Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Apr 13, 2026
On August 6th, 1945, the world changed forever when the United States dropped an Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. This new and terrible weapon led to the end of WWII and began the nuclear arms race…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · May 26, 2025
There is no guarantee that future historians will accurately depict the American story. In PragerU’s 2025 commencement address, Glenn Beck warns that we all have an obligation to preserve history in…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · May 12, 2025
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial—three equal branches of government… right? Not at first. Haley Proctor, Associate Professor of Law at Notre Dame, explains how Marbury v. Madison (1803) redefined…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · May 12, 2025
America was founded on the principle of limited government—but McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) changed that. John Yoo, Professor of Law at UC Berkeley, unpacks the case that opened the door to an…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Mar 17, 2025
How did Pol Pot turn 1970s Cambodia into a living nightmare? Under his brutal regime, nearly a quarter of the population was wiped out through execution, starvation, and forced labor in his infamous…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Mar 10, 2025
Why do so many romanticize Fidel Castro, one of the most ruthless communist dictators of the 20th century? He imprisoned an entire nation, destroyed Cuba’s economy, and brought the world to the brink…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Mar 03, 2025
One of history’s most brutal dictators, Mao Zedong all but destroyed China in the 20th century. As the leader of the Chinese Communist Party, he starved and oppressed his own people, causing the…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Feb 24, 2025
Paul Kengor, Professor of Political Science at Grove City College, explains the evil force that was Adolf Hitler, the most notorious dictator of the 20th century—from the slaughter of six million…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Feb 10, 2025
"One death is a tragedy. A million is a statistic." That line perfectly captures Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin’s nihilistic worldview. Millions suffered under his rule—through forced labor, purges,…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Feb 03, 2025
The 1917 Russian Revolution changed the course of the 20th century. At its head stood Vladimir Lenin, a man who used terror and mass murder to realize his Marxist vision of a utopian society. How did…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Jan 22, 2024
During WWII, the Nazi regime, headed by Adolf Hitler, set out to exterminate every living Jew. They murdered 6 million. Why did they do it? How did they do it? And why do so many young people know so…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Jan 24, 2022
Is it important to study history? Why do we need to know what’s come before us? Isn’t it enough to just “live in the moment?” Renowned historian Victor Davis Hanson explores these important…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Jan 25, 2021
Can we judge the past by the standards of the present? Many seem intent on proving not only that we can, but that we must. Social critic Douglas Murray doesn’t agree, and he explains why in this…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Jan 06, 2020
You’ve heard her name. You might even have seen a film about her. But do you know the whole story of Margaret Thatcher – where she came from, what she stood for, and the impact she had on Great…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Dec 30, 2019
The European Enlightenment of the 18th century introduced the world to modern science, economics, medicine, and political freedom – or so we’re told. But is what we’re told accurate? Political…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Dec 23, 2019
He was the most famous man of his time – so much so that his name still defines his age. Born on an obscure island into humble circumstances, he rose to conquer a continent. Yet most today know…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Dec 31, 2018
Think of all the horrors of the 20th Century: The Holocaust. The Bolshevik Revolution. The Cold War. Were it not for the assassination of one Austro-Hungarian archduke in 1914, none of those events…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Dec 24, 2018
Can one man change the world? The life and work of Martin Luther prove the answer to that question is an unqualified, “yes.” Stephen Cornils of the Wartburg Theological Seminary details the rebellion…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Aug 12, 2018
The decades-long “Cold War” (1947-1989) between the United States and the Soviet Union was so named because the two global powers never came to direct blows. Yet, the war was not without its victims.…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Mar 11, 2018
Is the European Union good for Europe? Or would Europeans be better off without it? Nigel Farage, a leader of the United Kingdom's Brexit movement, shares his view.
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Feb 25, 2018
The West is free today thanks in large part to one man – Winston Churchill. Historian and bestselling author Andrew Roberts explains how Churchill saved the world from Nazi Germany.
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Sep 10, 2017
Was the British Empire a good or bad thing for the world? To put it another way, is freedom a good or bad thing for the world? Historian and author H.W. Crocker III explains why we may want to…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · May 29, 2017
Why did America fight the Vietnam War? The military suffered over 58,000 casualties, and America withdrew in defeat. What for? Historian Victor Davis Hanson explains. Take our American Wars quiz.
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · May 30, 2016
What was the Korean War? And why was America involved in such a faraway conflict? Was the United States' sacrifice—35,000 killed, over 100,000 wounded—worth it? Historian Victor Davis Hanson, Senior…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Oct 04, 2015
Was America's first billionaire, John D. Rockefeller, a greedy robber baron, a generous philanthropist, or both? And did the oil tycoon exploit America's poor or give them access to much-needed…