This week we continue the discussion we started last time about utopian experiments and cults by covering two of the most fascinating and disturbing figures of the twentieth century, Jim Jones and Charles Manson. What made these two men turn to violence and how did their lives and the people they convinced to do unspeakable things reveal deep fissures and anxieties in post-war America. Join us this week to find out.
Was January 6, 2021 an aberration or was it part of a long history of political violence in the United States? Join Hilary and...
February 14th isn't just about flowers, candy, and dinner with your sweetheart. It is also the anniversary of one of the bloodiest gangland confrontations...
Join us as we try to work through the momentous events of the armed assault on the US Capital. We throw in a bit...