university of oklahoma and a phd from georgetown university. Gary served as Research Assistant to a political scientist, political economist, and author, and teaching assistant to former u. S. Secretary of state madeleine albright, who is here for a private dinner earlier this year, just to drop a name or two to impress you. Gary joined t
The man who didnt get it, charles hughes, Supreme Court justice, all but won the election in 1915. In fact, when president Woodrow Wilson went to bed the night Election Night, he thought he was beaten. If he would have been elected how American History goes in several different directions, on suffrage for women, civil rights. What does he do on Foreign Policy . Germany baited us into war. Hes the one you could write novels about. Charles evans hughes who is on the Supreme Court and then left the Supreme Court when he ran for president and then went back on the Supreme Court. One of the finest minds on the court. Fellow justice called Charles Evans hughes, the greatest in our great line of chief justices. Why hughes . Robert jackson provided part of the answer when he was attorney general. Jackson said that hughes, quote, looks like god and talks like god, end quote. 1916 footage of charles hughes, that years president ial nominee campaigned soon after the Republican National convention
President trump signed an order establishing a commission to promote patriotic education. That same day a Panel Discussed History Education in the United States. The white house hosted and provided this video. This is a panel on the recovery of the history of our country which is being distorted and we have several experts who know about the distortion and history. We will talk about them and people correcting history. Stake andself its at freedom is at stake, but also humanity is at stake in this argument. I am teaching a course on totalitarian novels. 1984 Winston Smiths job is to rewrite history. Changes,e the party contemporary or old, every written reference in every book and article and every encyclopedia and every publication is corrected and the old version is burned. The whole thing is reprinted a new. It must be an enormous effort, the main work of the regime of 1984. He does not fully understand why they do that, but he learned in the end, and what the most remarkable themes
Warn of a pollution disaster in russias far east as a probe is launched into toxic chemicals killing sea life. Or broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this International Thomas certainly glad to have you with us as we recap the weeks top stories with our Weekly Program and we start with the conflict between armenia and azerbaijan which has entered a 2nd week the disputed region of. Being relentlessly shelled these are some of the latest pictures from the local capital showing burning cars residential buildings have been hit across the city and the number of casualties is so far unclear earlier in the week a hospital was hit in an airstrike several residential buildings were also badly damaged hostilities are now expanding beyond the disputed territory with several towns. John bombed the city of ganja came under fire earlier on sunday claims one person was killed and 32 wounded on friday the town of todd was also attacked who claims thousands of shells were used in that r
And there are many stories. To. Make up your own mind. W. Made for minds. This week on world stories. Reintegrating x. Militants in nigeria. Election campaigns on reservations in the u. S. But we begin in belarus despite the risk of being jailed the. Opposition continues to demonstrate against authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko prominent among the protesters are one of. The moments march had barely begun when the police started making their 1st arrests over the past weeks bellerose has ramped up its crackdown on protesters but despite it all these women come back each saturday to make sure their voices heard. Everything was quiet then suddenly those henchmen showed up and dragged these young women into their process what did they ever do to them were not scared for our own safety were worried about our children and grandchildren we want them to live in a normal country without this kind of. Im. Fine you said the little girl. Alone sophia are outraged and try reasoning with the p