The Abram Accords is the peace deal that Trump created to keep peace between Israel, Iran, Palestine, and other middle Eastern countries during his last term, then Biden brought war during his term. And we DO reward people for wars avoided, it's called the nobel peace prize, just not for Trump, because people hate him for literally no good discernable reason.
I appreciate how non-polar she is the entire time during this video. Very professional and im thankful for once there is a subject matter expert on this or any channel like this that doesnt simply feed into popular opinion by using headlines.
YES!! IM sick to death of Left or Right hardline opinion pieces, I want centrist views that are just facts and not opinions or to be skewed in any direction.
I think that's all people though, to be fair. Something bad happens, we resort to another side, then we long for the side we once crucified, and repeat. The story of the human race in a sentence.
The part „and so they want to elect something new“ is so true though. It‘s not fitting as much in the US as it is for many european countries where currently a lot of far right parties are gaining momentum.
the fact that there even could be an informal agreement where the press just agreed it wouldn't be right to share his polio info is so nice, i feel like it would be less likely to happen now
Can you imagine with all the conspiracy theories about everything? It would probably lose him the election once evidence came out because it would be “proof” of the “deep state” or whatever.
President Martin Van Buren was raised speaking primarily Dutch and learned English while attending school. He is the only U.S. president whose first language was not English.
"Did you know..." type questions directed towards the HEAD of the GW Presidential Library are completely uncalled for. Thank you for answering it with grace and poise.
I don’t think these questions are directly aimed towards her, rather WIRED found questions posted on Internet forums and screenshotted them to show her.
This channel exemplifies the best of what UA-cam and the Internet, in general, *could* be if we were a country that valued truth and community above sensationalism and tribalism. I hope to find many more like it.
13:27 Every time I learn something about Eleanor Roosevelt I can't help but think about what a badass she really must have been. We really are in desperate need of another Roosevelt-esque power couple for the working class and poor right now.
I think JD and Usha Vance might be America's best power couple in a very long time. Hopefully we will have them as President and First Lady in four years
@@hundredfireify Americans have forgotten that fascism is bad. I would rather someone be partisan than pretend that fascism and non-fascism are somehow equal and both valid.
@@GraylightSyneswhat? Americans know that facism and communism are both very bad which is why they aren’t part of our political environment other than on the fringes
Personally, I think it's that public schooling handles it incredibly dryly and saps the life out of it for most people. You either need to be already interested or get lucky enough to have incredibly talented teachers. That's how it was for me. In grade school I didn't care one way or the other about history, but I had one good teacher that got me interested temporarily. Then it went back to being dull when I had other teachers. It wasn't until years after grade school that I realized I actually find history incredibly fascinating when I get to look into it at my own pace and interest, not be forced to do homework alongside a bunch of other subjects.
i didn't during schooling.. you're required to learn it to get good grades and is restricted of what's in the curricullum.. i started to like history when i treat it like literature.. most of the times historical events is better than fiction.. most good fictions are based on history..
@@djentyman4002 Well, technically there's no Constitutional provision against serving multiple terms. The 22nd Amendment was passed but it could possibly be repealed, as the 18th Amendment was by the 21st Amendment. Wanting Trump to serve multiple terms isn't necessarily anti-Constitutional.
I have to believe she pre-wrote the responses before recording and read off a teleprompter. There's no way someone can speak so concisely and fluidly! I'm so jealous.
He was the first US president born in the US (so after it was fully independent and not in the former British colonies), and didn't even speak English as his first language. Seems ironic but also funny in a way.
This really needs to be in all classrooms across the nation. Pretty insightful on all fronts. How rad would a PURPLE PARTY be that combines both sides strengths!! A unified USA!
speak softly and carry a big stick - he politely asked not to, they impolitely disregarded his polite request, so he returned the favor in unkind, what's ungentlemanly about it 😅
@@PurelyCoincidental I do and on smart TV. The white background never caused any discomfort. Perhaps people who watch it on TV or bigger screens should just lower the exaggerated brightness for good?
I think it's silly when people online are asking experts on the subject "Did you know that FDR had polio??" Yeah, her job is a presidential historian, of course she knows a hugely obvious fact that we all know.
Either it's bait for the ignorant, or THEY are the ignorant. Or it could be a non-American, at which point there is [rightly so] no expectation of knowledge regarding US History.
The person who posted that was addressing the internet, not the expert. Wired is the one who passed the post along to her so she could talk about it in this video because obviously there are plenty of [probably younger] people who didn't know that fact.
I think it's silly that you assumed anyone was asking her specifically or addressing the Wired support team. On top of that the answer had a more context than a simple "yes" so it stands warranted.
The person who posted that was addressing the internet, not the expert. Wired is the one who passed the post along to her so she could talk about it in this video because obviously there are plenty of [probably younger] people who didn't know that fact.
These are just questions people put on Twitter and Wired compiles them. Clearly some were asked to the person's followers as a trivia or a fun fact question
The "gentlemen’s“ agreement for FDR really made me cry a bit. Now that we did improve society in many cases, todays media on both ends of the political spectrum could never agree to something like that. We did lose a lot of class over the decades.
Sadly, you're right! If he was president today, the media and social media will have a field day with that, nothing is sacred anymore. Btw, thank you for noticing that, it says a lot about you! Have a wonderful day!
@@VonLanzeloth Yeah this part of the video wasn't totally accurate though, the secret service actively policed and smashed camera's for those that did not comply with the gentleman's agreement. It should be stated that the majority of publications complied with the agreement, but there will always be a few people that seek clout at the expense of others.
At 14:24, it sounds like John Quincy Adams had slaves but changed his stance later. I do think it should be noted that both John Adams and John Quincy Adams never owned slaves at any point and were both well documented as being against slavery.
I think people complain about a lot about the presidential tenure of both father and son, but one thing you can give them credit for is their absolute moral conviction regarding slavery. Quincy Adams, especially, was vehemently abolitionist and spent his later years trying to get rid of the stain.
John Quincy Adams also tried to honor territorial agreements with Native Americans. Just a stand up guy. Too bad he couldn't get Congress to cooperate with him on jack squat. He had so much potential, and could have been a great leader at a different point in history.
Yeah, Washington and JQ Adams are not at all morally equivalent on this issue and I think it's a bit misleading to group them together like in this video. Although Washington did free his slaves upon his death (or more accurately, upon his wife's death), he was also unique among many slaveowners in that he didn't have any children who could inherit his slaves. In my opinion, that one act does not make him anything like JQ Adams, who vehemently opposed slavery his entire career.
Many of the founding fathers knew slavery would be abolished eventually and some of them were against it… it was just so engrained in society at the time..
I agree that they will at least try. we're not even one day in and he already is trying to throw the constitution out the window and has the backing of SCOTUS. I dont think SCOTUS will side with him on birthright citizenship though. what trump is trying to do is firmly unconstitutional.
A great presidential historian like her really tells the stories in a way that make it seem like the presidents are your distant uncles or something. Great video!
Great video, however you misspoke explaining tariffs. Foreign nations don’t raise their prices. The importing American company does, as it is a tax on the local American business, which gets passed onto the consumer.
Exactly. A tariff on, say, Canadian goods won't cause any Canadian dollars to be paid across the border into the US. What it will do is make Canadian goods less competitive in US markets - it's a fairly crude thumb on the scale to warp market conditions, and invites the other country to retaliate with tariffs on US goods. Then, international trade becomes more expensive, and both economies take a hit.
What's funnier is that police at the time had no way to measure speed. The first ever speeding ticket for someone in a car says "you were driving your motor-horse so fast that the curtains in a restaurant were flapping"
brilliant movie! She is a brilliant presidential historian who truly presents the story in a way that makes the presidents seem like your distant uncles or something.
I was surprised, then persuaded about her comments on HW and foreign policy. My immediate reaction was Carter because foreign policy was really his thing. But though HW didn't end the Cold War or cause the fall of the Eastern Bloc or the USSR, he handled it very well. He also had the guts to end Desert Storm when he said he would, when our objectives had been achieved, when our allies wanted it to end, and when there was stability left in the region. All the right reasons.
Dr. Chervinski is great! I you all like her, she's written two books, one on the first presidential cabinet and one on John Adams, and frequently is a guest on The Thomas Jefferson Hour podcast.
Absolutely loved her, a true presidential historian all the way through no bias in her explanations and gave the straight facts to answer the questions. George Washington being such a modeled president shows why he truly deserved to be the first.
I mean, there was a bias, but bias isn't necessarily bad as long as we don't ignore or construe the facts. Like, I assume most of us are "biased" against slavery, but that's not a bad bias to have.
@@chrischika7026 You need a bigger brain on your shoulders. If someone like Washington HADN'T had slaves, he would have had less clout with people who DID have slaves. It was very much a time of haves and have-nots. And at that point, both sides were still cooperating, so he needed their votes as much as he needed other votes. It would have exacerbated tensions if presidents expressly tied being president with owning no slaves, and the civil war would have potentially happened even sooner, before the north had time to industrialize.
Amazing video! Just one small thing, British politics certainly does allow for more smaller parties to gain seats, but generally we are also a two party system too. We have two 'masses' parties, which are Labour and the Conservatives. The difference between America's party system and the UK's is that smaller parties CAN but usually DON'T win elections. However, in Irish politics, they use a different electoral system, STV, and that differs to the UK's first past the post voting system. STV usually allows for more parties to form coalitions, because it uses a ranking system and has more proportionality that First Past the Post.
Surprised that Martin van Buren has been left out of the "presidents who spoke other languages" answer, because his first language was Dutch, English second, and his name was really Maarten van Buren.
Another Fact about William Henry Harrison is that his Grandson, Benjamin Harrison later became president. They are the only Grandfather-Grandson duo to become president. 4 pairs of relatives have become President: John Adams & John Quincy Adams (Father & Son) William Henry Harrison & Benjamin Harrison (Grandfather & Grandson) Theodore Roosevelt & Franklin Roosevelt (Cousins) George HW Bush & George W Bush (Father & Son)
That's because Schools Do Not teach history classes any more the only thing they teach is it's Ok for boys to use the girls restrooms if you get my drift
I think Grant gets a lot of crap for his lack of success when it came to reconstruction. Which to an extent I get, but with the way Johnson, the Democrats, and the South stacked the deck against any kind of meaningful or progressive reconstruction, it's kind of a wonder he was able to do anything at all. Basically, complaining that Grant couldn't complete the project of reconstruction is like pitting a AA rookie against an All Star pitcher then complaining when they only hit a single
There will be uneducated fucktard 😂 was there one in 2020 dumbass? Did women lose any rights dumbass? We get it you vote blue. You're so dumb Canada doesn't even want you
you Americans are so funny.. every time a republican get elected as president .. you all freak out . its clockwork at this point. happened in 2001 with bush.. both times . happened with trump in 2016 and has happened with trump in 2025 .
I'm glad this came around, it's vastly important to know your history, it can actually help calm nerves when you've seen that in many ways, we as a country have been through worse.
The real criteria is getting elected. But most internships don't require age 35, or to be a natural born citizen who was resident for 14 years. The internship might have more official and explicit job duties, but it'll have a lot fewer qualifications required.
It’s technically two ELECTED terms (since one can still gain a 3rd term via the VP succession rule, in which case limit rises only to 10 years), but yeah.
I assume you're saying that because of fear of a third Trump term? Funny thing is, I'm not sure that'll wind up mattering much, given his age. The bigger impacts were on 2000 and 2016, where I think both Clinton and Obama would have won reelection, instead of GWB and Trump. So if you're saying this as a lefty, I think it's actually been net harmful to your side in recent decades. The Republicans term limited out were GWB (who wouldn't have run in 2008 anyway due to unpopularity), Reagan (who would likely have won, but may not have run due to age/wanting to retire), and Eisenhower (ditto).
@@Alsadius I think that's true, and I tend to be skeptical of term limits in general. But Trump is not a normal Republican--he is a special case, given his known pattern of refusing to accept unfavorable election results and being willing to accept political violence to further that. But I'm not sure the term-limit amendment would be any more of an impediment to him than losing an election. He's openly stated in rallies that he doesn't think it applies to him, for reasons that are hard to parse. He could be hoping for a Supreme Court ruling nullifying it. Trump's parents were pretty long-lived; if he, say, lives to 100, that's a lot of terms. Robert Mugabe ruled Zimbabwe until he was 95.
@MattMcIrvin He did ultimately leave, though. And he tends to BS quite a lot, so I discount stuff like that a bit. If he actually does run again next time, obviously that assessment will change. But I don't think he will.
What an odd criteria to evaluate someone. "He failed to overthrow the election results and had to leave office, so it's okay that he tried to do it." Imagine trying to apply this to any other crime
I think the Harry Truman question could be answered more clearly cuz he didn't randomly chose S as his middle name, but to honor his grandfathers - Anderson Shipp Truman and Solomon Young.
Thank you for this comment @geonarnia-k1s. I was about to point that out, but you clearly outpaced me 🙂. This can be attested in both of Truman's major biography books, first in David McCullough 1992 book at page 37. Secondly, Alonzo Hamby's 1995 book at page 7. His middle initial, "S", is not an abbreviation of one particular name or stands for nothing. Rather, it honors or paying homage to both his grandfathers, Anderson Shippe Truman and Solomon Young, a somewhat common practice in the American South at the time. Btw, I proudly can say I possess both of the above bio books regarding Harry S Truman. Personally, for me Alonzo Hamby's version is the better one.
She can form coherent sentences, so way overqualified... God, I miss Obama. He was not a disgrace. He opened his mouth and I didn’t have to cover my face in second-hand embarrassment...
@ I'm really tired of this trite observation. Yes, we expect the President to be a good orator, with the caveat that it's not the only qualification. I've read dozens if not hundreds of comments pointing this out.
On the basis of what? What makes her qualified? Because she knows history? So do 20yo history majors in college. Not everyone who can speak coherently needs to be aiming for the Presidency, and suggesting it sounds so ignorant. Besides, about a third of Americans looked at an intelligent, coherent American woman in November and said "nope" in favor of an increasingly senile old man who can never seem to complete a full sentence. "They sound smart" is clearly not what people are looking for in a president these days.
@@Mathematics42069Since they said “diametrically opposite to the US”, my guess is somewhere in the middle of the Indian Ocean? (Unless they mean the Hawaiian islands, which are diametrically opposite Namibia.)
@ Haha! I live in India. Not exactly diametrically opposite but in an approximate sense. Interestingly, the United States is called 'Patal-nagar' in Sanskrit, which loosely translates to 'The Underworld'. So maybe that's where I was pointing :)
the president has some power though. If trump enacts universal tariffs then inflation would rise solely because of him. conversely biden had the power to decrease tariffs but didn't. also, biden did push for bills that spent a lot of money which does increases inflation
@@S1D3W1ND3R015Tell me you don't understand strategy or defense economics in one sentence without telling me you don't understand strategy or defense economics.
I’m right there with you on this. I frequently have this conversation with people giving credit or assigning blame to a President for economic trends that they have very little influence over and that even when they are able to exercise a level of influence, the effects are generally not immediate, rather it takes time.
But Britain also have a FPTP system, even though they have a more fleshed out parliament. It's a rather bad example when it comes to parties having to co-operate, since that rarely happens in the UK. Despite the parliament having more parties than two, most often you have one party which manages to win a majority of the seats, despite not necessarily having a majority of the votes, quite like in the US. For exaple Labour in 2024 won 411 out of 650 seats, despite only getting 33,7% of the popular vote.
Yeah, I was thinking that we are notably a bad choice to point to for highlighting coalition governments as they are, historically, pretty rare, especially post-WWII. Germany might be a better example, as they have *only* had coalition governments since WWII. This being said, I reckon GE2029 will produce a coalition government, but at this point I don't know which way it will go. Either Con/RefUK or Lab/Lib seem most likely. I would say it's also possible that RefUK could be the second biggest party at the next election.
7:37 Actually, no. His parents couldn’t decide whether to name him after his maternal grandfather Solomon Young, or his paternal grandfather, Anderson Shipp Truman, so they compromised, making his full middle name “S”.
Yup, this was somewhat common practice in the American South at the time. For explanation you can refer to David McCullough's 1992 bio book at page 37 and Alonzo Hamby's 1995 bio book at page 7.
At 16:40, describing a tariff: it is an import tax. The entity importing (usually a business) is taxed. That increases their cost so usually that gets put into the price sold to consumers. The export country does NOT raise prices-they do nothing different. Tariffs inject inefficiency into the economy by interfering with pricing.
But then the exporting country (‘s businesses have/) has to either lower the price and absorb the loss or lose the business entirely. (Because why would people pay more for a tarrifed import if there is an American made alternative)
7:34 Even though she is correct that Harry S Truman 's middle initial doesn't actually mean anything, there's actually a meaning behind it. The middle initial supposed to represent both of Harry S Truman 's grandfathers, Anderson Shipp Truman and Solomon Young. He said that the "S" was a compromise between the names of his grandfathers
Yup, this was somewhat common practice in the American South at the time. For explanation you can refer to David McCullough's 1992 bio book at page 37 and Alonzo Hamby's 1995 bio book at page 7.
Yeah, hands down. It significantly reshaped the purpose of Lincoln's leadership during the Civil War in the public eye, and led many Presidents to try to replicate his legacy. Even amongst FDR's speeches I think most people would choose his first inaugural address for establishing that the USA outright rejects fascism and authoritarianism.
literally what came to my mind first. was really surprised she didnt go with that. though i wonder how many of her answers (including this one) she thought about the go-to most common answers or most well known answers and so she gave other ones on purpose to change it up or share knowledge plenty of people might not know about.
I appreciate your expertise and the point of this video but to clarify, saying Trump can’t legally run isn’t exactly the same as saying he can’t try, especially when there’s so little consequence for the rich or politically connected in America.
Can’t believe she forgot Martin Van Buren on the speaking 2nd languages question. He’s the only president whose 1st language was not English. His hometown spoke Dutch and he learned English second.
And yet a lot of German historians are noting the similarities between America today and the Weimar republic before it was taken over by the party with the red armbands.
TDS is a very strong disease that many people cannot overcome, but it's possible that in the next cycle a lot more people will realize the hyperbole the media and sensationalist outlets insist on publishing is not indicative of reality. It doesn't help that the actual elected officials could pose as theater majors either - it's insufferable.
In Great Britain you absolutely don’t need to form a coalition in order to get into government! In systems like the Weimar Republic where they had proportional representation, coalitions were almost always needed; but in England, coalitions aren’t required - in fact we haven’t had that many, and we have had basically the same system for centuries!!
It gets less baffling when you realise it's because it keeps the systems of power that benefit a select few firmly entrenched. It's the same reason why many Founders wanted the electoral college - they were terrified of a popular movement gaining power that would be to their detriment.
How is it baffling? The Electoral College is only set to handle to candidates. Their are 540 electoral votes, you need 270 to win, if you have more than 2 it gets harder to reach that magic number and the EC is set up by the Constitution.
Toes the line, I wouldn't say such suggestions are full on treason. Not much different than Trump telling Netanyahu he should hold off on a ceasefire in Gaza until after the election. Probably illegal, probably not treason.
"We tend not to reward people for wars avoided".
What a beautiful way to put it.
Yeah, we don't tend to notice the amount of effort it takes to keep things the same.
@@youtubeviolatedme7123 WE ARE THE...ADEQUATE!... FORGETTABLE!....OCCASIONALLY REGRETTABLE, CARETAKER PRESIDENTS OF THE U....S...AAAAA.!
The Abram Accords is the peace deal that Trump created to keep peace between Israel, Iran, Palestine, and other middle Eastern countries during his last term, then Biden brought war during his term. And we DO reward people for wars avoided, it's called the nobel peace prize, just not for Trump, because people hate him for literally no good discernable reason.
Problems usually happen when a convict felon becomes president. (Donald J. Trump)
Jean Chretien: 😮
I love that she wore purple as the mix between red and blue. Very on point.
Nah she voted for Waluigi and his running mate was Barney the Dinosaur.
Yeah no, compromise for its own sake is not some kind of ethical goal when one side is loudly calling for removing rights and life.
@@L35L3YA proud Properitite I see
@@L35L3Y Someone's upset that their tribalism isn't being pandered to.
@@L35L3Y except shes a historian, not an opinion commentator. she literally just retells the history as is; its facts. being impartial is perfect
Usually Im not into history but, she explained everything so well that I want more of these. 30mins that felt like 5. Great one!
I know right! I wanted one answer and ended up watching the entire thing I feel it has a lot to do with the editing.
I appreciate how non-polar she is the entire time during this video. Very professional and im thankful for once there is a subject matter expert on this or any channel like this that doesnt simply feed into popular opinion by using headlines.
YES!! IM sick to death of Left or Right hardline opinion pieces, I want centrist views that are just facts and not opinions or to be skewed in any direction.
Much respect for making the question in the thumbnail the first question you answered in the video 🤘
"relatively little patience and sometimes short attention spans" is the truest sentence ever uttered
Me hearing that and going "yup, that right there"
I think that's all people though, to be fair.
Something bad happens, we resort to another side, then we long for the side we once crucified, and repeat.
The story of the human race in a sentence.
Goldfish person syndrome
A bit of an understatement to be honest 😬
The part „and so they want to elect something new“ is so true though. It‘s not fitting as much in the US as it is for many european countries where currently a lot of far right parties are gaining momentum.
the fact that there even could be an informal agreement where the press just agreed it wouldn't be right to share his polio info is so nice, i feel like it would be less likely to happen now
That same agreement was why the media ignored philandering.
Of course that's considered a virtue now.
That was back when decency was valued
Can you imagine with all the conspiracy theories about everything? It would probably lose him the election once evidence came out because it would be “proof” of the “deep state” or whatever.
Yeah tell me about it! Not to mention social media.
They'd find nothing else to talk about.
President Martin Van Buren was raised speaking primarily Dutch and learned English while attending school. He is the only U.S. president whose first language was not English.
After President Elon Reeve Musk? Oh sorry he's South African, they speak English too...
@@amanwalks what was the point of saying this?
President Armand Van Helden says "You don't know me".
@@scarletmoon. just a cornball
lekker.
I could listen to hours of this-as long as there is no test.
Adams to Hamilton:
“She don’t want no puppy; she want a big DAWG”
Requirements for Vice President: 1) Cast tie breaking vote and 2) Have a Pulse
Now that's a job I'm fully qualified for!
Are you over 35?
additional requirements: natural born citizen (you have no say in that matter obviously)
You forgot the third finding all the Monica Lewinsky's for the President to play with LOL
Check, and check. I even ramble sometimes. Come to think of it, I might be overqualified.
And stop an insurrection. thank you Mike Pence
I love when the people on here don’t bite on obvious biased questions and respond in a fact-based, unbiased manner.
What's the suprise? It is what good education does to a person.
@@innocento.1552 Not automatically, there's lots of over educated people who can't see their bias just as much as ignorant people.
5 min in and Couldn't continue watching this crap.. atp everyone's familiar with wired game (I hope)
what's funny is that her facts stated will absolutely be seen as biased and political by republicans because they're insane
@@theonenonlybass we all know who you voted for....
There should be an episode where we ask a producer of this show how they make it, develop questions, and select experts
Love this idea
Tech support support
They should have a BTS supercut of the experts just reacting to the usernames haha
"Did you know..." type questions directed towards the HEAD of the GW Presidential Library are completely uncalled for. Thank you for answering it with grace and poise.
I don’t think these questions are directly aimed towards her, rather WIRED found questions posted on Internet forums and screenshotted them to show her.
Bro it's not that serious
This channel exemplifies the best of what UA-cam and the Internet, in general, *could* be if we were a country that valued truth and community above sensationalism and tribalism. I hope to find many more like it.
13:27 Every time I learn something about Eleanor Roosevelt I can't help but think about what a badass she really must have been. We really are in desperate need of another Roosevelt-esque power couple for the working class and poor right now.
FDR really didn't care about civil rights, but Eleanor did, and I think that was a catalyst for the Democratic Party eventually coming around on that.
Melania might step up. 😂
@@littlefurrow2437The Trumps are AMAZING!
Yea I don't see that being a thing
I think JD and Usha Vance might be America's best power couple in a very long time. Hopefully we will have them as President and First Lady in four years
I love how non-partisan and straightforward her answers are
Same.
Americans have completely forgotten that non-partisanship should be the default behaviors of any respectable professional
@@hundredfireify Americans have forgotten that fascism is bad.
I would rather someone be partisan than pretend that fascism and non-fascism are somehow equal and both valid.
@@AUGUST.4TH Bothsideism is a disease which should rightly be criticised.
@@GraylightSyneswhat? Americans know that facism and communism are both very bad which is why they aren’t part of our political environment other than on the fringes
I’ll never get people who find history boring. I just gobble this stuff up. It’s so interesting. 🧐
Personally, I think it's that public schooling handles it incredibly dryly and saps the life out of it for most people. You either need to be already interested or get lucky enough to have incredibly talented teachers.
That's how it was for me. In grade school I didn't care one way or the other about history, but I had one good teacher that got me interested temporarily. Then it went back to being dull when I had other teachers. It wasn't until years after grade school that I realized I actually find history incredibly fascinating when I get to look into it at my own pace and interest, not be forced to do homework alongside a bunch of other subjects.
History becomes interesting when we can connect it to current events.
It's so fascinating. Especially the million angles in seemingly straightforward events.
Always depends on how you package it to your audience.
i didn't during schooling.. you're required to learn it to get good grades and is restricted of what's in the curricullum.. i started to like history when i treat it like literature.. most of the times historical events is better than fiction.. most good fictions are based on history..
Hearing her say “I fight possums” was the highlight of this video for me
Every American should be required to listen to this.
george washington’s warning about political party divisions hasnt been more relevant than now
In this very comment section you’ve got Trumpers gleefully thinking he’ll serve a 3rd term. One party has to change first.
@@MikeLikesChannelthe Democratic Party’s refusal to change is the reason they lost this past election…
@@MikeLikesChannelyep and they’re actually happy about that for some reason. They say they’re pro constitution but try to ignore most of it
We need more parties
@@djentyman4002 Well, technically there's no Constitutional provision against serving multiple terms. The 22nd Amendment was passed but it could possibly be repealed, as the 18th Amendment was by the 21st Amendment. Wanting Trump to serve multiple terms isn't necessarily anti-Constitutional.
This was such a fun and educational watch. I love the way she briefly explains things with all the necessary information.
I have to believe she pre-wrote the responses before recording and read off a teleprompter. There's no way someone can speak so concisely and fluidly! I'm so jealous.
Surprised she didn't mention Van Buren in the second languages. English WAS his second language. His first langugae was Dutch.
Van Buren was an exceptional president in many ways. Not many know about his time traveling ghost.
Down with the cotton gin! DOWN WITH THE COTTON GIN!
Van buren boys
you wanna go ahead and make a video explaining it then?
He was the first US president born in the US (so after it was fully independent and not in the former British colonies), and didn't even speak English as his first language. Seems ironic but also funny in a way.
I really like the lack f blinding white set for this one. Very fitting for the expert. Can we do this more?
This really needs to be in all classrooms across the nation. Pretty insightful on all fronts. How rad would a PURPLE PARTY be that combines both sides strengths!! A unified USA!
George: clear my search history dear
Martha: you got it prezzy
😂
LMAO!!!!!!
9:42 “Gentlemen’s agreement” the Secret Service stole & smashed cameras which took photos of him in a wheelchair and would threaten reporters LMAO
Truly gentle 😂😂😂
speak softly and carry a big stick - he politely asked not to, they impolitely disregarded his polite request, so he returned the favor in unkind, what's ungentlemanly about it 😅
And then Trump's SS destroyed J6 info...
Sources?
"Who was the most influential First Lady?"
"Eleanor Roosevelt."
"Was Edith Wilson basically the President for a year?"
"Um, yeah…."
Finally a background that doesn't blind you.
They changed it 😮
Is this primarily an issue for folks who watch on a giant TV with high brightness settings?
@@SocietyNeedsImprovement I'm guessing it's not fun for people who watch these videos to wind down in the evening.
@@PurelyCoincidental I do and on smart TV. The white background never caused any discomfort. Perhaps people who watch it on TV or bigger screens should just lower the exaggerated brightness for good?
Sounds like a you problem
Lindsay Chervinsky absolutely crushed it-she made presidential trivia feel like a binge-worthy Netflix series.
I knew all the answers without having to look it up. I am a really big dork.
If there's anyone that's going to know them all...
Hi Mr Beat 👋. Didn’t expect to find you here
I think it's silly when people online are asking experts on the subject "Did you know that FDR had polio??"
Yeah, her job is a presidential historian, of course she knows a hugely obvious fact that we all know.
Either it's bait for the ignorant, or THEY are the ignorant. Or it could be a non-American, at which point there is [rightly so] no expectation of knowledge regarding US History.
The person who posted that was addressing the internet, not the expert. Wired is the one who passed the post along to her so she could talk about it in this video because obviously there are plenty of [probably younger] people who didn't know that fact.
I think it's silly that you assumed anyone was asking her specifically or addressing the Wired support team. On top of that the answer had a more context than a simple "yes" so it stands warranted.
The person who posted that was addressing the internet, not the expert. Wired is the one who passed the post along to her so she could talk about it in this video because obviously there are plenty of [probably younger] people who didn't know that fact.
These are just questions people put on Twitter and Wired compiles them. Clearly some were asked to the person's followers as a trivia or a fun fact question
The "gentlemen’s“ agreement for FDR really made me cry a bit. Now that we did improve society in many cases, todays media on both ends of the political spectrum could never agree to something like that. We did lose a lot of class over the decades.
Sadly, you're right! If he was president today, the media and social media will have a field day with that, nothing is sacred anymore.
Btw, thank you for noticing that, it says a lot about you!
Have a wonderful day!
@ what a kind response. It says a lot about your heart as well. Thank you, Have a wonderful day too
@@VonLanzeloth Yeah this part of the video wasn't totally accurate though, the secret service actively policed and smashed camera's for those that did not comply with the gentleman's agreement. It should be stated that the majority of publications complied with the agreement, but there will always be a few people that seek clout at the expense of others.
At 14:24, it sounds like John Quincy Adams had slaves but changed his stance later. I do think it should be noted that both John Adams and John Quincy Adams never owned slaves at any point and were both well documented as being against slavery.
I think people complain about a lot about the presidential tenure of both father and son, but one thing you can give them credit for is their absolute moral conviction regarding slavery. Quincy Adams, especially, was vehemently abolitionist and spent his later years trying to get rid of the stain.
John Quincy Adams also tried to honor territorial agreements with Native Americans. Just a stand up guy. Too bad he couldn't get Congress to cooperate with him on jack squat. He had so much potential, and could have been a great leader at a different point in history.
Yeah, Washington and JQ Adams are not at all morally equivalent on this issue and I think it's a bit misleading to group them together like in this video. Although Washington did free his slaves upon his death (or more accurately, upon his wife's death), he was also unique among many slaveowners in that he didn't have any children who could inherit his slaves. In my opinion, that one act does not make him anything like JQ Adams, who vehemently opposed slavery his entire career.
Many of the founding fathers knew slavery would be abolished eventually and some of them were against it… it was just so engrained in society at the time..
This is why Grant has my ultimate respect, he walked the walk on the battlefield, and in politics.
I loved hearing the story about Teddy Roosevelt and teddy bears. The fact that he didn't shoot the bear tells me alot about his character.
I have a sad feeling that the answer to the first question will not age well.
I agree that they will at least try. we're not even one day in and he already is trying to throw the constitution out the window and has the backing of SCOTUS. I dont think SCOTUS will side with him on birthright citizenship though. what trump is trying to do is firmly unconstitutional.
A great presidential historian like her really tells the stories in a way that make it seem like the presidents are your distant uncles or something. Great video!
The people that need to watch this video...wont.
You're right, but they have an excuse. There homes are on fire near hollywood.
Like who?
@@shabadooshabadoo4918 (the ones who don't know wtf a tariff does. No, it doesn't make your consumed products cheaper)
They will but they won’t accept facts. Not like the president elect is known for obeying laws.
1. Like who would be these people?
2. Can you give an example of a video you recently watched that holds the opposite point of view as you?
That Teddy Bear fact just broke the matrix
We branched off into a new timeline when he refused to shoot the bear
Great video, however you misspoke explaining tariffs. Foreign nations don’t raise their prices. The importing American company does, as it is a tax on the local American business, which gets passed onto the consumer.
Exactly. A tariff on, say, Canadian goods won't cause any Canadian dollars to be paid across the border into the US. What it will do is make Canadian goods less competitive in US markets - it's a fairly crude thumb on the scale to warp market conditions, and invites the other country to retaliate with tariffs on US goods. Then, international trade becomes more expensive, and both economies take a hit.
I love this lady, so eloquent, so educated, so informative, in a plain yet exciting way.
25:17 arrested for speeding in a horse & carriage, this has got to be one of my favourite bits of trivia now…
What's funnier is that police at the time had no way to measure speed. The first ever speeding ticket for someone in a car says "you were driving your motor-horse so fast that the curtains in a restaurant were flapping"
So how fast the horses were going
So many questions! Thank you for answering all of them, wonderful video!
Please bring her back for another round
brilliant movie! She is a brilliant presidential historian who truly presents the story in a way that makes the presidents seem like your distant uncles or something.
@@NomutMaiwwell the first question aged like milk
i would love to hear this woman create a ranking of all the US presidents in history
How she read the more Ludacris of the internet handles with a completely straight face, is nothing short of miraculous
She wouldn't, she comes off as fairly unbiased
oh, but she definitely *knows* Dona- err, she knows which one is probably the worst@@dorrito
@@gmunny46She's not an idiot blinded by propaganda like you so I'm sure she has an idea, yes
I was surprised, then persuaded about her comments on HW and foreign policy. My immediate reaction was Carter because foreign policy was really his thing. But though HW didn't end the Cold War or cause the fall of the Eastern Bloc or the USSR, he handled it very well. He also had the guts to end Desert Storm when he said he would, when our objectives had been achieved, when our allies wanted it to end, and when there was stability left in the region. All the right reasons.
Dr. Chervinsky is very quickly becoming a national treasure
She's a History Teacher.
Asking a presidential historian a "did you know" question is like asking an economist what is money. Of course they knew them...
@@iamwonkahis original comment is correct.
It was on a public forum. Not directed at her or historians in general.
Dr. Chervinski is great! I you all like her, she's written two books, one on the first presidential cabinet and one on John Adams, and frequently is a guest on The Thomas Jefferson Hour podcast.
Absolutely loved her, a true presidential historian all the way through no bias in her explanations and gave the straight facts to answer the questions. George Washington being such a modeled president shows why he truly deserved to be the first.
I mean, there was a bias, but bias isn't necessarily bad as long as we don't ignore or construe the facts. Like, I assume most of us are "biased" against slavery, but that's not a bad bias to have.
there was bias lol. given that you praise george washington when he literally owned slaves is funny. she also tries to downplay it
@@chrischika7026 cmon bub, you must know why she has to downplay it, right?
@@chrischika7026 You need a bigger brain on your shoulders. If someone like Washington HADN'T had slaves, he would have had less clout with people who DID have slaves. It was very much a time of haves and have-nots. And at that point, both sides were still cooperating, so he needed their votes as much as he needed other votes. It would have exacerbated tensions if presidents expressly tied being president with owning no slaves, and the civil war would have potentially happened even sooner, before the north had time to industrialize.
Amazing video! Just one small thing, British politics certainly does allow for more smaller parties to gain seats, but generally we are also a two party system too. We have two 'masses' parties, which are Labour and the Conservatives.
The difference between America's party system and the UK's is that smaller parties CAN but usually DON'T win elections.
However, in Irish politics, they use a different electoral system, STV, and that differs to the UK's first past the post voting system. STV usually allows for more parties to form coalitions, because it uses a ranking system and has more proportionality that First Past the Post.
Surprised that Martin van Buren has been left out of the "presidents who spoke other languages" answer, because his first language was Dutch, English second, and his name was really Maarten van Buren.
As an chilean, I found very useful to learn about which american president has been the shortest of them all 👍
Another Fact about William Henry Harrison is that his Grandson, Benjamin Harrison later became president. They are the only Grandfather-Grandson duo to become president.
4 pairs of relatives have become President:
John Adams & John Quincy Adams (Father & Son)
William Henry Harrison & Benjamin Harrison (Grandfather & Grandson)
Theodore Roosevelt & Franklin Roosevelt (Cousins)
George HW Bush & George W Bush (Father & Son)
I didn’t know fontaine had a mcdonalds
@@EnergizingBane Where do you think Chevreuse gets all those french fries??
It's really depressing how many people don't know why Grant was significant.
That's because Schools Do Not teach history classes any more the only thing they teach is it's Ok for boys to use the girls restrooms if you get my drift
I think Grant gets a lot of crap for his lack of success when it came to reconstruction. Which to an extent I get, but with the way Johnson, the Democrats, and the South stacked the deck against any kind of meaningful or progressive reconstruction, it's kind of a wonder he was able to do anything at all.
Basically, complaining that Grant couldn't complete the project of reconstruction is like pitting a AA rookie against an All Star pitcher then complaining when they only hit a single
@@5oclockshadowwill typical of politics lmfao. Obstruct the solutions and then whine about the president just so you can keep running on the issue
Such an incredible position, Executive Director and Historian of the George Washington Presidential Library. Congrats!
Well, let's see if there'll be a presidential election in 2028.
There will be uneducated fucktard 😂 was there one in 2020 dumbass? Did women lose any rights dumbass? We get it you vote blue. You're so dumb Canada doesn't even want you
And the real first woman president will be elected Tulsi Gabbard 2028 Republican red win again.
you Americans are so funny.. every time a republican get elected as president .. you all freak out . its clockwork at this point. happened in 2001 with bush.. both times . happened with trump in 2016 and has happened with trump in 2025 .
Not if the Fuhrer has anything to say about it.
oh my god lmao you people really have lost it
Yeah Lyndon B Johnson was a hilarious prankster! This one time, he R E D A C T E D
I'm glad this came around, it's vastly important to know your history, it can actually help calm nerves when you've seen that in many ways, we as a country have been through worse.
So you are saying there are more requirements for an unpaid internship than a VP position?
You mean you didn't know that??? Also, while there is a minimum age requirement, there is no upper age limit.
Do you know how hard it is to be a Blackian woman?
The VP is basically the US equivalent to what the Brits call a “Minister without Portfolio”, so yeah. 🤣
The real criteria is getting elected.
But most internships don't require age 35, or to be a natural born citizen who was resident for 14 years. The internship might have more official and explicit job duties, but it'll have a lot fewer qualifications required.
yes
Oh thank God for the two term rule
It’s technically two ELECTED terms (since one can still gain a 3rd term via the VP succession rule, in which case limit rises only to 10 years), but yeah.
I assume you're saying that because of fear of a third Trump term? Funny thing is, I'm not sure that'll wind up mattering much, given his age. The bigger impacts were on 2000 and 2016, where I think both Clinton and Obama would have won reelection, instead of GWB and Trump.
So if you're saying this as a lefty, I think it's actually been net harmful to your side in recent decades. The Republicans term limited out were GWB (who wouldn't have run in 2008 anyway due to unpopularity), Reagan (who would likely have won, but may not have run due to age/wanting to retire), and Eisenhower (ditto).
@@Alsadius I think that's true, and I tend to be skeptical of term limits in general. But Trump is not a normal Republican--he is a special case, given his known pattern of refusing to accept unfavorable election results and being willing to accept political violence to further that. But I'm not sure the term-limit amendment would be any more of an impediment to him than losing an election. He's openly stated in rallies that he doesn't think it applies to him, for reasons that are hard to parse. He could be hoping for a Supreme Court ruling nullifying it.
Trump's parents were pretty long-lived; if he, say, lives to 100, that's a lot of terms. Robert Mugabe ruled Zimbabwe until he was 95.
@MattMcIrvin He did ultimately leave, though. And he tends to BS quite a lot, so I discount stuff like that a bit.
If he actually does run again next time, obviously that assessment will change. But I don't think he will.
What an odd criteria to evaluate someone.
"He failed to overthrow the election results and had to leave office, so it's okay that he tried to do it."
Imagine trying to apply this to any other crime
I doubt he will leave office willingly.
"Never has a candidate disputed the results of an election"
uh-hu sure
Yeah no mention of JQA or Rutherford B Hayes election there is baffling. Those were genuinely contested elections.
I think the Harry Truman question could be answered more clearly cuz he didn't randomly chose S as his middle name, but to honor his grandfathers - Anderson Shipp Truman and Solomon Young.
No one cares
@@PrinceMelinehow you gonna watch a presidential history video then get upset when someone gives you details into the history of a president lmao
Thank you for this comment @geonarnia-k1s. I was about to point that out, but you clearly outpaced me 🙂. This can be attested in both of Truman's major biography books, first in David McCullough 1992 book at page 37. Secondly, Alonzo Hamby's 1995 book at page 7. His middle initial, "S", is not an abbreviation of one particular name or stands for nothing. Rather, it honors or paying homage to both his grandfathers, Anderson Shippe Truman and Solomon Young, a somewhat common practice in the American South at the time. Btw, I proudly can say I possess both of the above bio books regarding Harry S Truman. Personally, for me Alonzo Hamby's version is the better one.
Okay... so when is SHE running for president?!
She said that the Presidency ages you, and she doesn't want to age LOL.
@@youtubeviolatedme7123 Yeah nah shes way to good of a person and she has good looks so lets not age a pretty girl.
She can form coherent sentences, so way overqualified...
God, I miss Obama. He was not a disgrace. He opened his mouth and I didn’t have to cover my face in second-hand embarrassment...
@ I'm really tired of this trite observation. Yes, we expect the President to be a good orator, with the caveat that it's not the only qualification. I've read dozens if not hundreds of comments pointing this out.
On the basis of what? What makes her qualified? Because she knows history? So do 20yo history majors in college. Not everyone who can speak coherently needs to be aiming for the Presidency, and suggesting it sounds so ignorant. Besides, about a third of Americans looked at an intelligent, coherent American woman in November and said "nope" in favor of an increasingly senile old man who can never seem to complete a full sentence. "They sound smart" is clearly not what people are looking for in a president these days.
There have been 4 impeachments….and trump has half of them lol
And it’ll inevitably happen again when Dems retake congress in ‘26.
I wish that wasn’t true, but it is.
What the eff has Biden done?
@@turtletom8383 Yeah, I'm sure Trump and his bands of merry billionaires will bring justice back to the USA lmaoooooo.
That should tell you something about the establishment politicians.
This was fantastic! My husband and I both enjoyed this very much. Please consider inviting her back again.
Can we get a part 2? That was great
Me having nothing to do with the United States and living in a place diametrically opposite to the US, still watching the video to the end 🤷♂
It really speaks to her presentation skills! 🤣
where do you live???
@@Mathematics42069Since they said “diametrically opposite to the US”, my guess is somewhere in the middle of the Indian Ocean? (Unless they mean the Hawaiian islands, which are diametrically opposite Namibia.)
@ Haha! I live in India. Not exactly diametrically opposite but in an approximate sense.
Interestingly, the United States is called 'Patal-nagar' in Sanskrit, which loosely translates to 'The Underworld'. So maybe that's where I was pointing :)
@@Khushwant-Singh Hahah! I wish I was quite far away, I'm in Canada... too close for my comfort!
She's 100% on inflation. Drives me crazy how much power people think the President can affect this. Beyond a cataclysmic war, eh not much.
the president has some power though. If trump enacts universal tariffs then inflation would rise solely because of him. conversely biden had the power to decrease tariffs but didn't. also, biden did push for bills that spent a lot of money which does increases inflation
More that the president has an influence on but in control.
Or not give a small country trying to win an unwinnable war almost 300 billion. That's a start to help...
@@S1D3W1ND3R015Tell me you don't understand strategy or defense economics in one sentence without telling me you don't understand strategy or defense economics.
I’m right there with you on this. I frequently have this conversation with people giving credit or assigning blame to a President for economic trends that they have very little influence over and that even when they are able to exercise a level of influence, the effects are generally not immediate, rather it takes time.
the video background is amazing this time. for once it's not blinding white; it adds character, depth and warmth to the scene. bravo
So informative and straightforward
8:48 I'm announcing my 16 year long campaign for president in 2040. Please vote for me.
13:10: "Because fear caused people to pursue things like authoritarian governments."
Mmmm, foreshadowing.
@@LittleHobbit13 my brother in christ it is happening right now
But Britain also have a FPTP system, even though they have a more fleshed out parliament. It's a rather bad example when it comes to parties having to co-operate, since that rarely happens in the UK. Despite the parliament having more parties than two, most often you have one party which manages to win a majority of the seats, despite not necessarily having a majority of the votes, quite like in the US. For exaple Labour in 2024 won 411 out of 650 seats, despite only getting 33,7% of the popular vote.
Yeah, I was thinking that we are notably a bad choice to point to for highlighting coalition governments as they are, historically, pretty rare, especially post-WWII. Germany might be a better example, as they have *only* had coalition governments since WWII.
This being said, I reckon GE2029 will produce a coalition government, but at this point I don't know which way it will go. Either Con/RefUK or Lab/Lib seem most likely. I would say it's also possible that RefUK could be the second biggest party at the next election.
That’s totally awesome that Eleanor Roosevelt had only women reporters.
Why
because women reporters would not otherwise be allowed to interview influential people in government
I enjoyed this video very much. It had tons of info presented effectively, and in a factual way. Awesome!!
7:37 Actually, no. His parents couldn’t decide whether to name him after his maternal grandfather Solomon Young, or his paternal grandfather, Anderson Shipp Truman, so they compromised, making his full middle name “S”.
Yup, this was somewhat common practice in the American South at the time. For explanation you can refer to David McCullough's 1992 bio book at page 37 and Alonzo Hamby's 1995 bio book at page 7.
Funniest part is watching Lindsay mention the usernames of each person asking a question lol
Insane that the current political situation of the transition of power is comparable to literally the civil war
Lindsay Chervinsky is a true delight, positively smart
At 16:40, describing a tariff: it is an import tax. The entity importing (usually a business) is taxed. That increases their cost so usually that gets put into the price sold to consumers. The export country does NOT raise prices-they do nothing different.
Tariffs inject inefficiency into the economy by interfering with pricing.
Exactly! This video was very informative but i was disappointed with the inaccuracy in the description of tariffs.
You can't just make stuff up and call it a fact
@@Casslynxo Well, it's great that nobody in this thread did that, ain't it.
But then the exporting country (‘s businesses have/) has to either lower the price and absorb the loss or lose the business entirely. (Because why would people pay more for a tarrifed import if there is an American made alternative)
@@jonathanrichards593 they did bc it is in fact misinformation.
7:34 Even though she is correct that Harry S Truman 's middle initial doesn't actually mean anything, there's actually a meaning behind it. The middle initial supposed to represent both of Harry S Truman 's grandfathers, Anderson Shipp Truman and Solomon Young. He said that the "S" was a compromise between the names of his grandfathers
i would love to hear this woman create a ranking of all the US presidents in history
Yup, this was somewhat common practice in the American South at the time. For explanation you can refer to David McCullough's 1992 bio book at page 37 and Alonzo Hamby's 1995 bio book at page 7.
Your presentation and delivery were fantastic. Enjoyed it very much.
Also, regarding Presidents who spoke 2nd languages: Herbert Hoover spoke Chinese (he owned a business in China).
I would have chosen the Gettysburg Address as the most influential speech.
Yeah, hands down. It significantly reshaped the purpose of Lincoln's leadership during the Civil War in the public eye, and led many Presidents to try to replicate his legacy. Even amongst FDR's speeches I think most people would choose his first inaugural address for establishing that the USA outright rejects fascism and authoritarianism.
literally what came to my mind first. was really surprised she didnt go with that. though i wonder how many of her answers (including this one) she thought about the go-to most common answers or most well known answers and so she gave other ones on purpose to change it up or share knowledge plenty of people might not know about.
I appreciate your expertise and the point of this video but to clarify, saying Trump can’t legally run isn’t exactly the same as saying he can’t try, especially when there’s so little consequence for the rich or politically connected in America.
thumbs up for great informative and educational answers, as well as not milking the clickbait by answering the thumbnail's question first
Thank you Lindsay! I have listened to you for years on the Thos. Jef. Hour. Your passion about American history is contagious!
Lindsay, you are a wealth of interesting information. Thank you for answering questions in this video.
FANTASTIC video. Should be required viewing in every political science class.
I love listening to well-spoken people
Can’t believe she forgot Martin Van Buren on the speaking 2nd languages question.
He’s the only president whose 1st language was not English. His hometown spoke Dutch and he learned English second.
I'm not into Presidential history but I found this very entertaining and informative. Thanks for making this video!
People always say politics nowadays is bad. We had a literal Civil War people, politics is stable as a rock now compared to then.
I mean, you can think that. If it helps you sleep better at night.
And yet a lot of German historians are noting the similarities between America today and the Weimar republic before it was taken over by the party with the red armbands.
TDS is a very strong disease that many people cannot overcome, but it's possible that in the next cycle a lot more people will realize the hyperbole the media and sensationalist outlets insist on publishing is not indicative of reality. It doesn't help that the actual elected officials could pose as theater majors either - it's insufferable.
@@jordannoell4222 which ones?
To the thumbnail: no. Not constitutionally.
Thank you! Very helpful.
Wearing a mix of red and blue (which is violet) is a nice touch I must say. Kind of works well when you are talking about presidential history.
In Great Britain you absolutely don’t need to form a coalition in order to get into government! In systems like the Weimar Republic where they had proportional representation, coalitions were almost always needed; but in England, coalitions aren’t required - in fact we haven’t had that many, and we have had basically the same system for centuries!!
The fact the US still has a 2-party system and a first-past-the-post system in 2024 is baffling to me
It gets less baffling when you realise it's because it keeps the systems of power that benefit a select few firmly entrenched. It's the same reason why many Founders wanted the electoral college - they were terrified of a popular movement gaining power that would be to their detriment.
To be fair they also thought people were stupid and not to be given to much trust.
This isn't the only country like that
@@stephennootens916 People are stupid though they were right
How is it baffling? The Electoral College is only set to handle to candidates. Their are 540 electoral votes, you need 270 to win, if you have more than 2 it gets harder to reach that magic number and the EC is set up by the Constitution.
Wow! This was really interesting! i congratulate on answering a wide variety of questions so well.
Awesome breakdown, explained so well! love how complex topics about the presidency were made so easy to understand.
Thomas Jefferson was "remarkably close to committing treason" while blatantly committing treason lmao
haha
Toes the line, I wouldn't say such suggestions are full on treason. Not much different than Trump telling Netanyahu he should hold off on a ceasefire in Gaza until after the election. Probably illegal, probably not treason.