PickVidsBest US politics & elections Videos
The 187 US politics & elections videos here were recommended by different people across different months. Choose by who it is for: 2 introductory, 4 intermediate, 181 for a general viewer, and 0 for someone who wants the harder derivation. Most of them are a news piece. What they share is that what remains is the argument of that moment, not a permanent textbook. Channels you will keep seeing include CGP Grey, CNN, LastWeekTonight.
The Hillary Clinton Takeover of the United States
A short video by Steve Pieczenik claiming the Clintons are carrying out a coup d'etat to take over the United States.
Barack Obama takes on 'woke' call-out culture: 'That's not activism'
A Guardian clip of Barack Obama at the Obama Foundation summit saying that call-out culture is not activism and that casting stones will not bring change.
Why Democracy Is Mathematically Impossible
Veritasium explains why no voting system can be perfectly fair, drawing on Arrow's theorem and the work of Eric Maskin.
Ami Horowitz: How white liberals really view black voters
Satirist Ami Horowitz interviews people at UC Berkeley and in Harlem about whether voter ID laws suppress the black vote.
These are the most confusing questions Congress asked Zuckerberg
CNN Business compiles confusing and uninformed questions US lawmakers asked Mark Zuckerberg during his 2018 Congressional testimony about Facebook and Cambridge Analytica.
Obama drinks Flint water
A CNN news clip of President Obama drinking filtered Flint tap water during his visit to Flint, Michigan, over the lead contamination crisis.
Robert Mueller on Iraq War and WMD's
A short clip of Robert Mueller speaking about Iraq and weapons of mass destruction.
A Conversation with Noam Chomsky on Trump, Capitalism, and the U.S. Role in the New Cold War
A Foreign Correspondents' Club Hong Kong conversation with Noam Chomsky on COVID-19, Donald Trump, the New Cold War and the Hong Kong protests.
The Truth About Homelessness in San Francisco
A short documentary by Christopher Rufo presenting a conservative account of homelessness, addiction and public disorder in San Francisco.
Bernie Sanders: "Open borders? That's a Koch brothers proposal"
A short clip of Bernie Sanders in conversation with Ezra Klein of Vox, where he rejects open borders as a proposal that serves the Koch brothers.
A politicians logic
A very short clip from Yes, Prime Minister in which Sir Arnold and Sir Humphrey run through a piece of circular political reasoning.
The Alt-Right Playbook: Never Play Defense
Innuendo Studios' video essay in the Alt-Right Playbook series argues that bad-faith actors force opponents to defend their positions, so the way to avoid their trap is to never play defense.
George Carlin Doesn't vote
A four-minute clip of George Carlin arguing that voting is a way of keeping people in a distracted bubble, and that non-voters have as much right to complain as anyone.
9/10/2001: Rumsfeld says $2.3 TRILLION Missing from Pentagon
Short clip of Donald Rumsfeld's 9/10/2001 speech acknowledging that $2.3 trillion in Pentagon transactions could not be tracked.
Feelings vs Fact - Newt Gingrich - RNC Topic on Violent Crime - Feelings trump FBI Stats!
Clip from a John Oliver segment showing Newt Gingrich arguing that feelings about crime matter more than FBI statistics at the 2016 RNC.
9/11: A Conspiracy Theory
James Corbett's five-minute conspiracy-framed overview of 9/11 claims.
Charlottesville: The True Alt-Right
A long video essay examining the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, with footage and commentary on the neo-Nazi participants.
President Trump Suggests ‘Injecting’ Disinfectant as Coronavirus Cure | NBC New York
NBC New York clip of President Trump at an April 2020 press conference asking whether disinfectant could be injected as a coronavirus treatment, following a presentation on sunlight and decontamination.
Psaki: 'We're Flagging Problematic Posts On Facebook That Spread Disinformation'
A short Newsweek clip of White House press secretary Jen Psaki saying the administration is flagging problematic posts to Facebook that spread COVID-19 and vaccine disinformation.