What can we Learn from US Business Cycles to help us Deal with the Impact of Covid (History Lens)
ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com We can still learn from the past. Jon Davidann, history professor at Hawaii Pacific University, will help us understand the history of UH business and economic cycles and what we can learn from them to help us deal with the impacts […]
A History of the Economic Impacts of Pandemics (History Lens)
ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Will the effect of this pandemic be different? Professor Jon Davidann of HPU will help us understand the history of the economic impacts of pandemics in the past, and how the impact of the current coronavirus pandemic will be different, and […]
Spanish Flu Compared to COVID-19 (History Lens)
ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com What Can We Learn? Discussion of the Spanish Flue to see what we can learn and apply to COVID-19. The hosts for this episode are Jay Fidell and Jon Davidann. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 10:00 am to […]
American Exceptionalism in the Time of Coronavirus (History Lens)
ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com How has Exceptionalism changed in America. Jon Davidann, history professor at Hawaii Pacific University, will discuss the notion of American Exceptionalism, the current references to it by the Trump Administration, and whether it has changed in the face of the Coronavirus […]
The History and Status of the Iran Nuclear Deal (History Lens)
ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Could it be resurrected or is it a complete train wreck? Jon Davidann and Brian Taylor, history professors at HPU, will discuss the background of the U.S.-Iran Nuclear Deal, and its current status and prospects. The host for this episode is […]
The history of epidemics (History Lens)
ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com How they spread and how they were resolved. Jon Davidann, history professor at HPU, will help us understand the history of epidemics and pandemics, and what we can learn from that history in dealing with the current coronavirus pandemic. The hosts […]
U.S.-Iranian Relations in Historical Perspective (History Lens)
ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Only on History Lens. Discussion of current tensions with Iran by looking back at the history of the relationship. The host for this episode is Jon Davidann. The guest for this episode is Bryan Gibson, Ph.D.. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on […]
War Talk in U.S.-Iranian Relations, pt. 2 (History Lens)
ThinkTech is a Hawaii 601(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Diving into US-Iranian history in second half of 20th century. Why do deep tensions exist between the U.S. and Iran, How has the recent history of relations between the two countries contributed to these tensions. The host for this episode is […]
Impeachment: A History Primer (History Lens)
ThinkTech is a Hawaii 601(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com How does the current Trump impeachment compare to the impeachment trials of Johnson and Clinton? How does Trump’s impeachment trial compare to our earlier impeachment trials, i.e., Johnson and Clinton? A study of the first two trials can help us understand […]
American Political Transformations, Part 5 (History Lens)
Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com The Rise and Fall of the New Deal. This episode is the last in a series on American politics and political change. We examine the rise of the New Deal political coalition under Roosevelt and its eventual demise in the 1970s-1980s with Nixon and Reagan and the […]
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