Gerrymandering: History & Current Political Analysis | S5E53
How Gerrymandering has backfired on its proponents. 🚩Support My Program🚩About My 197th Guest Scholar:Dr. Shawn Donahue is a professor of Political Science at the University of Buffalo, where a primary part of his research focuses on redistricting, representation, partisan and racial gerrymandering as well as voting rights and campaign finance. In addition to his research, Dr. Donahue has had a decade of experience as a lawyer, including eight years as a prosecutor. Relevant to the subject of our interview, he submitted an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court in an important 2019 case that dealt with issues of partisan gerrymandering in Wisconsin. He also contributed to a report that helped lead to a ruling that the Virginia U.S. House map was a racial gerrymander in 2016. And here is his personal website. ►The New York Times report mentioned in this interview. ►Image Description: The bizarre cartoonish creature in this podcast's thumbnail image was printed in March 1812, representing state senate election district of South Essex created by the Massachusetts legislature to favor the Democratic-Republican Party. The word is a combination of Gov. Elbridge Gerry's last name and a monster-like salamander - hence, Gerrymander. Attribution: By Elkanah Tisdale (1771-1835) (often falsely attributed to Gilbert Stuart)[1] - Originally published in the Boston Centinel, 1812., Public Domain. 🚩Adel Aalihost & producer☑️Where to find my program:Home:https://historybehindnews.com Spotify:🎧https://bit.ly/HbN-Podcast-Spotify Apple:🎧https://bit.ly/HbN-Podcast-Apple YouTube:▶️https://bit.ly/HbN-YT-Sub Adel on Facebook and X.com🚩Support My Program: Click here and join our other supporters of the History Behind News podcast. Thank you. 🎵 attribution, links and license for thetheme music in this podcast: The Success by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Scholars in Your Inbox? More than 225 scholar interviews and counting!
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Who Does New York City Belong To? Mayoral Elections & Crises of Identity | S5E52
Ed Koch. Donald Trump. Rudy Giuliani. Al Sharpton. Spike Lee. And more. They were the tabloid gods of New York at a pivotal time in the City's modern history - a time when several issues erupted into crises that caused chaos in NYC and made national headlines. And we discuss them in this interview because many of those issues persist to this day, and continue to polarize NYC's population and politics. 🚩Support My ProgramIn this interview: ►"Gods" of New York►1986-90: pivotal years in NYC's history►How Wall Street and real estate development took over ►NYC's 1980s crisis of house affordability - a reckoning now►How did homelessness blow up into a major crisis in NYC? ►Who was "Billie Boggs" and why did Pres. Reagan talk about her with the Soviets? ►What tactics did Donald Trump deploy to get rid of his tenants? ►Killing of Black New Yorkers by an all-white NYPD ►Murderous racial tensions between White and Black New Yorkers ►Black community's mistrust of the criminal justice system ►In 1985, NYC became a non-white city ►NYC's crisis of identity ►A city for billionaires? 🚩About My 196th Guest Scholar:Mr. Johnathan Mahler is a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine and his journalism has received numerous awards. He is the author of: "Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning" - a bestselling book and was adapted as an ESPN mini-series, "The Challenge" - a New York Times Notable Book, and "The Gods of New York: Egotists, Idealists, Opportunists, and the Birth of the Modern City: 1986-1990", which we discuss in this interview. 🚩My Recommendation: ►S3E47, Prof. Maria Foscarinis: America's history of homelessness 🚩Adel Aalihost & producer☑️Where to find my program:Home:https://historybehindnews.com Spotify:🎧https://bit.ly/HbN-Podcast-Spotify Apple:🎧https://bit.ly/HbN-Podcast-Apple YouTube:▶️https://bit.ly/HbN-YT-Sub Adel on Facebook and X.com🚩Support My Program: Click here and join our other supporters of the History Behind News podcast. Thank you. 🎵 attribution, links and license for thetheme music in this podcast: The Success by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Scholars in Your Inbox? More than 200 scholar interviews and counting!
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(Spotify Video) Irony of US-Venezuela History: Friends to Foes, Democracies to Dictatorships | S5E51
Venezuela was once a liberal democracy with close geopolitical relations with the United States. So what happened? This is the story of Venezuela's devolution from democracy to dictatorship, and from cooperation with America to coups and open conflict. 🚩Support My ProgramIn this interview: ►How did the Cold War affect US-Venezuela relations?►How Venezuela's liberal democracy ended►Irony of US-Venezuela anti-Cuba cooperation ►How Venezuela's pluralistic society became polarized ►Selling oil to your enemy ►Venezuela's path to China►U.S. warned Chavez about coup►Chavez's viciousness & belligerence toward America►What is Competitive Authoritarianism? ►Chavez the Robin Hood►How Chavez's coalition changed ►Consequences of Chavez expelling the DEA►Pres. Trump's bounties for Maduro's capture ►Four sectors that dictators need to survive 🚩About My 195th Guest Scholar:Dr. Javier Corrales is Chair of Amherst College Political Science Department. His many books about Venezuela are listed on his academic homepage. In addition to his books, Dr. Corrales has published extensively, including his recent paper "Intentional polarization: How policy extremism and ideological overuse promote democratic backsliding".Watch this interview: 🎞️ https://youtu.be/aJKtFsijPt4🚩My Recommendations: ►S5E8, Dr. Michael J. LaRosa: Colombia ►S5E25, Dr. Jose Miguel Cruz: El Slavador ►S4E12, Dr. Carmen Martínez Novo: Ecuador 🚩Adel Aalihost & producer☑️Where to find my program:Home:https://historybehindnews.com Spotify:🎧https://bit.ly/HbN-Podcast-Spotify Apple:🎧https://bit.ly/HbN-Podcast-Apple YouTube:▶️https://bit.ly/HbN-YT-Sub Adel on Facebook and X.com🚩Support My Program: Click here and join our other supporters of the History Behind News podcast. Thank you. 🎵 attribution, links and license for thetheme music in this podcast: The Success by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Scholars in Your Inbox? More than 200 scholar interviews and counting!
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Irony of US-Venezuela History: Friends to Foes, Democracies to Dictatorships | S5E51
Venezuela was once a liberal democracy with close geopolitical relations with the United States. So what happened? This is the story of Venezuela's devolution from democracy to dictatorship, and from cooperation with America to coups and open conflict. 🚩Support My ProgramIn this interview: ►How did the Cold War affect US-Venezuela relations?►How Venezuela's liberal democracy ended►Irony of US-Venezuela anti-Cuba cooperation ►How Venezuela's pluralistic society became polarized ►Selling oil to your enemy ►Venezuela's path to China►U.S. warned Chavez about coup►Chavez's viciousness & belligerence toward America►What is Competitive Authoritarianism? ►Chavez the Robin Hood►How Chavez's coalition changed ►Consequences of Chavez expelling the DEA►Pres. Trump's bounties for Maduro's capture ►Four sectors that dictators need to survive 🚩About My 195th Guest Scholar:Dr. Javier Corrales is Chair of Amherst College Political Science Department. His many books about Venezuela are listed on his academic homepage. In addition to his books, Dr. Corrales has published extensively, including his recent paper "Intentional polarization: How policy extremism and ideological overuse promote democratic backsliding".Watch this interview: 🎞️ https://youtu.be/aJKtFsijPt4🚩My Recommendations: ►S5E8, Dr. Michael J. LaRosa: Colombia ►S5E25, Dr. Jose Miguel Cruz: El Slavador ►S4E12, Dr. Carmen Martínez Novo: Ecuador 🚩Adel Aalihost & producer☑️Where to find my program:Home:https://historybehindnews.com Spotify:🎧https://bit.ly/HbN-Podcast-Spotify Apple:🎧https://bit.ly/HbN-Podcast-Apple YouTube:▶️https://bit.ly/HbN-YT-Sub Adel on Facebook and X.com🚩Support My Program: Click here and join our other supporters of the History Behind News podcast. Thank you. 🎵 attribution, links and license for thetheme music in this podcast: The Success by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Scholars in Your Inbox? More than 200 scholar interviews and counting!
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Jimmy Kimmel, Jane Fonda & Flag Burning - First Amendment History | S5E50
Exceptions to & exapnsions of Freedom of Speech. 🚩Support My ProgramIn this interview: ►Was the First Amendment really the first? ►Why does the First Amendment only mention Congress? ►Did our Founders believe the President has no power to restrict freedom of speech? ►To our Founders and their British counterparts, was freedom of press more consequential than freedom of speech? ►In the First Amendment, is the word "THE" controversial? ►Does Pres. Trump's Executive Order to prosecute flag burning violate the First Amendment? ►Was the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's show a 1st amendment violation? ►Do states extend freedom of speech protection to private employees? ►When and how did the Bill of Rights, including the First Amendment, get applied to states? ►What is Selective Incorporation of the Bill of Rights? ►Can a federal employee be fired for their political affiliation? ►Why is Pres. Trump relitigating the Supreme Court 1960's "Sullivan" case? 🚩About My 194th Guest Scholar:Prof. Eugene Volokh is a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He is Emeritus professor of law at UCLA, where he taught First Amendment law among other subjects. And before UCLA, he clerked at the US Supreme Court for Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Prof. Volokh is the author of "The First Amendment and Related Statutes" 8th Ed., and he hosts Free Speech Unmuted – a video podcast series sponsored by the Hoover Institution.Watch this interview: 🎞️ https://youtu.be/MJLtinvs03o🚩My Recommendations: ►S3E16, Dr. Aimee Edmondson: Sullivan Case, Defamation Suits & Journalism ►S5E35, Dr. Robert Thompson: Late-Night TV Show Hosts & History ► S5E30, Dr. Lindsay P. Cohn: National Guard & Civil-Military Relations - From Whiskey Rebellion To Los AngelesCommittee on First Amendment, relaunched by Jane Fonda on Oct. 1, 2025. 🚩Adel Aalihost & producer☑️Where to find my program:Home:https://historybehindnews.com Spotify:🎧https://bit.ly/HbN-Podcast-Spotify Apple:🎧https://bit.ly/HbN-Podcast-Apple YouTube:▶️https://bit.ly/HbN-YT-Sub Adel on Facebook and X.com🚩Support My Program: Click here and join our other supporters of the History Behind News podcast. Thank you. 🎵 attribution, links and license for thetheme music in this podcast: The Success by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Scholars in Your Inbox? More than 200 scholar interviews and counting!
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