Free Politics Courses

This is an introductory course in Greek history tracing the development of Greek civilization as manifested in political, intellectual, and creative achievements from the Bronze Age to the end of the classical period.

The American Revolution entailed some remarkable transformations--converting British colonists into American revolutionaries, and a cluster of colonies into a confederation of states with a common cause--but it was far more complex and enduring then the fighting of a war.

This course offers a broad survey of modern European history, from the end of the Thirty Years' War to the aftermath of World War II.

The Central Intelligence Agency as an instrument of United States policy toward Third World nations.

Public finance (also known as public economics) analyzes the impact of public policy on the allocation of resources and the distribution of income in the economy.

The Story of Freedom in America is a complete, 18-lecture course, free and open to the public. Fears, with his inimitable style and his true wisdom, explores the American experience of freedom from the Revolutionary War to the present day.

Videos about how government works in the United States.

This course covers the emergence of modern France.

A history of the U.S. role in the world, with a particular emphasis on commercial expansion and warfare, and their domestic consequences, in the 20th century.

This course examines globalization and other economic and political factors that shape the international relations of the Pacific Rim.