This week on An Incomplete History Hilary and Geoff discuss the implementation and long-term effects of the 18th Amendment, that’s prohibition, on the United States. Where did the idea for a nation-wide ban on alcohol come from? What did advocates hope to accomplish? Can we really blame prohibition for a rise in organized crime? And how does the 18th Amendment, nullified decades ago, still affect your life today? Join us this week to find out.
This week Hilary and Geoff start a new series of episodes devoted to the Bill of Rights. We're starting at the beginning and doing...
Was January 6, 2021 an aberration or was it part of a long history of political violence in the United States? Join Hilary and...
After a week off we return to our special series in honor of Black History Month. This time we discuss the two primary ways...