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Ep. 152 Benn Steil, "The World That Wasn't"
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Henry Wallace was President Franklin Roosevelt's vice president during his third term, 1941-1945. FDR then chose Harry Truman as vice president in his...
Ep. 151 H.W. Brands, "Founding Partisans"
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Henry William Brands Jr. has written close to 40 books in the past 36 years. The Portland, Oregon, native is a professor of history at the University ...
Ep. 150 Nigel Hamilton, "FDR at War" Trilogy
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Nigel Hamilton was a student at Cambridge University in Great Britain, he stayed for a brief time with Winston and Lady Churchill at their home a...
Ep. 149 Kira Anne West, Defense Attorney
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It has been 3 years since the January 6th events at the U.S. Capitol occurred. Since that time close to 300 individuals have been charged with a crime...
Ep. 148 Amrita Chakrabarti Myers, "The Vice President's Black Wife"
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The name of the book is "The Vice President's Black Wife." The author is Amrita Chakrabarti Myers. Prof. Myers teaches history at Indiana University. ...
Ep. 147 Ross Perot on His Life & Career
02 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With less than a year to go before the 2024 presidential election, there continues to be a lot of chatter about the possible impact of a candidate on ...
FEED DROP: Convo w/ New Q&A Host Peter Slen
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week a conversation with the new host of Q&A, Peter Slen. We discuss the mission of the program, what to expect, and the best parts of hosting a...
Ep. 146 R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., "How Do We Get Out of Here?"
26 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the cover of R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.'s memoir is a photo of him holding a 3-olive martini. It was obviously his choice and part of a message he choo...
Ep. 145 Nick Bunker, "In the Shadow of Fear"
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
British-born author Nick Bunker, our guest this week, has written books on the Mayflower Pilgrims, the Revolutionary War, and a biography of Benjamin ...
Ep. 144 Michael Bryant (Co-Editor), "Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' and the Holocaust"
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Michael S. Bryant, our guest this week, is a professor of history and legal studies specializing in the impact of the Holocaust. He's based at Bryant ...
Ep. 143 McKay Coppins, "Romney"
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's not normal to hear what a politician really thinks about his or her colleagues in the United States House and Senate while they are still in offi...
Ep. 142 Historians Douglas Brinkley, Joanne Freeman, Edna Medford and H.W. Brands on the Experiment of Democracy in America
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At the beginning of November, the George Washington Presidential Library in Mount Vernon celebrated its 10th anniversary with a symposium titled, "The...
Ep. 141 Sarah Ogilvie, "The Dictionary People"
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Ogilvie spent 8 years studying the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary. Her book is called "The Dictionary People." Ogilvie, who has a PhD...
Ep. 140 Martin Gurri, "The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium"
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Martin Gurri is a former CIA analyst who writes about the relationship between politics and media. Gurri was born in Cuba and came to the United State...
Ep. 139 Robert Hartley, "Purpose, Power & Prison"
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When you read about the political history of Illinois, you often see the word "corruption." For instance, from January 1961 until January 2009 Illinoi...
Ep. 138 Ben Stein, "The Peacemaker"
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Stein, our guest this week, is close to 80 years old. When he was in his 20s he wrote speeches for Richard Nixon. He wants you to know that he sti...
Ep. 137 Brooke Barbier, "King Hancock"
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
John Hancock is one of the most famous signatures in the history of the United States. Most people don’t know much more than that about him. Brooke ...
Ep. 136 Diana Henriques, "Taming the Street"
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Diana Henriques is the author of 5 previous books including "The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust." Originally from Bryan, Texas, ...
Ep. 135 Kenneth Rendell, "Safeguarding History"
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Historian Andrew Roberts calls this week's guest Kenneth Rendell the "manuscript whisperer." Rendell's new book is about his travelling the world duri...
Ep. 134 Fox News Contributor Karl Rove on America's Broken Politics
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"America is deeply divided. Our politics is broken, marked by anger, contempt and distrust. We must acknowledge that reality but not lose historical p...
Ep. 133 Charlotte Gray, "Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons"
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Author Charlotte Gray, our guest this week, is a Canadian born in Great Britain who now lives in a suburb of Ottawa. Her book "Passionate Mothers, Pow...
Ep. 132 Erec Smith, Co-Founder of Free Black Thought
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Erec Smith, our guest this week, is an associate professor of rhetoric at York College of Pennsylvania. He is also the co-founder of Free Black Though...
Ep. 131 Lindsay Chervinsky, "The Cabinet"
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lindsay Chervinsky is a presidential historian who has written what she says is the first book on the presidential cabinet. It's called "The Cabinet: ...
Ep. 130 Politico's Kyle Cheney on the January 6 Trials
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It has been 32 months since the attack on the U.S. Capitol that disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the process of completing the presid...
Ep. 129 Luke Nichter, "The Year That Broke Politics"
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chapman University professor Luke Nichter is the author of the book "The Year That Broke Politics: Collusion and Chaos in the Presidential Election of...
Ep. 128 Craig Nelson, "V Is For Victory"
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Craig Nelson, in his book "V Is For Victory," reports on the number of casualties from World War II. He writes that, according to the U.S. Department ...
Ep. 127 Alan Philps, "The Red Hotel"
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Metropol Hotel is located near the Bolshoi Theatre in downtown Moscow. When it opened in 1901 it was the symbol of Russia's growing prosperity. Af...
Ep. 126 Adam Andrzejewski, OpenTheBooks.com
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Andrzejewski is the founder of OpenTheBooks.com and lives in Hinsdale, Illinois. OpenTheBooks.com says it is "the largest private repository of U...
Ep. 125 Katherine Clarke, "Billionaires' Row"
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wall Street Journal reporter Katherine Clarke, in her book "Billionaires' Row," admits that: "Part of my motivation for writing this book was that as ...
Ep. 124 Rebeccah Heinrichs, Hudson Institute Senior Fellow
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the past 18 months, since the start of the Russia-Ukraine War, the threat of a possible nuclear war is mentioned in the media almost every day. The...
Ep. 123 Benjamin Lorr, "The Secret Life of Groceries"
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As we begin the 2024 presidential campaign, we hear the word "inflation" in almost every candidate's speech. One issue that is always mentioned is the...
Ep. 122 Martha Hodes, "My Hijacking"
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On September 6, 1970, TWA flight 741 from Israel to New York was hijacked and flown to the Jordanian desert. Historian Martha Hodes, at the time 12 ye...
Ep. 121 C.W. Goodyear, "President Garfield"
04 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
C.W. Goodyear was born in New Orleans. He's a graduate of Yale University and now lives in the Washington, DC area. He's also a first time biographer,...
Ep. 120 William Hazelgrove, "The Last Charge of the Rough Rider"
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Former president Theodore Roosevelt died on January 6, 1919. He was 60 years old. Author William Hazelgrove, in his new book about Roosevelt, chose to...
Ep. 119 Simon Sebag Montefiore, "The World"
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Sebag Montefiore is a British historian. He's 57 and lives in London with his wife Santa and their two children. He's written 12 books - 9 nonfi...
Ep. 118 Robert Kaplan, "The Tragic Mind"
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Kaplan's 21st book, "The Tragic Mind," revolves around what he has learned over the years from Greek philosophers and William Shakespeare. Yale...
Ep. 117 James Risen, "The Last Honest Man"
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
James Risen's latest book is titled "The Last Honest Man." The man he's talking about is Frank Church, former Democratic senator from Idaho. In the pr...
Ep. 116 Marcela Gaviria, Documentary Filmmaker
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"How did the U.S. lose the war in Afghanistan? Who bears responsibility? What has been the human cost?" These are the questions asked on Frontline's w...
Ep. 115 Richard Norton Smith, "An Ordinary Man"
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When a historian writes a book, there are at least two ways to read it, two different parts. One is the narrative, the story, usually told in chronolo...
Ep. 114 Timothy Egan, "A Fever in the Heartland"
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Seattle-based author Timothy Egan has written 10 books. His newest is called "A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, ...
Ep. 113 Philipos Melaku-Bello, Peace Activist
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For the millions of visitors who come to Washington, DC, one of the most popular destinations is Lafayette Park, across from the White House. There'...
Ep. 112 Ahmed White, "Under the Iron Heel"
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Wobblies is a nickname for an early 20th century union called the Industrial Workers of the World, or IWW. Book author Ahmed White writes: "Like t...
Ep. 111 Historian Edna Greene Medford on African American History, U.S. Presidents, the Civil War & Reconstruction
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Edna Greene Medford is a well-known historian and expert on Andrew Jackson and Abraham Lincoln. She spent 8 years as chair of the history departme...
Ep. 110 James B. Stewart, "Unscripted"
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Two public corporations, CBS and Viacom, used to be controlled by the same man, Sumner Redstone. This is the subject of a book called "Unscripted." Ou...
Ep. 109 Derek Leebaert, "Unlikely Heroes"
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Derek Leebaert says, in the introduction to his newest book, that "Only four people served at the top echelon of Franklin Roosevelt's presidency, from...
Ep. 108 Edward Achorn, "The Lincoln Miracle"
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Edward Achorn has been a life-long reader of Abraham Lincoln. In 2020 he published his first book on the 16th president called "Every Drop of Blood: T...
Ep. 107 Oath Keepers Trial Juror
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Since January 6, 2021, more than 1,000 defendants have been arrested in nearly all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Those arrested have been ch...
Ep. 106 Nathan Masters, "Crooked"
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
100 years ago, these names were in American newspapers on many days: Harry Daugherty, Jess Smith, Roxie Stinson, Burton Wheeler, and Gaston Means. Tod...
Ep. 105 Richard White, "Who Killed Jane Stanford?"
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Who killed Jane Stanford? She died in 1905. She was the wife of Leland Stanford, a former railroad magnet, governor of California and U.S. senator. Th...
Ep. 104 Kidada Williams, "I Saw Death Coming"
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kidada Williams is an associate professor of history at Wayne State University in Detroit. In her research work, she has focused on African Americans'...
Ep. 103 Denise Kiernan & Joseph D'Agnese on the Signers of the Declaration of Independence & the Constitution
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The United States of America was originally built on two important documents. The first, the Declaration of Independence, was signed by 56 men in the ...
Ep. 102 Titus Herman, CEO of Southeastern Guide Dogs
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In its 41 years of existence, the Southeastern Guide Dogs organization in Palmetto, Florida, has created over 3,000 human-guide dog pairs. In 2006 the...
Ep. 101 Robert Kagan, "The Ghost at the Feast"
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Historian Robert Kagan has been writing about foreign affairs for most of his 64 years. The first book in his planned trilogy on American foreign poli...
Ep. 100 Southern Poverty Law Center's Megan Squire on Researching Extremist Groups
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our most recent podcast, Roger Parloff gave us an inside look at the Proud Boys trial which has been underway in the U.S. District Court of the Dis...
Ep. 99 Lawfare's Roger Parloff on the Proud Boys Trial
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the two years since January 6, 2021, close to 1000 people have been charged with federal crimes relating to the attack on the U.S. Capitol. The leg...
Ep. 98 Dorian Lynskey, "The Ministry of Truth"
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The language of 2023: "threat to democracy," "Antifa," "Stop the Steal," "fascism," "Proud Boys," "Brexit," "artificial intelligence," "BleachBit." Wh...
Ep. 97 Beverly Gage, "G-Man"
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Yale history professor Beverly Gage's 837-page cradle-to-grave biography of J. Edgar Hoover, she writes, "I do not count myself among Hoover's admi...
Ep. 96 Paul Gregory, "The Oswalds"
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Back in the period between June to November of 1962, Paul Gregory reportedly knew Lee and Marina Oswald better than anyone else. Two hours after Presi...
Ep. 95 Steve Kornacki, Host of "The Revolution" Podcast
03 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Kornacki, our guest this week, is the national political correspondent for NBC News. You see him often around campaigns and election nights in f...
Ep. 94 Author and Opinion Writer Gordon Chang on China and Its Future
27 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gordon Chang, our guest this week, is a well-known opinion writer, book author, and graduate of Cornell Law School. His father was born in China. His ...
Ep. 93 Mark Bergen, "Like, Comment, Subscribe"
20 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On the cover of Bloomberg reporter Mark Bergen's most recent book, "Like, Comment, Subscribe," it says it will take the reader "Inside YouTube's Chaot...
Ep. 92 Matthew Delmont, "Half American"
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The title of Dartmouth history professor Matthew Delmont's latest book is "Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at...
Ep. 91 Winslow Wheeler on the United States' Military Posture
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A couple of weeks ago, the conservative Heritage Foundation published its 2023 Index of U.S. Military Strength. At that time, we discussed the Index's...
Ep. 90 Adam Hochschild, "American Midnight"
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Hochschild, in his new book "American Midnight," writes about what he says is left out of the typical high school American history book, especial...
Ep. 89 Mark Dimunation, Library of Congress Rare Book & Special Collections Division Chief
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To people who know him well, Mark Dimunation is, first and foremost, an accomplished storyteller. Second and not least, he has been for twenty-five ye...
Ep. 88 Stacy Schiff, "The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams"
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stacy Schiff has written books about Benjamin Franklin, Cleopatra, and the Witches of Salem. And now it's Samuel Adams, a Massachusetts man Thomas Jef...
Ep. 87 Dakota Wood, Editor, "2023 Index of U.S. Military Strength"
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In October, the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC, released its 578-page 2023 Index of U.S. Military Strength. Retired Marine Lt. Col. Dakota Wood...
Ep. 86 Vivek Ramaswamy, "Nation of Victims"
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At age 37, Vivek Ramaswamy has already built and sold several companies. Before he began his career as an entrepreneur, he managed to serve as the val...
Ep. 85 Nell Wulfhart, "The Great Stewardess Rebellion"
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"The Great Stewardess Rebellion" is about the women who changed the working conditions for stewardesses in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The author,...
Ep. 84 Brad Snyder, "Democratic Justice"
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brad Snyder offers a full and fascinating portrait of the life and legacy of Felix Frankfurter. This is the biography of an Austrian Jewish immigrant ...
Ep. 83 Charles Kupchan on Russian Propaganda and the War in Ukraine
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Charles Kupchan is a professor of international affairs at Georgetown University. He has served on the National Security Council for both the Clinton ...
Ep. 82 Greg Steinmetz, "American Rascal"
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jay Gould revolutionized the world of finance in the 19th century. In “American Rascal,” Greg Steinmetz tells his story. Jay Gould was a brilliant...
Ep. 81 Troy Senik, "A Man of Iron"
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Author Troy Senik says in his new book, "A Man of Iron," that Grover Cleveland was the self-made, scrupulously honest man Americans often say they wan...
Ep. 80 Judy Shelton on the Federal Reserve
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Judy Shelton has been appearing on C-SPAN since 1989 and in this edition of the Booknotes+ podcast, she talks about the role of the Federal Reserve in...
Ep. 79 Claire Arcenas, "America's Philosopher"
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
John Locke was born on August 29, 1632, in Sommerset, England. He lived for 72 years. University of Montana professor Claire Arcenas, in her new book,...
Ep. 78 Alanna Nash, "The Colonel"
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On August 16, 1977, 45 years ago, Elvis Presley died at age 42. The autopsy found eight different drugs in his body. Just seven years earlier, Presley...
C-SPAN in the Classroom Trailer: Season 2
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey all you teachers and all you parents, and all you professors and all you students: Season #2 of the C-SPAN in the Classroom podcast drops this fal...
Ep. 77 Ron Liebman & Tim Baker on the Prosecution of Vice President Spiro Agnew
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ron Liebman and Tim Baker are former assistant U.S. attorneys who were part of the prosecution team that brought down Vice President Spiro Agnew on Oc...
Ep. 76 Terrence Smith, "Four Wars, Five Presidents"
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Terence Smith's media career went from the Stamford Advocate the New York Times, then to CBS News, and finally the PBS Newshour. In his short memoir o...
Ep. 75 David Kertzer, "The Pope at War"
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
David Kertzer has studied and written about Italy, the Catholic Church, Nazism, communism, and fascism for over 40 years. His latest of 13 books is ab...
Ep. 74 Aram Saroyan, author of "Last Rites," on His Father William Saroyan
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the history of Pulitzer Prizes and the Oscars, very few winners have turned down these awards. One of those who did was a famous Armenian-American,...
Ep. 73 Carl Foster, Director of the Little Blue House
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the heart of Washington, DC, is a unique place for kids. It's called the Little Blue House. For 31 years, it's been the first love of its director,...
Ep. 72 Stephen Eide, "Homelessness in America"
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Americans react to homeless with a mix of anger, compassion, perplexity, and frustration. Little progress ever seems to be made." Those are the thoug...
Ep. 71 David Gelles, "The Man Who Broke Capitalism"
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
New York Times reporter David Gelles claims in his latest book that legendary General Electric CEO Jack Welch is the root of all that's wrong with cap...
Ep. 70 Author & Essayist Lance Morrow
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lance Morrow is an author, writer, and essayist. He joined Time magazine in 1965. During his time there, Morrow covered the Detroit riots, the Vietnam...
Ep. 69 Beverley Eddy, "Ritchie Boy Secrets"
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
According to Beverley Driver Eddy, little has been written about Camp Ritchie, Maryland. Dickinson College retired professor Eddy says in her book "Ri...
Presidential Recordings Trailer: Season 2 President Richard Nixon
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At least 6 U.S. Presidents recorded conversations while in office. Hear those conversations on this C-SPAN podcast. Season 2 focuses on President Rich...
Ep. 68 Thomas Kidd, "Thomas Jefferson"
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Historian Thomas Kidd, a professor at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in St. Louis, opens his newest book, "Thomas Jefferson: A Biography of S...
Ep. 67 David S. Brown, "The First Populist"
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabethtown College professor David S. Brown is the author of a new book on former president Andrew Jackson. Professor Brown writes that Jackson was...
Ep. 66 Bruce Oudes, "From: The President-Richard Nixon's Secret Files"
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Booknotes the television program started in April of 1989. Our third guest was journalist Bruce Oudes. His book was titled "From: The President-Richar...
Ep. 65 Author and Historian Harold Holzer on Abraham Lincoln
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Any follower of C-SPAN knows the name Harold Holzer, a lifelong aficionado and chronicler of Abraham Lincoln. He has either written or edited fifty-fo...
Ep. 64 Andrew Kaufman on Russian Writer Leo Tolstoy
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Not a day goes by that Russia is not in the news, especially since the February 24th invasion of Ukraine. In the history of Russia, one of the most fa...
Ep. 63 Olivier Zunz, "The Man Who Understood Democracy"
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Olivier Zunz has been a professor of history at the University of Virginia since 1979. He was born and raised in France and received his Ph....
Ep. 62 Joe Madison, "Radio Active"
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Madison has hosted a radio talk show for over 40 years. He's known to his audience as the "Black Eagle" and can be heard daily on SiriusXM radio. ...
Ep. 61 Megan McArdle, Washington Post Columnist
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Megan McArdle has been a columnist for the Washington Post since 2018. She has described herself as a right-leaning libertarian. At the same time, she...
Ep. 60 Deborah Cohen, "Last Call at the Hotel Imperial"
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The book is called "Last Call at the Hotel Imperial: The Reporters Who Took on a World at War." The author is Deborah Cohen, a professor at Northweste...
Ep. 59 Dr. Thomas Fisher, "The Emergency"
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For the past twenty years, Dr. Thomas Fisher has worked in the emergency department at the University of Chicago Medical Center, serving the same Sout...
Ep. 58 Jeffrey Frank, "The Trials of Harry S. Truman"
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Jeffrey Frank's recent book titled "The Trials of Harry S. Truman," he reports that at his low point in his time as president, Truman's popularity ...
Ep. 57 Christopher Leonard, "The Lords of Easy Money"
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The book is titled "The Lords of Easy Money: How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy." The author is Christopher Leonard, the current direc...
Ep. 56 University of Virginia Student Emma Camp on Self-Censorship at College
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Emma Camp is a 22-year-old senior at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, home of Thomas Jefferson. She calls herself a liberal and has writ...