Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Jan 24, 2022
Why Study History?
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 · Apr 22, 2010
Interview With Paul Johnson
Dennis inaugurates a new feature of Prager University: Wisdom of the Masters, interviews with some of the finest minds in the world. First up, influential British historian Paul Johnson, author of…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Apr 13, 2026
Hiroshima: The Price of Peace
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 · Jan 22, 2024
What Was the Holocaust?
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 · Mar 10, 2025
The Hall of Evil: Fidel Castro
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 17, 2025
The Hall of Evil: Pol Pot
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 · Dec 24, 2018
How the Reformation Shaped Your World
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 · May 26, 2025
Saving History: The Case for Clay Pots
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
McCulloch v. Maryland: The Birth of Big Government
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 · May 12, 2025
Marbury v. Madison: How Much Power Does the Supreme Court Have?
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 · Dec 23, 2019
Understanding Napoleon
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 · Feb 25, 2018
Churchill: The Man Who Saved the Free World
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 · Feb 03, 2025
The Hall of Evil: Vladimir Lenin
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 · Mar 03, 2025
The Hall of Evil: Mao Zedong
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 10, 2025
The Hall of Evil: Joseph Stalin
"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 24, 2025
The Hall of Evil: Adolf Hitler
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 · Jan 06, 2020
Margaret Thatcher: The Woman Who Saved Great Britain
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 · Jan 25, 2021
No Past, No Future
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 · Sep 08, 2014
Was it Wrong to Drop the Atom Bomb on Japan?
In recent years, many academics and others have condemned President Truman's decision to use the atomic bomb on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as unnecessary and immoral. Yet this…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · May 30, 2016
Why Did America Fight the Korean War?
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 · May 29, 2017
Why Did America Fight the Vietnam War?
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 · Aug 12, 2018
What Was the Cold War?
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 · Dec 31, 2018
WWI: The War That Changed Everything
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 · Jun 23, 2014
The Truth about the Vietnam War
Did the United States win or lose the Vietnam War? We are taught that it was a resounding loss for America, one that proves that intervening in the affairs of other nations is usually misguided. The…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Sep 10, 2017
If You Live in Freedom, Thank the British Empire
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…