The Southern Plains are distinguished by short grass prairies ... hot, dry summers and cold, windy winters. But in spite of these tough climatic conditions, the area is rich in human history. Indeed, the Southern Plains ..
The Southern Plains are distinguished by short grass prairies ... hot, dry summers and cold, windy winters. But in spite of these tough climatic conditions, the area is rich in human history. Indeed, the Southern Plains ..
The Southern Plains are distinguished by short grass prairies ... hot, dry summers and cold, windy winters. But in spite of these tough climatic conditions, the area is rich in human history. Indeed, the Southern Plains ..
In this program, renowned theater director Sir Richard Eyre maps out the flowering of dramatic realism on Broadway. A study of Eugene O'Neill, an interview with Arthur Miller, and archival footage of Clifford Odets and T..
Director of the National Economic Council and former Secretary of the Treasury Lawrence Summers talks about the mostly positive economic record of the Clinton administration, which included decreasing unemployment and in..
The Framers of the Constitution faced an enormous challenge, trying to create a government with sufficient central power to govern a vast territory and yet make it compatible with individual liberties. It was decided by ..
The people invited to participate in the Constitutional Convention of 1787 were not a representative sample of the American population. Some of the 55 delegates were only in attendance for a few days or weeks. In fact, o..
Jack Rakove, Stanford professor and Pulitzer prize-winning author, analyzes the long-term impact of the compromise decisions made at the Constitutional Convention in 1787. Which has had a greater impact on the United Sta..
In order to avoid the pitfalls that made the Articles of Confederation unworkable, and yet have a chance to gain approval for the newly completed Constitution, the framers devised an ingenious scheme. They said states co..
Madison and other large state delegates believed that representation in both houses of Congress should be apportioned on the basis of population or population and wealth. Small-state delegates argued for equal representa..