Free Politics Courses

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.

Now, in The Great Tours: Washington DC, The Great Courses partners once again with the Smithsonian, the nation’s premier repository of U.S. history and world culture, to bring you a deep and multi-faceted look at this amazing city.

In 50 videos, Craig Benzine (aka WeezyWaiter) teaches you U.S. government and politics! The course is based on the 2014 AP U.S. Government and Politics curriculum.

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 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 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.

Podcast of lectures on "The Politics and Government of Germany" at the University of Oxford, held in Hilary Term 2007.

In this course, you will be able to describe all the individual articles of the US Constitution. You will also learn how to explain why each branch of the federal government can check the other branches' power.

Analysis and critical evaluation of recent major issues, conflicts and problems in American government and institutions.

Are there enough energy, water, mineral, and land resources for the world's population?