American Prestige

A podcast hosted by Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison that provides listeners with everything they need to know about what’s going on in the world.

The Right Wing in Postcommunist Europe

The Right Wing in Postcommunist Europe The Right Wing in Postcommunist Europe

On this episode of American Prestige, Maria Snegovaya discusses the rise of the populist right in postcommunist Europe.

Jul 30, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Bangladeshi students set fire to the country's state broadcaster on July 18, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appeared on the network seeking to calm escalating clashes that have killed at least 32 people.

Netanyahu in DC, Protests in Bangladesh, and the Hottest Days Ever Recorded Netanyahu in DC, Protests in Bangladesh, and the Hottest Days Ever Recorded

On this episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the globe.

Jul 26, 2024 / Podcast / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner

The coronation of Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth of Austria as King and Queen of Hungary, on June 8, 1867, in Buda, the capital of Hungary.

The Habsburg Empire and the Modern State The Habsburg Empire and the Modern State

On this episode of American Prestige, Natasha Wheatley on the transformation of the Habsburg Empire from a multinational collection of polities to discrete nation-states.

Jul 22, 2024 / Podcast / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner

People gather to celebrate the victory of the left-wing union after the partial results of the second round of the French parliamentary elections in Paris, France, on July 7, 2024.

UK and French Elections, “New Cold War” Arms Tension, and a Sahel Junta “Confederation” UK and French Elections, “New Cold War” Arms Tension, and a Sahel Junta “Confederation”

On this episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the globe.

Jul 19, 2024 / Podcast

The Early Days of Imperial America

The Early Days of Imperial America The Early Days of Imperial America

On this episode of American Prestige, Emily Conroy-Krutz on the global history of the early American republic.

Jul 16, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

The Rise and Fall of the American Constitutional Model

The Rise and Fall of the American Constitutional Model The Rise and Fall of the American Constitutional Model

On this episode of American Prestige, Aziz Rana on how Americans came to revere the Constitution.

Jul 9, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

An American flag above the Washington Monument is seen split nearly in two in June 2018.

The American Far Right and Conservatism in the Last Century The American Far Right and Conservatism in the Last Century

On this episode of American Prestige, Danny Bessner debates Yale historian David Austin Walsh about the conservative movement in the US.

Jul 5, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Left-Wing Free Trade

Left-Wing Free Trade Left-Wing Free Trade

On this episode of American Prestige, Marc-William Palen on the advent of liberal radicalism and anti-slavery trade policies

Jul 2, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Juan Mario Paulzen Sandy and Anibal Aguilar Gomez are escorted by policemen following their arrest, accused of being accomplices of now-dismissed army chief General Juan Jose Zuniga, after he led a military movement that attempted to seize the government palace by force in La Paz, on June 27, 2024.

A Failed Coup in Bolivia, Protests in Kenya, and Assange’s Plea Deal A Failed Coup in Bolivia, Protests in Kenya, and Assange’s Plea Deal

On this episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the globe.

Jun 28, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

State of Silence: The Espionage Act and the Rise of America's Secrecy Regime.

The Ever-Evolving Espionage Act The Ever-Evolving Espionage Act

On this episode of American Prestige, Sam Lebovic on America’s burgeoning secrecy regime.

Jun 25, 2024 / Podcast / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner

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