Ranked #1
14. The View From London: Or, The Dilemma of Empire (October 29, 2008)
14. The View From London: Or, The Dilemma of Empire (October 29, 2008)
Stanford Professor Rakove discusses the dilemma of colonial America's refutal of British taxation, and the repercussions... Read more
30 Mar 2009
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Ranked #2
17. How Revolutionary Was the War for Independence (November 10, 2008)
17. How Revolutionary Was the War for Independence (November 10, 2008)
Stanford Professor Jack Rakove argues that the length of the Revolutionary War caused the colonists to lose their easy p... Read more
15 Apr 2009
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Ranked #3
10. Puritans and the Dilemma of Conversion (October 15, 2008)
10. Puritans and the Dilemma of Conversion (October 15, 2008)
Stanford Professor Rakove discusses the vitality and evolution of American religiosity, and the division of denomination... Read more
18 Mar 2009
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Ranked #4
13. Constitutional Impasse (October 27, 2008)
13. Constitutional Impasse (October 27, 2008)
Stanford Professor Rakove begins to lay out the causes of the American Revolution and asserts the neo-whig argument that... Read more
30 Mar 2009
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Ranked #5
9. America As A Post-Reformation Society (October 13, 2009)
9. America As A Post-Reformation Society (October 13, 2009)
Stanford Professor Rakove discusses the influence of religion on American culture through a separation of church and sta... Read more
17 Mar 2009
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Ranked #6
11. The Political Heritage (October 20, 2008)
11. The Political Heritage (October 20, 2008)
Stanford Professor Rakove discusses English history political reformation of the seventeenth century. (October 20, 2008)
24 Mar 2009
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Ranked #7
16. Leaving the State of Nature (November 7, 2008)
16. Leaving the State of Nature (November 7, 2008)
Jack Rakove discusses the conclusion of the American revolution and the advent of the constitution as a circumstantial p... Read more
7 Apr 2009
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Ranked #8
12. Commerce and Culture (October 22, 2008)
12. Commerce and Culture (October 22, 2008)
Stanford Professor Rakove discusses empire as a set of political relationships, commercial arrangements, and cultural no... Read more
24 Mar 2009
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Ranked #9
18. The Mirror of Representation (November 12, 2008)
18. The Mirror of Representation (November 12, 2008)
Professor Jack Rakove discusses American and British strategy during the Revolutionary War, focusing on the importance o... Read more
15 Apr 2009
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Ranked #10
20. Two (Or More) Roads to Philadelphia (November 17, 2008)
20. Two (Or More) Roads to Philadelphia (November 17, 2008)
Stanford Professor Jack Rakove discusses the development of representation and suffrage policy in the constitution and t... Read more
22 Apr 2009
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