On today’s show we are in a conversation with Jack Weatherford, renown scholar on Genghis Khan. He argues in his new book, Genghis Khan and the Quest for God, that Genghis Khan inspired Thomas Jefferson for the Freedom of Religion principle.
Letters and Politics
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Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
Today Mitch Jeserich is in conversation with Neil Faulkner, author of the book A People’s History of the Russian Revolution. About the book: The Russian Revolution may be the most misunderstood and misrepresented event in modern history, its history told in a mix of legends and anecdotes. In A People’s History of the Russian Revolution, Neil … Continued
On today’s show we welcome Daniel Goldberg, former Department of Justice official, to talk about Trump firing Comey and the inner workings of the Justice Department. Then, we dive into the history of disillusionment and disenfranchisement, from the philosophy of Jean Jacques Rousseau to ISIS and Trump voters with Pankaj Mishra, author of the book The … Continued
Is Trump’s firing the FBI’s director mirroring the Saturday Night Massacre?
On today’s show host Mitch Jeserich talks to Michael Koncewicz, historian and a Cold War Curator at the Tamiment Library at New York University to discuss the similarities of he Trump’s firing the FBI director, James Comey and the so called “Saturday Night Massacre” as it is know as one of the most dramatic turns of events in the Watergate scandal … Continued
Today host Mitch Jeserich speaks with Mugambi Jouet about the notion of Exceptional America. Where does it come from? Why is it viewed as a good thing and what if it were the possible downfall of the US? Join us on this conversation with Mugambi Jouet, he teaches at Stanford Law School and is the author … Continued
Mitch Jeserich speaks with Alec Stone Sweet about the New President in France Emmanuel Macron and the battle which is not finished. Indeed, France has a political system where the power lies between the hands of a President and Prime Minister, the balance of power will be decided by the upcoming Legislative Elections. Alec Stone … Continued
Today Mitch Jeserich talks with Jonathan Allen who covers the White House and the 2016 presidential campaign for Bloomberg News. An award-winning reporter, he has also written extensively about Congress and national politics, and he appears frequently as a political analyst on national television news programs. Jonathan Allen is co-author of the book Shattered: Inside Hillary … Continued
Host Mitch Jeserich speaks with Louis S. Warren about his book “God’s Red Son: The Ghost Dance Religion and the Making of Modern America,” which describes the pan-Indian religious movement that swept across the west and the great plain as a form of resistance and reconciliation to colonialism. This book is critical to understanding how … Continued
Today Mitch Jeserich is in conversation with Elisabeth Rosenthal about her book An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take it Back. Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal was for twenty-two years a reporter, correspondent, and senior writer at The New York Times before becoming the editor in chief of Kaiser Health News, an independent journalism newsroom … Continued
On today’s show Mitch Jeserich speaks with Vijay Prashad Indian historian, journalist, and commentator, about his book The Death of the Nation and the Future of the Arab Revolution. He is the George and Martha Kellner Chair in South Asian History and Professor of International Studies at Trinity College. We talk about May Day and … Continued