Informed discussion During its run, American Forum was hosted by Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Douglas Blackmon Animate Background Off Past Episodes Is citizenship dead? Citizenship University Founder and CEO Eric Liu talks about how citizens can best be engaged in democracy What's really happening in North Korea Nicholas Kristof, a columnist for the New York Times and winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, discusses his trip to North Korea and his view of US options The rise and fall of the American presidency Jeremi Suri invites us to look at how the presidency has changed over time in his new book, The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America's Highest Office American Forum featured open and penetrating discussions with national thought-leaders Topic American Defense and Security Congress Education Finance and Banking Elections Energy and the Environment Infrastructure War and Terrorism Federalism Health Jobs and Economy World Happenings Africa Founding and Shaping of the Nation Human Rights and Civil Rights Taxation Asia Immigration Impeachment Trade Europe Law and Justice Leadership Latin America and the Caribbean Media and the Press Political Parties and Movements Middle East Politics Religion North America Race and Racism The Presidency Science and Technology South America Supreme Court Social Issues The First Year Foreign Affairs Domestic Affairs Economic Issues Governance Search American Forum The PresidencyThe next president and gridlockMelody Barnes and John Bridgeland The PresidencyTrump revealedMichael Kranish and Marc Fisher The PresidencyWhat can Bill tell us about Hillary?Russell Riley Race and RacismRedeeming Thomas Jefferson?Peter Onuf and Annette Gordon-Reed Political Parties and MovementsHow did our politics get so crazy?Nicole Hemmer Race and RacismCan our system of justice be trusted?Bryan Stevenson PoliticsWhat made our politics so insane?Jonathan Rauch and Ryan Lizza Foreign AffairsHenry Kissinger 1923-1968: The idealistNiall Ferguson Load More