Free Politics Courses

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.

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 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.

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.

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 covers the emergence of modern France.

Since its adoption in 1788, the United States Constitution has provided a stable framework of government for a dynamic and growing society.

This course explores main answers to the question, "When do governments deserve our allegiance?" It starts with a survey of major political theories of the Enlightenment.