Political Science
The following courses will give you the facts, history and common sense evidence to help you understand key political issues. These five minute courses are straight to the point with no political agenda.
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Why America's Military Must Be Strong
Instructor: Andrew Roberts
If you yearn for world peace, then history and experience suggest that you should vigorously advocate for a strong American military. A weakened American military invites chaos. Renowned British historian, Andrew Roberts, explains.
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Separation of Church and State
Instructor: John Eastman
"The Separation of Church and State." Probably no phrase has had more impact on American history in the last fifty years than this one. Where did it come from? Who coined it? And, what does it mean? Distinguished law professor, John Eastman, has some surprising answers.
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The UN vs. Israel
Instructor: Anne Bayefsky
In the last few decades the United Nations has been obsessed with one country. Is it North Korea, Zimbabwe, Iran, Syria, China or some other nation with a reprehensible human rights record? Those would all be fair guesses and they would all be wrong. Anne Bayefsky, director of the Touro Human Rights Institute, answers this riddle and explains the upside down moral universe in which the United Nations resides.
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How Teachers Unions Hurt Schools
Instructor: Terry Moe
We talk endlessly about improving public schools. So what's standing in the way? Stanford Professor Terry Moe identifies the biggest obstacle -- teachers unions.
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Aznar on Europe, America and Israel
Instructor: Jose Maria Aznar
Do you want to know how Europeans think? Why not ask one of the most prominent Europeans in the world, former Spanish Prime Minister, Jose Maria Aznar? That's just what we did. The conversation -- his thoughts on Europe, America and Israel -- is both fascinating and profound.
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Capital Punishment
Instructor: Dennis Prager
Is it immoral for the state to kill convicted murderers? Is it immoral for the state not to? Best selling author and nationally syndicated radio talk show host Dennis Prager answers both questions in this powerful five minute presentation.
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Proving Media Bias
Instructor: Tim Groseclose
Is there a left tilt to the media's coverage of the news? If there is, can it be proven? And if it can be proven, can the consequences be quantified in a meaningful way? Acclaimed UCLA Professor of Political Science and Economics, Tim Groseclose, has the startling answers in this new Prager University course. Whatever you do, don't miss his final conclusion.
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Is the Right More Ideological Than the Left?
Instructor: Jonah Goldberg
According to popular myth, if you hold conservative political views, you're a rigid ideologue, unwilling to compromise. But if you hold liberal political views, you're practical and open minded. Best selling author, Jonah Goldberg, explains how this myth got started and why it's wrong in this Prager University course.
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The Moral Promise of Free Enterprise
Instructor: Arthur Brooks
The words happiness and free enterprise don't usually appear in the same sentence. But Arthur Brooks, President of the American Enterprise Institute, shows that the two are intimately and profoundly connected. The free enterprise system not only creates wealth, it creates the best chance we have to achieve personal satisfaction.
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The Welfare State and the Selfish Society
Instructor: Dennis Prager
Does capitalism and the free market make you selfish? Dennis Prager, best selling author and nationally syndicated talk show host, answers this question and challenges what for many has become conventional wisdom.
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Is Israel an Apartheid State?
Instructor: Dennis Prager
Is Israel an Apartheid State? Best-selling author and talk show host Dennis Prager provides the definitive answer. He also explains why some people ask it.
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Are You a Liberal?
Instructor: Dennis Prager
Take the test here: http://www.prageru.com/test. Do you think you're a liberal? If so, is it because you hold liberal positions or is it because you believe that conservatives are selfish and mean-spirited? Watch this video course and then take the test. You might be surprised by the result.
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The Middle East Problem
Instructor: Dennis Prager
Why is the Middle East Problem so intractable? Dennis Prager, nationally syndicated talk show host and best-selling author, answers that question in this thought-provoking video course.
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The Bigger the Government the Smaller the Citizen
Instructor: Dennis Prager
Dennis Prager, nationally syndicated radio talk show host and best-selling author, asks a fascinating and important question: what happens to the citizens of a country when the government gets bigger and bigger?
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The American Trinity
Instructor: Dennis Prager
Dennis Prager, best-selling author and nationally syndicated radio talk show host, outlines the three pillars of American values in this preview of his new venture, Prager University.
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