April 15, 2024 - For the Sake of Argument Podcast, “Democracy, the Legacies of the Civil War, Iran, and Israel”

March 19, 2024 - Council on Foreign Relations, “The Contributions of Henry Kissinger: Cold War Diplomacy, the Soviet Union, China, and Vietnam”

March 6, 2024 - Voice of America News, “Expectations for President Biden’s State of the Union Speech”

March 4, 2024 - #Connexions, “A Multipolar Future? Democracy and the Authoritarian Challenge”

February 26, 2024 - American Center Moscow, “The Second World War and Its Legacies Today”

February 7, 2024 - Federalist Society, “Henry Kissinger and International Law”

November 30, 2023 - CBS News, Henry Kissinger’s Complicated Legacy

November 30, 2023 - Scripps News, Morning Rush, Henry Kissinger Dies At Age 100

October 22, 2023 - Spectrum News, War Lessons Learned

October 9, 2023 - The Accent Podcast, The Lingering Civil War in American Society, especially in the Republican Party

September 26, 2023 - Deutsche Welle News, President Biden’s Visit with Striking Workers and “The Impossible Presidency”

September 20, 2023 - Hobby School of Public Affairs, The Fight For Democracy

August 18, 2023 - Robinson Erhardt, The Impossibility of the American Presidency

June 19, 2023 - The Hopeful Majority, What Patriotism Really Means

May 31, 2023 - Spectrum News, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Impeachment and What Comes Next

May 26, 2023 - France Channel 24, Henry Kissinger at 100: His Mixed Legacy

April 11, 2023 - What history tells us about current gun violence, and what we should do about it.

April 8, 2023 - Civil War By Other Means, CSPAN

March 15, 2023 - Investing on Purpose, How History Shapes Nations, Wars, and Lessons in Resolving Conflicts

February 28. 2023 - Swedish TV News on U.S.-China tensions

February 24, 2023 - Good Day Austin, One Year Since Russia Invaded Ukraine

February 23, 2023 - Washington History Seminar, American Historical Association and Woodrow Wilson Center, Civil War By Other Means

February 22, 2023 - Council on Foreign Relations, How Should We Teach the History of American Democracy?

February 3, 2023 - Think with Lucie, Past and Future of American Democracy (with Rick Kennedy)

February 2, 2023 - Voice of America, Anticipating President Biden’s Second State of the Union Speech

January 25, 2023 - Lex Fridman podcast, “American Civil War”

December 2022 - Extremism and Violence from the Civil War to Today

December 19, 2022 - Historian Discusses January 6 and its Aftermath

November 17, 2022 - Civil War By Other Means, book talk at Politics and Prose Bookstore, Washington DC

November 14, 2022 - How Does Domestic Disorder Affect US Foreign Policy, Global Santa Fe (with James Falk)

November 6, 2022 - History of American Democracy, Texas Book Festival

October 28, 2022 - Civil War by Other Means: an interview with Jeremi Suri from Glasnost in Our Time

October 15, 2022 - Civil War by Other Means, book talk at Wisconsin Book Festival

August 12, 2022 - 'Top secret' documents seized from Trump's home by FBI

July 27, 2022 - In Defiant Return Speech, Trump Digs in on Claim of Election Fraud

May, 18 2022 - Will President Biden Visit Ukraine?

March 15, 2022 - Understanding the War in Ukraine

March 11, 2022 - How Have 2 Years of COVID Changed the World?

February 25, 2022 - How will U.S. Sanctions Affect Russia?

February 24, 2022 - Why Ukraine Matters to the United States

January 6, 2022 - One Year Since the January 6 Capitol Insurrection

January 5, 2022 - One Year After January 6, Trump Still Pushes False Election Fraud Claims

October 2021 - Wealth in America: From Vanderbilt, Carnegie, and Rockefeller to Gates, Bezos , and Musk

September 11, 2021 - 9/11 and Afghanistan

September 2, 2021 - The War in Afghanistan and America’s Withdrawal

August 26, 2021 - Understanding the Taliban and ISIS-K

July 20, 2021 - Cold War De-Escalation

2021 - U.S. Foreign Policy in the 1970s & Presidential Powers

April 29, 2021 - History of American Power

April 5, 2021 - Inclusive v. Authoritarian Leadership

January 28, 2021 - Literary Influences on Presidential Inaugural Addresses

2021 - Analyzing President Biden’s Inaugural Address (Broken link).

January 20, 2021 - What to Expect from President Biden’s Inauguration

2021 - What Makes an Inaugural Address Memorable (Broken link).

January 14, 2021 - Impeachment and the 14th Amendment

January 7, 2021 - The Attack on the Capitol, the 25th Amendment, and Congressional Certification of Biden’s Presidency

January 6, 2021 - The Democratic Victory in Georgia and Biden’s Certification as President

December 14, 2020 - The Electoral College and President-Elect Biden

December 3, 2020 - Presidential Pardons, Concessions, and COVID

November 9, 2020 - What the Biden Administration Could Mean for the Presidency

November 4, 2020 - A Sleepless Night & the Continuing Election, 2020

October 28, 2020 - COVID-19, Democracy, and Authoritarianism

October 27, 2020 - Concerns about Voting, especially in Florida and Texas

September 30, 2020 - Trump’s Incitement of White Supremacist Violence

September 29, 2020 - Trump’s Tax Fraud and The First Presidential Debate

September 21, 2020 - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Legacy & the Fight for Women’s Rights

September 14, 2020 - Trump’s Disregard for Public Health & the Escalating Violence Around Police

September 11, 2020 - The Woodward Tapes, Trump’s Mendacity, and 9/11

September 8, 2020 - Presidential Insults of the Military, Civil Rights Activism, and the Last Eight Weeks of the Presidential Campaign

August 31, 2020 - The Political Conventions, Protests for Racial Equality & Voting in Texas

August 24, 2020 - The Republican National Convention and the Post Office

August 17, 2020 - The Post Office, Illegal Appointments at Homeland Security, and Other Unconstitutional Presidential Behavior

August 12, 2020 - Sen. Kamala Harris Running for Vice President

August 10, 2020 - Trump’s Illegal & Ineffective Executive Orders

August 3, 2020 - The November Elections and the Economy

July 27, 2020 - Protests, John Lewis, and the 2020 Elections

July 22, 2020 - Political Participation and the Next Generation

June 20, 2020 - Ronald Reagan and the End of the Cold War

June 4, 2020 - Justice and Equity in a Time of Racial Crisis

June 2020 - What Does Civil Renewal Mean Today?

May 14, 2020 - Voting By Mail During a Pandemic

April 17, 2020 - Leadership, the 2020 Elections, COVID-19, and China

April 16, 2020 - Unemployment, the WHO, & the Limits of Presidential Authority

March 19, 2020 - Policy-Making in the COVID-19 Health and Economic Crisis

2020 - Our Public Health Crisis and the Future of Democracy (No link).

March 4, 2020 - Super Tuesday and the American Presidential Race (San Antonio) (Austin)

January 22, 2020 - Understanding the First Long Day of the Senate Impeachment Trial of Donald Trump (San Antonio) (Austin)

January 8, 2020 - The Iran Crisis after the Assassination of Suleimani and Iran’s Retaliation (San Antonio) (Austin)

2020 - The Escalating Military Crisis between the U.S. and Iran (No link).

December 20, 2019 - Impeachment of President Trump and Next Steps in the U.S. Senate (San Antonio) (Austin)

December 13, 2019 - Testimony on Congressional Oversight of Presidential Misconduct

December 12, 2019 - Debating Impeachment in the House of Representatives (San Antonio) (Austin)

December 5, 2019 - Next Steps for Impeachment and the House Judiciary Committee (San Antonio) (Austin)

November 22, 2019 - Assessing the Impeachment Hearings (San Antonio) (Austin)

October 31, 2019 - Understanding the Impeachment Inquiry of Donald Trump - Spectrum News

October 9, 2019 - Turkey’s Invasion of Syria Risks a Return of ISIS - Capital Tonight

October 3, 2019 - National Security is Like a Real Estate Deal for Trump - CNN

October 3, 2019 - Trump Rejects Historical Duty to Protect National Security

August 2019 - Assessing the G7 Summit (Broken link).

August 2019 - The Essentials of Effective Leadership

January 2019 - The Potential for Independent Presidential Candidates (Broken link).

October 2018 - Why So Many Americans Don’t Vote (Broken link).

June 2018 - The Trump-Kim Meeting and the Future of Asia (Broken link).

April 26, 2018 - “Join the Human Race!” Restoring Character in our Democracy - Pro Bene Meritis Awards Dinner

May 1, 2018 - Life in the Liberal Arts

March 23, 2018 - Repairing our World

March 1, 2018 - #GoVote 2018

January 10, 2018 - The Impossible Presidency

October 24, 2017 - The Impossible Presidency

November 2017 - The Impossible Presidency

November 3, 2017 - Leadership, History, and the Presidency

September 18, 2017 - The Impossible Presidency (Broken link).

August 25, 2017 - The Evolution of the American Presidency

August 10, 2017 - (Mis)Managing the North Korea Crisis (Broken link).

June 28, 2017 - The Battle Over Confederate Monuments (Broken link).

June 9, 2017 - President Trump’s Self-Defeating Responses to James Comey’s Testimony (Broken link).

June 8, 2017 - Analysis of James Comey’s Senate Testimony and Next Steps in the Investigation of Russian Electoral Interference

June 8, 2017 - Former FBI Director James Comey’s Senate Testimony and Teaching US History (Broken link).

June 5, 2017 - The Terrorist Attacks in London and U.S. Policy (Broken link).

May 31, 2017 - America’s Changing Relations with Foreign Allies (Broken link).

May 14, 2017 - The Politics of Choosing a New FBI Director (Broken link).

May 10, 2017 - The Fallout From President Trump’s Firing of FBI Director Comey and the Future of American Democracy (Broken link).

May 9, 2017 - FBI Director Comey’s Firing and President Trump’s Russia Cover-Up (Broken link).

February 6, 2017 - Pres. Trump’s First Two Weeks of Reckless Policy (Broken link).

February 3, 2017 - Protecting Separation of Church and State in Politics (Broken link).

2017 - National Security in a Trump Presidency, with Eliot Cohen (Broken link).

January 17, 2017 - Trump’s Inauguration and the Meaning of the Boycotts (Broken link).

2017 - Teaching History, Leadership, and Policy

December 19, 2016 - Security versus Freedom: How Terrorist Attacks Impact Local Government (Broken link).

2016 - Women Hope to Shatter Glass Ceilings Following Election

November 7, 2016 - Elections and Terrorist Threats (Broken link).

October 23, 2016 - Why Our Elections are NOT “Rigged.” (Broken link).

October 11, 2016 - Third Parties, Past and Present

September 25, 2016 - Preparing for the First Presidential Debate (Broken link).

September 25, 2016 - Gender and the Presidential Election

September 2016 - Legacies of the Sept. 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks (Broken link).

September 2016 - 15th Anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks (Broken link).

August 19, 2016 - Party Realignment and the Implosion of the Republicans (Broken link).

July 15, 2016 - Political Instability and Violence in Nice and Ankara (Broken link).

July 4, 2016 - The Legacy of Elie Wiesel

June 24, 2016 - The British vote to the Leave the European Union, and its Global Implications (Broken link).

March 23, 2016 - Responding to the Terrorist Attack in Brussels

March 7, 2016 - Countering Threats from North Korea (Broken link).

January 20, 2016 - The National Security Debate in the United States Today (Broken link).

January 19, 2016 - Relations with Iran After the Nuclear Accord and the Hostage Release (Broken link).

January 10, 2016 - Responding to the North Korean Nuclear Threat (Broken link).

November 25, 2015 - American Responses to Syrian Refugees and ISIS

November 16, 2015 - Understanding the Paris Terror Attacks (Broken link).

November 2015 - The Evolution of Diplomacy and U.S. Foreign Policy (Broken link).

August 19, 2015 - Assessing the Iran Nuclear Deal, KVUE ABC News (Broken link).

February 12, 2015 - The Rise of American Power in the 1890s - C-SPAN

July 21, 2014 - The History of American Higher Education and the Future of Universities

2015 - The Rise of American Power in the 1890s

May 4, 2015 - ABC KVUE News segment: “Experts Weigh Freedom of Speech Against Religious Tolerance” (Broken link).

October 20, 2015 - Reinventing Diplomacy (with Robert Hutchings)

August 2015 - Why I Love Teaching History

November 4, 2014 - Council on Foreign Relations symposium on the 25th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall (Broken link).

October 13, 2014 - CNN report on US prisons in Iraq and the rise of current terrorist threats

February 2014 - Becoming a Change Agent in a Complex and Uncertain World (Broken link).

September 10, 2013 - TV News Interview about the Crisis in Syria (Broken link).

December 2012 - TED Talk, “How We Can Use History to Build a Better World (Broken link).

May 2012 - Why We Should Dream Big (Broken link).

May 2012 - Improving our Foreign Policy (Broken link).

May 2012 - Lessons from the Greatest Generation (Broken link).

March 2012 - Game Changers, Interview (Broken link).

March 3, 2012 - Keynote lecture on Arms Control in the 1970s and Contemporary Legacies, Williams College (Broken link).

February 2, 2012 - Global Brief Interview

October 24, 2012 - C-SPAN Book TV

November 15, 2011 - Analysis of the “Occupy Wall Street” Movement (Broken link).

May 19, 2010 - What are the real lessons from the Vietnam War?, St. Norbert College, Green Bay, Wisconsin

2010 - Interdisciplinary Research, Global Health, and the Future of the Public University - Showcase 2010 Public Discussion