Like what you see? Please give generously. ThinkTech Hawaii – GET YOURS TODAY Populism in American Politics, 1890s-1930s. This episode of History Lens examines populism in the election of 1896 and its failure. Trends after the turn of the century are also part of the show, with the 1930s as the next major transformation of […]
Politics, Presidents and Party Systems (History Lens)
Like what you see? Please give generously. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=wOeJJadtCKGg5vYrkwGrAxeTPcjiElKt4Sa2G1y_Oir0nKbFgEa7SE-6K8vrP1t8jM6Vp0&country.x=US&locale.x=US Part 3. This episode of History Lens looks at the rise of populism in politics today and compares it to the 1890s, the era of the first populist movement in American history. The hosts for this episode are Jon Davidann and Jay Fidell. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live […]
Politics, Presidents and political Systems (History Lens)
Like what you see? Please give generously. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=wOeJJadtCKGg5vYrkwGrAxeTPcjiElKt4Sa2G1y_Oir0nKbFgEa7SE-6K8vrP1t8jM6Vp0&country.x=US&locale.x=US 1856-1896. Discussion of the history of American politics and presidents, including Abraham Lincoln, US Grant and others. The hosts for this episode are Jon Davidann and Jay Fidell. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then […]
The Rise and Fall of Global Secularism (History Lens)
Threats to Religious Liberty. Yale University scholar Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins will discuss Religious Liberty, the Neoconservative Movement, and the Rise and Fall of Secularism in the Twentieth Century. The host for this episode is Jon Davidann. The guest for this episode is Daniel Steinmetz Jenkins. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to […]
The Limits of Westernization, Part V (History Lens)
East Asian Modernity after WWII. Postwar intellectuals in East Asia struggled to understand why modernity had failed so terribly in WWII especially in Japan. Two arguments emerged, state-initiated external coercion vs inner cooptation. In China, intellectuals were brutalized during the WWII and reeducated afterward by the CCP, forced to recent western liberal leanings. The hosts […]
How Did World War I Change America (History Lens)
It wasn’t only the casualties. Jon Davidan, history professor at HPU, will discuss one of his favorite subjects – World War I. How it draw America in, America’s role in it, and how it affected America through the rest of that century, and now. It wasn’t only the casualties, it was the technology, the oil, […]
Voting in the United States since the American Revolution (History Lens)
History of the Vote In this episode of History Lens, Jon and Jay take a look at the History of the Vote. The hosts for this episode are Jon Davidann and Jay Fidell. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows […]
The Limits of Westernization, Part 2 (History Lens)
US, China and Japan Search for Modernity In this episode of History Lens, Jon and Jay take another look at the limits of westernization. The hosts for this episode are Jon Davidann and Jay Fidell. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming […]
The Limits of Westernization (History Lens)
Examining the roots of East Asian modernity This week, Jay and Jon Davidann talk about the limits of westernization by examining the roots of East Asian modernity. The hosts for this episode are Jon Davidann and Jay Fidell. The hosts for this episode are Jon Davidann and Jay Fidell. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the […]
Civil War Transformed: Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address (History Lens)
Looking Through the History Lens. In this episode of History Lens we take a look at how the Civil War transformed America as well a closer look at President Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address. The host for this episode is Jon Davidann. The guest for this episode is Jay Fidell. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on […]