TR and the Other Side of the Progressives

In this lecture we look at the not-so-progressive side of the Progressive reformers, concentrating on the domestic and foreign policies of Theodore Roosevelt. After summing up his contributions to conservation and consumer protection, we look at the notorious Brownesville episode (1906), TR's views on race and equality, and his policy toward Latin America. With the latter, Roosevelt revealed some of the less flattering aspects of Progressivism, compromising our nation'a philosophical ideals unecessarily in the legitimate quest to upold its objective security.

TR and the Other Side of the Progressives (a Video Podcast in the iPod Video format)