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Berlin and Munich Compared

I was very impressed by both of these cities as I researched them. Despite its dark
20th century past, Germany is an inspirational country today. This is also a collaboration with Willie from ...

A Brief History of Voting by Mail

If you couldn't tell, I've been on a voting kick lately. This one was another collaboration with the Cynical Historian. He and I have a long history, and I now consider him a good friend. I'm still...

A Relevant Supreme Court Case

I had one of the busiest weeks of my life, so I am sorry I did not get this out to you early this week. 

This case was suggested by my Patreon supporters Cal, Kate, and Marley. It was a ...

Does History Really Repeat Itself?

This video was suggested by Patreon supporter Andrew B. Glad I finally got around to making it! I'm still working through that suggestions list. I appreciate your patience as I try to balance makin...

Cleveland and Detroit Compared

These two cities have always fascinated me, so I went down several rabbit holes researching this one, which is why it took me so darn long to make. Any of you from one of the two cities?

Be s...

How Much Wealth Every President Had (Has)

I'm still working on the title, but yes, I insanely decided to included EVERY President for this video. What was I thinking? 

I have a lot of fun videos planned for the fall. Thank you f...

Supreme Court Briefs - Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

Supreme Court Briefs returns to school as many of us head "back to school." I always go over this case with my Government students, so I figure it was about darn time I made a video about it. It's ...

My two home states Compared

I really enjoyed making this one, perhaps for obvious reasons- Kansas and Nebraska are the only two states I have ever actually lived in. I went down so many walks down memory lane while making thi...

Why Men (and Women) Didn't Let Women Vote

My wife is a female. My daughters are females. My dog is a female. My cat is a female. I am a male. It still completely blows my mind that just 100 years ago women could not vote in the United Stat...

Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of the Congo Compared

Making this video was quite the journey. First of all, I learned a lot. Second, it just took a really long time, and footage was scarce. I didn't want to make these two countries look negative, but...

Worst 5 Vice Presidents in American history

I got a little salty at the end of this one. Regardless, I hope you enjoy it! There are probably no surprises on this list if you've been following my channel for awhile. Remember- these are just m...

Kentucky and Tennessee Compared

I tried a slightly different format for this one. I put the history of the two states at the beginning, and didn't get into the similarities until the second half of the video. What do you think of...

Supreme Court Briefs - Terry v. Ohio

I am glad to finally make this. It's been on my radar for such a long time, but the time finally felt right, especially given the latest series of events involving police brutality and the rise of ...

Croatia and Serbia Compared

I learned A LOT making this one, and I hope you do, too.

I'm bracing myself for all the Serbian nationalist comments...

For all of my American patrons, I wish you a happy Independence D...

Why did gold and silver back up our currency?

I finally dive back into economics. I teach Econ in real life, so it's nice to finally make another video I can use with my students. 

This is also a collaboration with the Casual Histor...

Illinois and Indiana Compared

I've been to Illinois probably around ten times since we have family there, and I've been to Indiana three times, so I can say that I already knew more about these two states than I do about most o...

When Do You Have a Right to Privacy? | Katz v. United States

Thanks to both Matt Standish and Kit Walker for suggesting that I cover this case! It was an important one that I can't believe I hadn't gotten to yet. 

Despite the poor performance of S...

Colorado and Wyoming Compared

Which is better? Colorado or Wyoming? That's right folks. Compared returns. I'll probably do a premiere for this one again since that was fun last time. 

I know it's been a tense week in...

Did Warren Harding Invent the Word "Normalcy?"

Spoiler alert: he did not.

Still, it's a fascinating story about a word that probably fascinates me too much.

My brother makes an appearance, and I felt obliged to finally give his busi...

Supreme Court Briefs - Jacobson v. Massachusetts

A timely video, I would say, as this one is about forced vaccinations. Can the government really do that to us? Well, the short answer is "yes." Check out the video for more. I got a lot of request...

Best Senators in U.S. history

So this video kind of got out of control. It's almost 20 minutes, but I guess I was just really passionate about these Senators. hee hee

I hope you enjoy. It's the long-awaited sequel to my w...

Texas and California Compared

The two states that straight up dominate the United States of America. And believe me, there were A LOT of requests for this one. Plus, it was ridiculously fun to make. 

This video was a...

Why do we not eat dogs, cats, and horses?

And when I say "we," I mean us Americans (North AND South America) and most of Europe. Although, it is quickly changing in most of Asia and Africa as well. 

But we sure as heck eat pigs ...

Why do we shake hands?

I have been planning on releasing this video for literally years, but I pushed it up due to COVID-19. When my brother and I filmed our portions, I had no idea this video would be so relevant.

A Brief History of Fountains of Wayne

Here's a video I made for my other channel, The Beat Goes On. 

Since I've had some more free time lately, I made a video about one of my favorite bands, Fountains of Wayne. On...

The Oklahoma City Bombing Explained

This video was requested by Patreon supporter David Kostman, an Oklahoma native. It worked out since I had planned a video about the topic anyway after I went to the memorial 3 and a half years ago...

Paraguay and Uruguay Compared

I think I got a little carried away with Paraguay and Uruguay, ok? No way. Yes way.

Anyway, my next few videos won't probably be as long as the past two now that I'm online teaching, but rega...

All of the Presidents' Pets

This video was suggested by Patreon supporter Zachary F. Parker. Zachary, I finally had enough time to make it! Why? Well, because of the lockdown, frankly. This was a more ambitious video than I n...

New Jersey and New York Compared

It's been awhile, but Compared returns!

Last summer, I got to hang out with Tim Betts from MrBettsClass, and I finally got to use his cameo for this one. :)

So this pandemic has made it...

YouTube in the Classroom

Hello everyone, 

I hope you are staying safe and healthy during this turbulent time. I am continuing to make videos as I normally did. However, I did find out my school is shut down for ...