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Power & Politics: Unraveling History

Power & Politics: Unraveling History

Written by: Martin A. Lessem
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 Power & Politics: Unraveling History is a monthly podcast that will examine the history surrounding major political thoughts and issues. The first season looked at the Constitution of the United States, through the history that influenced the Framers, and through discussions with experts. The second season will continue this look and also take some additional forays into modern politics, or legal concepts which touch on the Constitution of the United States. Future seasons will explore the interplay of power & politics and follow election campaigns and see how politics works on local levels as well as examining politics in other countries.2026 Political Science Politics & Government Science Social Sciences World
Episodes
  • S2E3 - Election Special

    S2E3 - Election Special
    Oct 17 2026
    In this eposide, we will be talking about voting, and I have with me, Tom Joseph, Shu Yang, and Colleen Bradley-MacArthur. Tom is the Founder and Treasurer of America's Main Street Party which is proposing a free and equal system which should result in a more popular candidate. Shu is an IT professional and the creator of electionssimplified.com, a website that shows the actual track records of the candidates running for the November midterm. Colleen is a local Council Woman in Waltham, Massachusetts who is bringing us some real world experience in campaigns and getting out the vote.

    You can check out the website here:
    Elections Simplified

    America's Main Street Party
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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • S2E2 - Sovereign Citizens

    S2E2 - Sovereign Citizens
    Sep 26 2026
    This Episode looks at the Sovereign Citizen movement. While this is most prevalent in the United States, it does also occasionally occur in other countries, most notably Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United Kingdom although these are hardly the only places this concept pops up. As this is a program looking at the US Constitution, we will mainly be looking at this movement in the United States.

    What is a Sovereign Citizen? Basically, these individuals have a pseudolegal belief that somehow, they are not subject to the jurisdiction of any Country or State unless they explicitly consent to them.
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    44 mins
  • S2E1 - Petiton of Right

    S2E1 - Petiton of Right
    Aug 23 2026
    Today we will be looking at the Petition of Right from England. To understand it, we will need to first take a brief look at England under both James I and mainly, his son, Charles I. We will look at the cuases of the English Civil War, which will help us understand how the Petition of Right led directly to it.

    As always, we will then look at how this influenced our own Constitution here in the United States. This is a longer Episode, but one well worth understanding if you want a better grasp of how the Third, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments came about.
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    1 hr and 22 mins
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