August 25, 2026

Hello, and welcome back. In the previous episode, we discussed how openness, transparency, and accountability help strengthen democratic resilience. Today, we’ll look at another question—one that has become increasingly important in public discussions about foreign interference. How should we evaluate serious allegations? Imagine you come across a headline that says: “This individual is a foreign […]

  The New York Historical’s Student Historian internship focuses on the four core pillars of Frederick Douglass’s Our Composite Nation speech: absolute equality, composite nationality, religious liberty, and hope. In a post-Civil War America, commonly referred to as the Reconstruction Era, Douglass was a prolific abolitionist and orator. In his speech, he called for absolute equality regardless