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Part Five of our series on John Locke, part of a larger series Foundations of Western Political Thought. In this video we examine Locke's views on if and when it is appropriate for the People to resist or even revolt against a tyrannical government, whether emanating from the Legislative power or the Executive power. The Lockean theory of natural rights, liberty, and resistance to tyranny exerted a powerful influence on Thomas Jefferson, and the United States Declaration of Independence in particular. Timecodes: 0:00 - Intro 0:38 – The People are Sovereign 4:30 - Opposing Unlawful Force with Force 15:06 - An Appeal to Heaven 22:13 - Answering Objections 49:40 - Who shall be Judge? 51:21 - The Declaration of Independence _______________________________________ If you enjoy this channel and would like to support: https://patreon.com/professorbarth Follow me on X: https://twitter.com/Professor_Barth Buy my book! The Currency of Empire: Money and Power in English America, released June 2021 with Cornell University Press. Order your copy now. https://www.amazon.com/Currency-Empire-Seventeenth-Century-English-America/dp/1501755773/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1611158577&sr=8-1 _______________________________________ Dr. Jonathan Barth received his PhD in History from George Mason University in 2014. He specializes in the history of money and banking in the early modern period, with corollary interests in early modern politics, empire, culture, and ideas. Barth is Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University and Associate Director of the Center for American Institutions at Arizona State University. _______________________________________ Visit my website https://www.professorbarth.com/ _______________________________________ Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this channel are my own and do not reflect the views of Arizona State University, nor are any of the views endorsed by Arizona State University.

Final part of the Thanksgiving lecture series: we take a look at the decision to settle off Plymouth Harbor, the extraordinarily harsh and deadly winter of 1620 and 1621, the tragic story of the Patuxet tribe, the Wampanoag Confederation and Pokanoket tribe, the peace treaty with the Indians in April 1621, the abundant harvest, and three-day feast of thanksgiving in autumn 1621. In this lecture we'll encounter such figures as Samoset, Massosoit Ousamequin, Tiquantum or Squanto, Hobbamock, and Edward Winslow, while also returning to such figures as William Brewster, Captain Myles Standish, Governor John Carver, and Governor William Bradford. This lecture concludes our discussion of the Pilgrims and the meaning of the Thanksgiving holiday. _______________________________________ If enjoy this channel and would like to support: https://patreon.com/professorbarth Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Professor_Barth Buy my book! The Currency of Empire: Money and Power in English America, released June 2021 with Cornell University Press. Order your copy now. https://www.amazon.com/Currency-Empire-Seventeenth-Century-English-America/dp/1501755773/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1611158577&sr=8-1 _______________________________________ Dr. Jonathan Barth received his PhD in history from George Mason University in 2014. He specializes in the history of money and banking in the early modern period, with corollary interests in early modern politics, empire, culture, and ideas. Barth is Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University and Associate Director of the Center for American Institutions at Arizona State University. _______________________________________ Visit my website https://www.professorbarth.com/ _______________________________________ Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this channel are my own and do not reflect the views of Arizona State University, nor are any of the views endorsed by Arizona State University.

[Originally recorded and posted on YT in November 2022] A reading of President George Washington's Thanksgiving Day Proclamation on October 3, 1789. _______________________________________ If enjoy this channel and would like to support: https://patreon.com/professorbarth Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Professor_Barth Buy my book! The Currency of Empire: Money and Power in English America, released June 2021 with Cornell University Press. Order your copy now. https://www.amazon.com/Currency-Empire-Seventeenth-Century-English-America/dp/1501755773/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1611158577&sr=8-1 _______________________________________ Dr. Jonathan Barth received his PhD in history from George Mason University in 2014. He specializes in the history of money and banking in the early modern period, with corollary interests in early modern politics, empire, culture, and ideas. Barth is Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University and Associate Director of the Center for American Institutions at Arizona State University. _______________________________________ Visit my website https://www.professorbarth.com/ _______________________________________ Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this channel are my own and do not reflect the views of Arizona State University, nor are any of the views endorsed by Arizona State University.

In this video we examine the relationship between Puritans and the Church of England during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth and King James, as well as the emergence of Separatism among nonconforming Puritans. In 1606 a Separatist congregation formed in the village of Scrooby, pastored by John Robinson and meeting in the manor of William Brewster. In 1607 the congregation fled England for the Netherlands. _______________________________________ If enjoy this channel and would like to support: https://patreon.com/professorbarth Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Professor_Barth Buy my book! The Currency of Empire: Money and Power in English America, released June 2021 with Cornell University Press. Order your copy now. https://www.amazon.com/Currency-Empire-Seventeenth-Century-English-America/dp/1501755773/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1611158577&sr=8-1 _______________________________________ Dr. Jonathan Barth received his PhD in history from George Mason University in 2014. He specializes in the history of money and banking in the early modern period, with corollary interests in early modern politics, empire, culture, and ideas. Barth is Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University and Associate Director of the Center for American Institutions at Arizona State University. _______________________________________ Visit my website https://www.professorbarth.com/ _______________________________________ Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this channel are my own and do not reflect the views of Arizona State University, nor are any of the views endorsed by Arizona State University.

[Originally recorded and posted on YT in November 2021] Part Two of the Thanksgiving Lecture, commemorating the 400th anniversary of the famous 1621 feast. In this video we examine the theological mind of the Pilgrims and Puritans. If you want to understand the meaning and history of Thanksgiving, you've got to understand the theology behind it. And so, in this video, we examine Martin Luther and especially John Calvin. _______________________________________ If enjoy this channel and would like to support: https://patreon.com/professorbarth Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Professor_Barth Buy my book! The Currency of Empire: Money and Power in English America, released June 2021 with Cornell University Press. Order your copy now. https://www.amazon.com/Currency-Empire-Seventeenth-Century-English-America/dp/1501755773/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1611158577&sr=8-1 _______________________________________ Dr. Jonathan Barth received his PhD in history from George Mason University in 2014. He specializes in the history of money and banking in the early modern period, with corollary interests in early modern politics, empire, culture, and ideas. Barth is Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University and Associate Director of the Center for American Institutions at Arizona State University. _______________________________________ Visit my website https://www.professorbarth.com/ _______________________________________ Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this channel are my own and do not reflect the views of Arizona State University, nor are any of the views endorsed by Arizona State University.

Part three of the Thanksgiving lecture series: in this video we quickly survey the early years of the English Reformation, from John Wycliffe and the Lollards to William Tyndale, King Henry VIII, King Edward VI, and Queen Mary. Will the Church of England go in a more Protestant, Reformed direction? Or will she retain Roman Catholic rituals and creeds? _______________________________________ If enjoy this channel and would like to support: https://patreon.com/professorbarth Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Professor_Barth Buy my book! The Currency of Empire: Money and Power in English America, released June 2021 with Cornell University Press. Order your copy now. https://www.amazon.com/Currency-Empire-Seventeenth-Century-English-America/dp/1501755773/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1611158577&sr=8-1 _______________________________________ Dr. Jonathan Barth received his PhD in history from George Mason University in 2014. He specializes in the history of money and banking in the early modern period, with corollary interests in early modern politics, empire, culture, and ideas. Barth is Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University and Associate Director of the Center for American Institutions at Arizona State University. _______________________________________ Visit my website https://www.professorbarth.com/ _______________________________________ Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this channel are my own and do not reflect the views of Arizona State University, nor are any of the views endorsed by Arizona State University.

[Originally recorded and posted on YT in November 2021] In this introduction, I begin a multi-part series on the celebration, history, and meaning of Thanksgiving. It was 400 years ago that the Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony held that famous feast. _______________________________________ If enjoy this channel and would like to support: https://patreon.com/professorbarth Follow me on X: https://twitter.com/Professor_Barth Buy my book! The Currency of Empire: Money and Power in English America, released June 2021 with Cornell University Press. Order your copy now. https://www.amazon.com/Currency-Empire-Seventeenth-Century-English-America/dp/1501755773/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1611158577&sr=8-1 _______________________________________ Dr. Jonathan Barth received his PhD in history from George Mason University in 2014. He specializes in the history of money and banking in the early modern period, with corollary interests in early modern politics, empire, culture, and ideas. Barth is Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University and Katzin Family Associate Director of the Center for American Institutions at Arizona State University. _______________________________________ Visit my website https://www.professorbarth.com/ _______________________________________ Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this channel are my own and do not reflect the views of Arizona State University, nor are any of the views endorsed by Arizona State University.

[Originally recorded and posted to YT in October 2021] My updated thoughts on the current state of the U.S. dollar, including solutions to the brewing currency crisis. Don't be distracted by the real culprit: it's the Federal Reserve! Timecodes: 0:00 - Intro 1:06 - Inflation in 2021 24:41 - Who and What is to Blame? 1:00:14 - Solutions to the Crisis 1:16:04 - World Reserve Currency? _______________________________________ If enjoy this channel and would like to support: https://patreon.com/professorbarth Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Professor_Barth Buy my book! The Currency of Empire: Money and Power in English America, released June 2021 with Cornell University Press. Order your copy now. https://www.amazon.com/Currency-Empire-Seventeenth-Century-English-America/dp/1501755773/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1611158577&sr=8-1 _______________________________________ Dr. Jonathan Barth received his PhD in history from George Mason University in 2014. He specializes in the history of money and banking in the early modern period, with corollary interests in early modern politics, empire, culture, and ideas. Barth is Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University and Katzin Family Associate Director of the Center for American Institutions at Arizona State University. _______________________________________ Visit my website https://www.professorbarth.com/ _______________________________________ Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this channel are my own and do not reflect the views of Arizona State University, nor are any of the views endorsed by Arizona State University.

[Originally recorded and posted on YT in August 2021] A look at the evils and errors of communism, with a particular focus on the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin. The lecture includes excerpts from The Captive Mind, by Czeslaw Milosz. Timecodes: 0:00 - Intro 0:44 - Definition of Communism 3:16 - The Violence of Communism 7:20 - America's Changing Views on Communism 10:58 - Introduction to Czeslaw Milosz 16:38 - The Brutality of Joseph Stalin 25:27 - Excerpts from Captive Mind 28:58 - The Petty Bourgeoisie 34:46 - The Peasant Problem 46:04 - The Problem of the Proletariat 55:54 - The Mastery of the Mind _______________________________________ If enjoy this channel and would like to support: https://patreon.com/professorbarth Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Professor_Barth Buy my book! The Currency of Empire: Money and Power in English America, released June 2021 with Cornell University Press. Order your copy now. https://www.amazon.com/Currency-Empire-Seventeenth-Century-English-America/dp/1501755773/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1611158577&sr=8-1 _______________________________________ Dr. Jonathan Barth received his PhD in history from George Mason University in 2014. He specializes in the history of money and banking in the early modern period, with corollary interests in early modern politics, empire, culture, and ideas. Barth is Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University and Katzin Family Associate Director of the Center for American Institutions at Arizona State University. _______________________________________ Visit my website https://www.professorbarth.com/ _______________________________________ Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this channel are my own and do not reflect the views of Arizona State University, nor are any of the views endorsed by Arizona State University.

[Originally recorded and posted in February 2022] In this video I break down exactly what the Federal Reserve means by "quantitative tightening". We'll explore the moderate and more aggressive forms of QT, as well as the impact such policy will have on US Treasurys and the bond market and the economy more generally. Inflation is threatening to spin out of control -- how aggressive will Jerome Powell and the Fed be in reducing the size of its balance sheet? As interest rates rise, as liquidity is drained from the system, what does it mean for the US economy? _______________________________________ If enjoy this channel and would like to support: https://patreon.com/professorbarth Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Professor_Barth Buy my book! The Currency of Empire: Money and Power in English America, released June 2021 with Cornell University Press. Order your copy now. https://www.amazon.com/Currency-Empire-Seventeenth-Century-English-America/dp/1501755773/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1611158577&sr=8-1 _______________________________________ Dr. Jonathan Barth received his PhD in history from George Mason University in 2014. He specializes in the history of money and banking in the early modern period, with corollary interests in early modern politics, empire, culture, and ideas. Barth is Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University and Katzin Family Associate Director of the Center for American Institutions at Arizona State University. _______________________________________ Visit my website https://www.professorbarth.com/ _______________________________________ Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this channel are my own and do not reflect the views of Arizona State University, nor are any of the views endorsed by Arizona State University.

[Originally recorded and posted on YT in September 2021] I was asked to deliver a 5-10 minute defense of free speech -- test driving that talk here -- let me know what I can do to improve it. ------------------------------------------- If enjoy this channel and would like to support: https://patreon.com/professorbarth Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Professor_Barth Buy my book! The Currency of Empire: Money and Power in English America, released June 2021 with Cornell University Press. Order your copy now. https://www.amazon.com/Currency-Empire-Seventeenth-Century-English-America/dp/1501755773/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1611158577&sr=8-1 _______________________________________ Dr. Jonathan Barth received his PhD in history from George Mason University in 2014. He specializes in the history of money and banking in the early modern period, with corollary interests in early modern politics, empire, culture, and ideas. Barth is Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University and Katzin Family Associate Director of the Center for American Institutions at Arizona State University. _______________________________________ Visit my website https://www.professorbarth.com/ _______________________________________ Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this channel are my own and do not reflect the views of Arizona State University, nor are any of the views endorsed by Arizona State University.

[Originally recorded and posted on YT in January 2021] Full-length presentation defending the bedrock principle of freedom of speech in any liberal governing order. Timecodes 0:00 - Intro 3:31 - The Free Speech Movement at UC-Berkeley 4:36 - Definition of Free Speech 7:34 - Speech and Democracy in Athens and Rome 10:18 - The Gutenberg Printing Press 13:33 - John Milton 18:20 - The Enlightenment 22:05 - The American and French Revolutions 24:50 - The Universal Declaration of Human Rights 26:24 - Alexander Meiklejohn and Thomas I. Emerson 28:18 - John Stuart Mill, On Liberty 37:58 - George Orwell, Animal Farm 40:20 - Seditious Speech 48:04 - Bigoted Speech 1:11:06 - The Need for Open Debate 1:16:28 - Censorship of Speech and Internet Freedoms in China 1:17:25 - Conclusion _______________________________________ If enjoy this channel and would like to support: https://patreon.com/professorbarth Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Professor_Barth Buy my book! The Currency of Empire: Money and Power in English America, released June 2021 with Cornell University Press. Order your copy now. https://www.amazon.com/Currency-Empire-Seventeenth-Century-English-America/dp/1501755773/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1611158577&sr=8-1 _______________________________________ Dr. Jonathan Barth received his PhD in history from George Mason University in 2014. He specializes in the history of money and banking in the early modern period, with corollary interests in early modern politics, empire, culture, and ideas. Barth is Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University and Katzin Family Associate Director of the Center for American Institutions at Arizona State University. _______________________________________ Visit my website https://www.professorbarth.com/ _______________________________________ Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this channel are my own and do not reflect the views of Arizona State University, nor are any of the views endorsed by Arizona State University.

New section of the lecture series, Foundations of Western Political Thought -- this time on John Locke, English philosopher and founder of liberalism. Locke is famous for many works, including, his Essay Concerning Human Understanding, but most especially, his Two Treatises of Government, wherein he defends a form of social contract in which the People are supreme, and in which government is obliged to respect their natural rights and whose legitimacy is grounded on the consent of the governed. Timecodes: 0:00 - Intro 2:08 – Early Life of John Locke 5:56 – The Second Treatise of Government 10:36 – Locke vs. Hobbes / Social Contract 14:55 – Locke vs. Filmer / Divine Right of Kings 21:37 – Was Locke a Libertarian? 24:14 – Coinage and Monetary Theory 25:08 – An Essay Concerning Human Understanding? 30:37 – Religious Toleration 33:01 – The Reasonableness of Christianity _______________________________________ If enjoy this channel and would like to support: https://patreon.com/professorbarth Follow me on X: https://twitter.com/Professor_Barth Buy my book! The Currency of Empire: Money and Power in English America, released June 2021 with Cornell University Press. Order your copy now. https://www.amazon.com/Currency-Empire-Seventeenth-Century-English-America/dp/1501755773/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1611158577&sr=8-1 _______________________________________ Dr. Jonathan Barth received his PhD in history from George Mason University in 2014. He specializes in the history of money and banking in the early modern period, with corollary interests in early modern politics, empire, culture, and ideas. Barth is Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University and Associate Director of the Center for American Institutions at Arizona State University. _______________________________________ Visit my website https://www.professorbarth.com/ _______________________________________ Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this channel are my own and do not reflect the views of Arizona State University, nor are any of the views endorsed by Arizona State University.

Part Two of our section on John Locke, itself part of a larger series Foundations of Western Political Thought. For this video we explore the historical context of John Locke. What was England like during his formative adult years? The cast of characters in this video include King Charles II, King James II, Lord Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, Algernon Sidney, and William and Mary. We touch on the formation of the Whig Party, the Tory Party, the Habeas Corpus Act 1679, the Exclusion Crisis, and of course the Glorious Revolution of 1688. Get ready to dive into some 17th-century British history! Timecodes: 0:00 - Intro 2:28 – Restoration of the Crown 7:44 – Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury 10:05 – The Whigs and Tories 13:42 – The Allure of Absolute Monarchy: King Louis XIV 18:35 – The Habeas Corpus Act and the Exclusion Crisis 28:12 – King James II 30:39 – The Glorious Revolution of 1688 35:14 – The English Bill of Rights _______________________________________ If enjoy this channel and would like to support: https://patreon.com/professorbarth Follow me on X: https://twitter.com/Professor_Barth Buy my book! The Currency of Empire: Money and Power in English America, released June 2021 with Cornell University Press. Order your copy now. https://www.amazon.com/Currency-Empire-Seventeenth-Century-English-America/dp/1501755773/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1611158577&sr=8-1 _______________________________________ Dr. Jonathan Barth received his PhD in history from George Mason University in 2014. He specializes in the history of money and banking in the early modern period, with corollary interests in early modern politics, empire, culture, and ideas. Barth is Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University and Associate Director of the Center for American Institutions at Arizona State University. _______________________________________ Visit my website https://www.professorbarth.com/ _______________________________________ Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this channel are my own and do not reflect the views of Arizona State University, nor are any of the views endorsed by Arizona State University.

Part Three of our section on John Locke, itself part of a larger series Foundations of Western Political Thought. In this video we examine Locke's views on natural rights (the right of nature), natural law (the law of nature), Lockean social contract theory, and the initial, original formation of civil government from out of the state of nature. At various points, we contrast Locke's views with the views of Thomas Hobbes in Leviathan. Timecodes: 0:00 - Intro 1:05 - Natural Right and Natural Law 11:27 - Hobbes vs. Locke 16:02 - The State of War 17:15 - The Origins and Purpose of Government 24:00 - The Social Contract 26:53 - Consent of the Governed _______________________________________ If enjoy this channel and would like to support: https://patreon.com/professorbarth Follow me on X: https://twitter.com/Professor_Barth Buy my book! The Currency of Empire: Money and Power in English America, released June 2021 with Cornell University Press. Order your copy now. https://www.amazon.com/Currency-Empire-Seventeenth-Century-English-America/dp/1501755773/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1611158577&sr=8-1 _______________________________________ Dr. Jonathan Barth received his PhD in history from George Mason University in 2014. He specializes in the history of money and banking in the early modern period, with corollary interests in early modern politics, empire, culture, and ideas. Barth is Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University and Associate Director of the Center for American Institutions at Arizona State University. _______________________________________ Visit my website https://www.professorbarth.com/ _______________________________________ Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this channel are my own and do not reflect the views of Arizona State University, nor are any of the views endorsed by Arizona State University.

Part Four of our series on John Locke, part of a larger series Foundations of Western Political Thought. In this video we examine Locke's views on the various forms of civil government, particularly the Legislative power and the Executive power. Of the institutions of civil government, the Legislative power is supreme, however, Locke emphasizes that the Legislative is ultimately subordinate to the People, who retain certain unalienable rights. Timecodes: 0:00 - Intro 0:54 – What is Freedom? 2:14 – Separation of Powers 3:43 – The Legislative Power and its Limitations 9:10 – No Taxation Without Representation 15:22 – The People are Supreme 20:46 – The Chain of Power and Authority 22:59 – The Executive Power 28:56 – The Legislative and Executive Powers Must Be Separated! 32:20 – What is Tyranny? 35:34 – Unalienable Rights _______________________________________ If enjoy this channel and would like to support: https://patreon.com/professorbarth Follow me on X: https://twitter.com/Professor_Barth Buy my book! The Currency of Empire: Money and Power in English America, released June 2021 with Cornell University Press. Order your copy now. https://www.amazon.com/Currency-Empire-Seventeenth-Century-English-America/dp/1501755773/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1611158577&sr=8-1 _______________________________________ Dr. Jonathan Barth received his PhD in History from George Mason University in 2014. He specializes in the history of money and banking in the early modern period, with corollary interests in early modern politics, empire, culture, and ideas. Barth is Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University and Associate Director of the Center for American Institutions at Arizona State University. _______________________________________ Visit my website https://www.professorbarth.com/ _______________________________________ Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this channel are my own and do not reflect the views of Arizona State University, nor are any of the views endorsed by Arizona State University.

[Originally recorded and posted on YT in March 2017] Inspired by a book by Thomas Sowell, entitled "A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles" (1987).

In this video I review the pros and cons of a CBDC Dollar and provide a basic update of where CBDCs stand at the end of 2023, including the adoption of pilot programs in China, India, Russia, Japan, and the European Union, and provide an update on the potential for a CBDC in the United States. I also discuss the development of multi-CBDC platforms by SWIFT and mBridge, the latter developed by the BRICS countries. Timecodes: 0:00 - Intro 4:50 - Supposed Benefits of CBDC 10:15 - Potential Dangers of CBDC 14:50 - Can Cash Coexist with CBDC? No! 19:57 - Global Update on CBDCs 24:55 - A Digital Euro? 29:27 - United States Update 40:32 - SWIFT and mBridge _______________________________________ Follow me on X: https://twitter.com/Professor_Barth If you enjoy this channel and would like to support: https://patreon.com/professorbarth Buy my book! The Currency of Empire: Money and Power in English America, released June 2021 with Cornell University Press. Order your copy now. https://www.amazon.com/Currency-Empire-Seventeenth-Century-English-America/dp/1501755773/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1611158577&sr=8-1 _______________________________________ Dr. Jonathan Barth received his PhD in history from George Mason University in 2014. He specializes in the history of money and banking in the early modern period, with corollary interests in early modern politics, empire, culture, and ideas. Barth is Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University and Associate Director of the Center for American Institutions at Arizona State University. _______________________________________ Visit my website https://www.professorbarth.com/ _______________________________________ Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this channel are my own and do not reflect the views of Arizona State University, nor are any of the views endorsed by Arizona State University.

[Recorded and originally posted on YT in May 2022] In this video I describe CBDCs (central bank digital currencies) and outline their pros and cons. I conclude that there is no justification for the Federal Reserve to adopt a CBDC dollar, and that in fact a CBDC is extraordinarily dangerous. Timecodes: 0:00 - Intro 2:40 - Thesis: CBDC is Extremely Dangerous 5:15 - Basic Description of CBDC 10:55 - Difference from Digital Bank Money 16:17 - What about a Fedcoin? 20:12 - Supposed benefits of CBDC 29:52 - Competing with China through CBDC? 35:40 - Dangers of CBDC 47:42 - Impact of CBDC on Commercial Banks 51:33 - Conclusion _______________________________________ If enjoy this channel and would like to support: https://patreon.com/professorbarth Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Professor_Barth Buy my book! The Currency of Empire: Money and Power in English America, released June 2021 with Cornell University Press. Order your copy now. https://www.amazon.com/Currency-Empire-Seventeenth-Century-English-America/dp/1501755773/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1611158577&sr=8-1 _______________________________________ Dr. Jonathan Barth received his PhD in history from George Mason University in 2014. He specializes in the history of money and banking in the early modern period, with corollary interests in early modern politics, empire, culture, and ideas. Barth is Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University and Katzin Family Associate Director of the Center for American Institutions at Arizona State University. _______________________________________ Visit my website https://www.professorbarth.com/ _______________________________________ Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this channel are my own and do not reflect the views of Arizona State University, nor are any of the views endorsed by Arizona State University.

[Originally recorded and posted to YT in December 2022] Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Barth family. ----------------------------------------------- If enjoy this channel and would like to support: https://patreon.com/professorbarth Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Professor_Barth Buy my book! The Currency of Empire: Money and Power in English America, released June 2021 with Cornell University Press. Order your copy now. https://www.amazon.com/Currency-Empire-Seventeenth-Century-English-America/dp/1501755773/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1611158577&sr=8-1 _______________________________________ Dr. Jonathan Barth received his PhD in history from George Mason University in 2014. He specializes in the history of money and banking in the early modern period, with corollary interests in early modern politics, empire, culture, and ideas. Barth is Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University and Associate Director of the Center for American Institutions at Arizona State University. _______________________________________ Visit my website https://www.professorbarth.com/ _______________________________________ Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this channel are my own and do not reflect the views of Arizona State University, nor are any of the views endorsed by Arizona State University.

[Originally published and posted to YT in June 2022] June 24, 2022 is a day to remember: the end of the forcing of abortion on all fifty states in the U.S -- the long-overdue overturning of the worst Supreme Court decision in history, Roe v. Wade. The Court made the right call in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. In this video, we take a look at the baby development at the various stages of pregnancy. Many thanks to Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. Timecodes: 0:00 - Intro 3:58 - Euphemisms and the New Dred Scott 5:19 - Abortion Procedures 7:45 - Abortion Worldwide 8:22 - Abortion Restrictions in Europe 11:32 - Weeks 8 and 9 13:55 - Weeks 10 and 11 16:27 - Weeks 12 thru 14 19:39 - Weeks 15 thru 18 23:43 - Weeks 19 thru 21 27:03 - Weeks 22 and 23 31:02 - Weeks 24 thru 26 ------------------------------------------------- If enjoy this channel and would like to support: https://patreon.com/professorbarth Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Professor_Barth Buy my book! The Currency of Empire: Money and Power in English America, released June 2021 with Cornell University Press. Order your copy now. https://www.amazon.com/Currency-Empire-Seventeenth-Century-English-America/dp/1501755773/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1611158577&sr=8-1 _______________________________________ Dr. Jonathan Barth received his PhD in history from George Mason University in 2014. He specializes in the history of money and banking in the early modern period, with corollary interests in early modern politics, empire, culture, and ideas. Barth is Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University and Associate Director of the Center for American Institutions at Arizona State University. _______________________________________ Visit my website https://www.professorbarth.com/ _______________________________________ Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this channel are my own and do not reflect the views of Arizona State University, nor are any of the views endorsed by Arizona State University.

A continuation of our new lecture series on Thucydides, author of The History of the Peloponnesian War, between Athens (the Delian League) and Sparta and her allies (the Peloponnesian League). In part one, we examined Thucydides' historical method. For part two we examine Thucydides' view of human nature, and in particular his account of the civil war in Corcyra and his view of democracy. Timecodes: 0:00 - Intro 1:03 - Man is innately good? 3:38 - Man is innately vicious 7:32 - Thucydides and human nature 8:46 - Civil war in Corcyra 20:31 - Paul's epistle to the Romans 22:31 - Political realism / realpolitik 24:50 - Problems with democracy _______________________________________ If enjoy this channel and would like to support: https://patreon.com/professorbarth Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Professor_Barth Buy my book! The Currency of Empire: Money and Power in English America, released June 2021 with Cornell University Press. Order your copy now. https://www.amazon.com/Currency-Empire-Seventeenth-Century-English-America/dp/1501755773/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1611158577&sr=8-1 _______________________________________ Dr. Jonathan Barth received his PhD in history from George Mason University in 2014. He specializes in the history of money and banking in the early modern period, with corollary interests in early modern politics, empire, culture, and ideas. Barth is Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University and Associate Director of the Center for American Institutions at Arizona State University. _______________________________________ Visit my website https://www.professorbarth.com/ _______________________________________ Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this channel are my own and do not reflect the views of Arizona State University, nor are any of the views endorsed by Arizona State University.

A continuation of our lecture series on Thucydides, author of The History of the Peloponnesian War, this one on Athens (the Delian League) versus Sparta (the Peloponnesian League) - two radically different visions of political economy. We examine Athenian democracy, headed by Pericles, its navy (the trireme) and the Golden Age of Athens in general exemplified in the glorious structures of the Acropolis, namely the Parthenon, and Greek art, literature, culture, learning, and philosophy - the era of Socrates. We then examine Sparta, also known as Lacedaemon. The Spartans / Lacedaemonians created a land-based oligarchy focused almost exclusively on military might and strength, founded, according to legend, on a constitution of laws formulated by Lycurgus. Sparta dominated the Peloponnese, and allied with Corinth and Thebes for the purposes of taking down Athenian naval power. Timecodes: 0:00 - Intro 2:08 - Golden Age of Athens 6:56 - Athenian Democracy 15:03 - Sparta _______________________________________ If enjoy this channel and would like to support: https://patreon.com/professorbarth Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Professor_Barth Buy my book! The Currency of Empire: Money and Power in English America, released June 2021 with Cornell University Press. Order your copy now. https://www.amazon.com/Currency-Empire-Seventeenth-Century-English-America/dp/1501755773/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1611158577&sr=8-1 _______________________________________ Dr. Jonathan Barth received his PhD in history from George Mason University in 2014. He specializes in the history of money and banking in the early modern period, with corollary interests in early modern politics, empire, culture, and ideas. Barth is Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University and Associate Director of the Center for American Institutions at Arizona State University. _______________________________________ Visit my website https://www.professorbarth.com/ _______________________________________ Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this channel are my own and do not reflect the views of Arizona State University, nor are any of the views endorsed by Arizona State University.

A continuation of our lecture series on Thucydides, author of The History of the Peloponnesian War. In this video we read excerpts from two of Pericles' most famous speeches, as recorded by Thucydides: the Funeral Oration and his Last Speech, which took place in context of a great plague that struck Athens. The Peloponnesian War was fought between Athens (the Delian League) and Sparta (the Peloponnesian League, which included Corinth). Certain timeless themes crop up in these speeches: liberty, democracy, the rule of law, patriotism, and masculine virtues of courage, discipline, duty, honor, strength, action, decisiveness, wisdom and knowledge. Enjoy these speeches from the greatest Athenian general and statesmen. Timecodes: 0:00 Intro 2:53 Thucydides Trap 13:25 Pericles' Funeral Oration 23:06 Plague of Athens (430 BC) 32:43 Political realism/ Realpolitik 41:30 Thucydides' Judgment of Pericles _______________________________________ If enjoy this channel and would like to support: https://patreon.com/professorbarth Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Professor_Barth Buy my book! The Currency of Empire: Money and Power in English America, released June 2021 with Cornell University Press. Order your copy now. https://www.amazon.com/Currency-Empire-Seventeenth-Century-English-America/dp/1501755773/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1611158577&sr=8-1 _______________________________________ Dr. Jonathan Barth received his PhD in history from George Mason University in 2014. He specializes in the history of money and banking in the early modern period, with corollary interests in early modern politics, empire, culture, and ideas. Barth is Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University and Associate Director of the Center for American Institutions at Arizona State University. _______________________________________ Visit my website https://www.professorbarth.com/ _______________________________________ Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this channel are my own and do not reflect the views of Arizona State University, nor are any of the views endorsed by Arizona State University.

The fifth and final installment of our lecture series on Thucydides, author of The History of the Peloponnesian War. In this video we examine the tension between realism and idealism by reading excerpts from a great dialogue between Athens and the leaders of the free island of Melos. _______________________________________ If enjoy this channel and would like to support: https://patreon.com/professorbarth Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Professor_Barth Buy my book! The Currency of Empire: Money and Power in English America, released June 2021 with Cornell University Press. Order your copy now. https://www.amazon.com/Currency-Empire-Seventeenth-Century-English-America/dp/1501755773/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1611158577&sr=8-1 _______________________________________ Dr. Jonathan Barth received his PhD in history from George Mason University in 2014. He specializes in the history of money and banking in the early modern period, with corollary interests in early modern politics, empire, culture, and ideas. Barth is Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University and Associate Director of the Center for American Institutions at Arizona State University. _______________________________________ Visit my website https://www.professorbarth.com/ _______________________________________ Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this channel are my own and do not reflect the views of Arizona State University, nor are any of the views endorsed by Arizona State University.