U.S. Constitution – Audibly Speaking: A Site of History and Memory

Presidential Leadership 101 holds that no President should enter a war without first cultivating the support of the American people. Efforts to do so without securing public support–the Mexican War, Vietnam–have been disasters.  No president should just suddenly and unconstitutionally attack another country without Congressional consultation, approval or public education, like the...

In many ways, I regard this as my best recording of a chapter from “The American Yawp” yet.  I have deleted nothing from the text edited by its editors, Joseph Locke and Ben Wright.  I have added passages of my own where I think additions were needed to clarify what the original authors were trying … Continue reading NEW! Rick Reiman Narrates Chapter 6, “The New N...

In the wake of the American Midterm elections in November 2018, “Hijacking History” looks at how the elections are likely to be viewed in the light of history.  In order to understand how, we have to see them in the context of the rules of the Constitutional process in America. What to outsiders may have … Continue reading About America’s Electoral System, for European...