Listen First Project Founder and CEO Pearce Godwin and political historian and author Eli Merritt, author of the book "Disunion Among Ourselves," discuss political polarization in the U.S. and ways to bridge the political divide.
Listen First Project Founder and CEO Pearce Godwin and political historian and author Eli Merritt, author of the book "Disunion Among Ourselves," discuss political polarization in the U.S. and ways to bridge the political divide.
Former Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) discussed the impact of the Supreme Court striking down the "Chevron deference" doctrine, which held that courts defer to federal agencies to interpret ambiguous laws. He discussed the implications of the ruling for the three branches of government and why he thought the Chevron doctrine was problematic, saying federal agencies overstepped their authority. However, former Sen. Toomey said he was "not optimistic" about Republicans decreasing the size of the executive branch if the party gains control of Congress and the White House. The Chevron doctrine, which was established by Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council in 1984, was struck down by Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo in 2024. The American Enterprise Institute hosted this event in Washington, DC.
Analysts from the American Enterprise Institute and Brookings Institution discussed the impact of the Supreme Court striking down the "Chevron deference" doctrine, which held that courts defer to federal agencies to interpret ambiguous laws. They discussed the implications of the Court's ruling for the three branches of government, including the possibility that Congress' authority may be enlarged and why Congress often makes laws to be open to interpretation. The Chevron doctrine, which was established by Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council in 1984, was struck down by Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo in 2024. The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and Brookings Institution co-hosted this event at AEI's headquarters in Washington, DC.
President Biden spoke at the NAACP Convention in Las Vegas about the need to address violence, political violence and gun violence against children. He also spoke about inflation, childcare and historical black colleges and universities.
Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA), Reps. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Steve Scalise (R-LA), and Sen. John Thune (R-SD) discussed the political landscape in conversation with Politico. Topics included the investigation into the attempted assassination of former President Trump, political violence and rhetoric, the naming of JD Vance to be the Republican vice presidential candidate and legislative issues.
On "Lectures in History," Shepherd University professor Benjamin Bankhurst teaches a class on Appalachia in the American imagination. He describes how the regional stereotype has changed over time, from being viewed as "backwards hillbillies" during the Industrial Revolution, to a people respected for their folk culture in the early 20th century.
Washington & Lee University professor Barton Myers talked about Unionists and Confederate deserters in North Carolina who waged their own irregular war against the Confederacy. He also described the hostilities and challenges those with Union sympathies faced on the home front. This program was part of the 2024 Civil War Institute conference at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia.
Forty years after Betty Ford and Rosalynn Carter convened a 1984 conference on the "private lives and public duties" of first ladies, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum hosted a look back at that meeting and the role of first ladies over the last four decades. Betty Ford's daughter, Susan, joined in the conversation.
Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton accepted his party's nomination at the 1992 Democratic National Convention in New York City. In projecting the future and recalling his hometown in Arkansas, Governor Clinton told delegates "I still believe in a place called Hope."
On "Lectures in History," Shepherd University professor Benjamin Bankhurst teaches a class on Appalachia in the American imagination. He describes how the regional stereotype has changed over time, from being viewed as "backwards hillbillies" during the Industrial Revolution, to a people respected for their folk culture in the early 20th century.
Washington & Lee University professor Barton Myers talked about Unionists and Confederate deserters in North Carolina who waged their own irregular war against the Confederacy. He also described the hostilities and challenges those with Union sympathies faced on the home front. This program was part of the 2024 Civil War Institute conference at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia.
Forty years after Betty Ford and Rosalynn Carter convened a 1984 conference on the "private lives and public duties" of first ladies, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum hosted a look back at that meeting and the role of first ladies over the last four decades. Betty Ford's daughter, Susan, joined in the conversation.
Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton accepted his party's nomination at the 1992 Democratic National Convention in New York City. In projecting the future and recalling his hometown in Arkansas, Governor Clinton told delegates "I still believe in a place called Hope."
