PickVidsBest US politics & elections Videos
The 187 US politics & elections videos here were recommended by different people across different months. Choose by who it is for: 2 introductory, 4 intermediate, 181 for a general viewer, and 0 for someone who wants the harder derivation. Most of them are a news piece. What they share is that what remains is the argument of that moment, not a permanent textbook. Channels you will keep seeing include CGP Grey, CNN, LastWeekTonight.
The Daily Show - Burn Noticed
A Daily Show with Jon Stewart segment from 2014 covering the People's Climate March in New York and a House science committee struggling with basic global warming facts.
Can We Pull Back From The Brink? (Episode #207)
A Sam Harris podcast episode from June 2020 on the protests and unrest after George Floyd's death, discussing racism and police violence in America in light of the available data.
Jim Jefferies -- Gun Control (Part 1) from BARE -- Netflix Special
A clip from Jim Jefferies' Netflix special BARE in which he comedically dissects American gun culture and gun control arguments.
Republic, Lost (my favorite version)
Lawrence Lessig's 2011 Berkeley book talk based on Republic, Lost, arguing that money in politics creates institutional corruption in Congress.
Lecture 1: Introduction to Power and Politics in Today’s World
The opening lecture of Ian Shapiro's Yale course Power and Politics in Today's World, which examines political dynamics and institutions over the past quarter century, including inequality, declining unions and new forms of authoritarianism.
President Trump: How & Why...
Jonathan Pie delivers a satirical rant just after the 2016 US election, blaming the political and media establishment for the rise of Trump.
Senate hearing on National Security Space Launch Programs with Elon Musk
Video of the March 2014 Senate Defense Subcommittee hearing on National Security Space Launch programs.
Milton Friedman - Why Tax Reform Is Impossible
Milton Friedman explains why the US tax code is enormously complex and why meaningful reform is unlikely.
Sinclair's Soldiers in Trump's War on Media
A Deadspin compilation of local news anchors at Sinclair-owned stations reading the same scripted message about irresponsible one-sided news.
The Alt-Right Playbook: Always a Bigger Fish
Innuendo Studios' Alt-Right Playbook episode, drawing on Corey Robin's The Reactionary Mind, argues that conservatism defends hierarchy and a shrinking in-group.
The Power of Big Data and Psychographics | 2016 Concordia Annual Summit
Alexander Nix of Cambridge Analytica presents at the 2016 Concordia Summit on using big data, psychographic profiling and behavioral microtargeting in elections.
Jon Stewart On Vaccine Science And The Wuhan Lab Theory
Jon Stewart appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and discusses the pandemic, vaccine science and the Wuhan lab origin theory.
You Can Win the Presidency With 22% of the Vote
A short CGP Grey animation showing how the US electoral college lets a candidate win the presidency with as little as about 22 percent of the popular vote.
How government programs drive up college tuitions
Peter Schiff, during his 2010 Senate campaign, argues that government loan programs and subsidies push college tuition up.
Algorithmic Redistricting: Elections made-to-order
AlphaPhoenix uses Monte Carlo simulation and annealing-style methods to draw North Carolina congressional district maps, both gerrymandered and fair.
Peter McCullough, MD testifies to Texas Senate HHS Committee
Testimony by Peter McCullough, MD, to the Texas Senate Health and Human Services Committee on March 10, 2021, about COVID-19 outpatient treatment.
Joe Rogan Experience #1245 - Andrew Yang
Joe Rogan's long interview with Andrew Yang during his 2020 presidential run.
Peter Thiel on “The Straussian Moment”
Peter Robinson interviews Peter Thiel at the Hoover Institution about Thiel's essay The Straussian Moment.
How to Fix America's Corrupt Political System
A short RepresentUs explainer on how money corrupts American politics and what an anti-corruption act could do about it.
The UK Election Results Were the Worst in History
CGP Grey explains how the 2015 UK general election showed the flaws of first-past-the-post voting, with parties like UKIP winning many votes but few seats.
Jonathan Haidt: The moral roots of liberals and conservatives
Psychologist Jonathan Haidt presents his moral foundations research in a TED talk.
DARK GOTHIC MAGA: How Tech Billionaires Plan to Destroy America
A political commentary video arguing that tech billionaires such as Thiel, Musk and Andreessen, along with figures like Yarvin, are using the new administration to push their agenda.
Robert F. Kennedy challenges Gross Domestic Product
A short video of Robert F.
Where's the 'Collusion'?
The Real News Network interview between Aaron Mate and Guardian reporter Luke Harding about Russiagate and Harding's book on alleged Russian collusion.