How Does this Change the Course of History. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Peter Hoffenberg. Professor Peter Hoffenberg and Jay Fidell compare notes on the attack on Israel, the factors at play, what has happened, and why, and what it means for the future of Israel, the Middle East […]
The Melting Pot Depends on Immigration Policy (History is Here to Help)
But We’ve Needed Immigration Reform for Years. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Peter Hoffenberg. The guest is Sharleen Nakamoto Levine. Historians Peter Hoffenberg and Sharleen Nakamoto Levine help us understand the history of US immigration policy, its evolution and changes, and the historical reasons for those changes. We also discuss the […]
Does History Support Affirmative Action (History is Here to Help)
What Does History Tell us About Repealing it. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Peter Hoffenberg. Our cohost Professor Peter Hoffenberg, helps us understand the history of discrimination in education in America, and for that matter at UH Manoa, the origins and evolution of affirmative action in Harvard, North Carolina and elsewhere […]
Does History Support Affirmative Action (History is Here to Help)
What Does History Tell us About Repealing it. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Peter Hoffenberg. Our cohost Professor Peter Hoffenberg, helps us understand the history of discrimination in education in America, and for that matter at UH Manoa, the origins and evolution of affirmative action in Harvard, North Carolina and elsewhere […]
The History of Elections in America (History is Here to Help)
A Free and Fair Election is a Beautiful Thing. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Peter Hoffenberg. Peter Hoffenberg, UH History professor, helps us understand how the notion of elections arose in western society and how it was built into the American System, and how it has evolved, for better […]
How Can History Help if we Don’t Know History (History is Here to Help)
An Indictment of History Education in America. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Peter Hoffenberg. Spanish Philosopher George Santayana famously said ‘those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.’ Was he right? Does history repeat itself or does it just rhyme. Are American students learning history or have history […]
Climate Change and Other Disasters Affect History (History is Here to Help)
Including Bad Storms, Floods and Droughts. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Peter Hoffenberg. It goes beyond eruptions like Vesuvius and Krakatoa. Yes, they have affected human history. But to one degree or another, disasters always have an effect on human history. These days, climate change is giving us a […]
Should we be Less Concerned About Civil War (History is Here to Help)
How Things Have Changed Since January 6th. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Peter Hoffenberg. The guest is Jean Rosenfeld. Stirred by an opinion piece by Thomas Ricks in the Washington Post, our panel examines how the possibility of civil war in the country has changed, the evolution and threat of militia […]
The Separation of Church and State in America (History is Here to Help)
How Has it Changed over the past Two Decades. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Peter Hoffenberg. The guest is Kathleen Sands. Our panel helps us understand the founders’ intention in the separation of church and state in the First Amendment; how it has changed in our history, and how has it […]
Time for Another Constitution (History is Here to Help)
Or Just Make Targeted Amendments. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Peter Hoffenberg. The guest is Andrea Freeman. Referring to an article by Don Fraser in the History News Network entitled Time to Amend the Constitution, our panel discuss what parts of the Constitution have failed, and why, and what amendments would […]