Politics, History & Society
633 videos in 9 topics, picked from Hacker News comments.
- US politics & elections 76
- Geopolitics & foreign policy 72
- Law, policing & justice 124
- Free speech, censorship & civil liberties 63
- World history 123
- Military history & warfare 79
- Social issues & culture 112
- Media, journalism & propaganda 193
- Politics & history (other) 22
Most recommended
documentaryIn Search Of A Flat EarthFolding Ideas · 17 HN recommenders · 2020–2026
explainerTry to Rule Fairly and You'll Be OverthrownCGP Grey · 15 HN recommenders · 2016–2025
lectureGeorge Lakoff: Moral PoliticsUniversity of California Television (UCTV) · 3 HN recommenders · 2016–2024
documentaryThe Century of the Self (Full Adam Curtis Documentary)David Lessig · 13 HN recommenders · 2016–2026
documentaryMechanical Computer (All Parts) - Basic Mechanisms In Fire Control ComputersExcelsior10000 · 13 HN recommenders · 2014–2025
explainerWhy Electronic Voting Is Still A Bad IdeaTom Scott · 11 HN recommenders · 2020–2026
lectureDon't Talk to the PoliceRegent University School of Law · 13 HN recommenders · 2017–2026
explainerPrinciples for Dealing with the Changing World Order by Ray DalioPrinciples by Ray Dalio · 10 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
lectureDON'T PANIC — Hans Rosling showing the facts about populationGapminder Foundation · 8 HN recommenders · 2017–2021
commentaryMusic Theory and White SupremacyAdam Neely · 11 HN recommenders · 2020–2024
talkRepublic, Lost | Lawrence Lessig | Talks at GoogleTalks at Google · 10 HN recommenders · 2011–2017
explainerYouTube's copyright system isn't broken. The world's is.Tom Scott · 13 HN recommenders · 2020–2024
explainerLondon Swallowed a City but Couldn't Digest It.CGP Grey · 12 HN recommenders · 2012–2024
documentaryAlain de Botton: Status AnxietyAlain de Botton · 4 HN recommenders · 2015–2026
talkAntonin Scalia - On American ExceptionalismAmericanRhetoric.com · 12 HN recommenders · 2019–2025
talkChristopher Hitchens - Free Speechhitch archive · 9 HN recommenders · 2018–2022
lectureThe Cardboard Box Reform - Nixon's Ghost Bill & A Crucial Flaw in DemocracyCRI · 9 HN recommenders · 2014–2025
tutorialU.S. NAVY BASIC MECHANISMS OF FIRE CONTROL COMPUTERS MECHANICAL COMPUTER INSTRUCTIONAL FILM 27794PeriscopeFilm · 11 HN recommenders · 2018–2026
comedyThe Loving TrapBen Woodhams · 15 HN recommenders · 2012–2026
lectureThe Coming Collapse of the Middle Class with Elizabeth WarrenUniversity of California Television (UCTV) · 10 HN recommenders · 2008–2022
documentaryThe Century of the Self - Part 1: "Happiness Machines"JustAdamCurtis · 13 HN recommenders · 2017–2025
talkWe the People, and the Republic we must reclaim | Lawrence LessigTED · 8 HN recommenders · 2013–2026
explainerWhy Your Vote Doesn't CountCGP Grey · 10 HN recommenders · 2015–2025
documentaryThis Is What Winning Looks Like (Full Length)VICE · 7 HN recommenders · 2014–2023