PickVidsBest US politics & elections Videos
「US politics & elections」下面有187部被不同的人、在不同月份推荐过的视频。挑的时候先看对象：入门2部，适合还没学过的人；进阶4部，适合已经懂术语的人；普通向181部，按兴趣就能看；更硬的0部，留给想看推导或细节的人。这一类数量最多的是新闻，所以它们的共同点是留下那个时间点的争论，而不是一份永远的教材。常出现的频道包括CGP Grey、CNN、LastWeekTonight。目录给这个主题划的范围是：US politics: elections, presidents, Congress, campaigns, debates, polling, Trump, Obama, Democrats and Republicans, political speeches, C-SPAN clips, political commentary.如果只看三部，就从《George Lakoff: Moral Politics》开始，它负责把问题讲出画面；然后看《Why Electronic Voting Is Still A Bad Idea》，换一种讲法或例子；最后看《Republic, Lost | Lawrence Lessig | Talks at Google》，留给已经有基础的人。页面按每页24部切开，顺序看的是被推荐跨越了多少个月，不是播放量。每条标题下面那一句是这部片子自己的内容说明，用来区分它在讲定义、过程、演示还是观点。点进去能看到推荐原话、原文链接和适合谁看。看的时候把强烈推荐当成有人明确叫你去看，把引用当成只是拿来举例，把批评留下来对照，不要把每条评论都当成同一力度。
George Lakoff: Moral Politics
Cognitive scientist George Lakoff lectures on how political debates are framed through language and metaphors tied to values, and on the moral worldviews behind progressive and conservative politics.
Why Electronic Voting Is Still A Bad Idea
Tom Scott explains why electronic voting is a bad idea.
Republic, Lost | Lawrence Lessig | Talks at Google
Lawrence Lessig's Talks at Google presentation based on his book Republic, Lost, arguing that money in politics corrupts Congress and eroded public trust, and outlining what could be done about it.
Antonin Scalia - On American Exceptionalism
Justice Antonin Scalia's opening statement at a 2011 Senate Judiciary hearing on the role of judges.
The Cardboard Box Reform - Nixon's Ghost Bill & A Crucial Flaw in Democracy
James D'Angelo argues that the 1970 Legislative Reorganization Act made congressional votes public, opening the door to lobbyists and special interests.
The Coming Collapse of the Middle Class with Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren's 2007 Berkeley lecture, when she was a Harvard law professor, on why middle-class families are under growing financial strain.
We the People, and the Republic we must reclaim | Lawrence Lessig
In this TED talk, Lawrence Lessig argues that American politics is corrupted by Congress's dependence on funding from a tiny fraction of citizens.
Why Your Vote Doesn't Count
CGP Grey explains first-past-the-post voting and why it pushes elections toward two dominant parties.
May 1, 1969: Fred Rogers testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications
Seven-minute footage of Fred Rogers testifying before a US Senate subcommittee in 1969 to defend federal funding for the new Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
The Voting System That Should Replace Every Election
A short CGP Grey explainer on the alternative vote (instant runoff voting) versus first past the post, made around the 2011 UK referendum.
The Voting System That's Actually Too Good for Politicians to Allow
CGP Grey explains the Single Transferable Vote, a proportional ranked-ballot system, and why politicians have little incentive to adopt it.
Why Electronic Voting is a BAD Idea - Computerphile
Tom Scott explains for Computerphile why electronic voting is a bad idea, arguing that paper ballots are transparent, auditable and hard to tamper with at scale.
Jon Stewart on Crossfire
Jon Stewart appears as a guest on CNN's Crossfire in 2004 and criticizes hosts Tucker Carlson and Paul Begala for turning political debate into partisan theater that hurts America.
James Baldwin Debates William F. Buckley (1965)
The 1965 Cambridge Union debate between James Baldwin and William F.
Our democracy no longer represents the people. Here's how we fix it | Larry Lessig | TEDxMidAtlantic
Harvard law professor Lawrence Lessig argues that US democracy is corrupted by money, since a tiny fraction of the population effectively funds who gets elected.
Was YOUR vote counted? (feat. homomorphic encryption) - Numberphile
Numberphile interviews cryptographer Ron Rivest about end-to-end verifiable voting.
The Voting System That Gives You Two Votes
CGP Grey explains Mixed-Member Proportional representation, the system used in New Zealand where voters get two votes.
Animated Voting Methods
An animated simulation comparing single-winner voting methods such as plurality, instant runoff and STAR.
Mark Blyth ─ Global Trumpism
Mark Blyth's 2016 Brown University lecture on global Trumpism, explaining the rise of populism through economics, the decline of Western middle classes and revolt against technocracy.
The Alt-Right Playbook: Control the Conversation
Innuendo Studios' video from the Alt-Right Playbook series on how bad-faith actors control the conversation through debate tactics and moving goalposts.
Democrats Need to Face Why Trump Won | The Ezra Klein Show
Ezra Klein interviews Democratic pollster David Shor, who walks through survey data and charts explaining the 2024 election results.
Carl Sagan testifying before Congress in 1985 on climate change
Carl Sagan's December 1985 testimony to Congress on the greenhouse effect, about 15 minutes long.
Timothy Snyder Speaks, ep. 14: Politics of Eternity, Politics of Inevitability
Historian Timothy Snyder explains the politics of inevitability and the politics of eternity, two ways of thinking about time that frame his books On Tyranny and The Road to Unfreedom.
How our voting system (and IRV) betrays your favourite candidate
The Center for Election Science explains favorite betrayal in instant-runoff voting: in some elections, ranking your favorite first can cause your least favorite to win.