'Britain and the New Deal' is out! Watch it here 👇🏼 vimeo.com/861979200/d9ae…

After eight years in the making at Oxford Politics and IR, I'm excited to be speaking about my new book, War on the Ballot, at Rothermere American Institute tomorrow, with the help of Peter Feaver and Louise Fawcett. Details 👇 rai.ox.ac.uk/event/book-lau…

Is the US constitution "colourblind"? In our latest episode, @aipsmith talks to Emily Bazelon and Liz Varon about the tangled legacy of the 14th Amendment. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/wha…

New episode out on the The Last Best Hope?. It is a discussion on 'What is a 'Colorblind Constitution'?' with Professor Liz Varon, this year's Harmsworth Visiting Professor, and Emily Bazelon, staff writer for the New York Times Magazine. Listen here: rai.ox.ac.uk/article/what-c…

The The Last Best Hope? is a gem - I learn more from it than anything else I listen to. So it was great to be asked to take part in this episode, to talk about the world into which the JFK assassination erupted, how the two intersected, & why the shock still reverberates today.

Tomorrow we're talking about the Boston Tea Party. @aipsmith goes on location to throw a tea chest (made of polystyrene) into the harbour, and talks with Pulitzer prize-winning author Stacy Schiff and brilliant historian Benjamin L. Carp 🎏.

Our latest episode is now live. @aipsmith talks to Pulitzer prize-winner Stacy Schiff and brilliant historian Benjamin L. Carp 🎏 about the Boston Tea Party, which took place almost exactly 250 years ago.

Why was it called a "Tea Party" anyway? How the destruction of the tea 250 years ago has shaped America. Latest The Last Best Hope? available from tomorrow morning wherever you get your podcasts. With Stacy Schiff and Benjamin L. Carp 🎏

Benjamin Carp, author of Defiance of the Patriots, appeared on The Last Best Hope? podcast (The Last Best Hope?) for the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party to discuss the long-term legacy of the event for American political culture #americanhistory podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the…

New post! The RAI is looking to hire a Director of Academic Programmes. Details available here: rai.ox.ac.uk/jobs-vacancies

How American exceptionalism defeated fascism. New episode! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ame…

The RAI Emotional Support Officer is excited to be wearing personalised branded accessories. Walter wishes everyone a happy 4th week of term!

The next episode of The Last Best Hope? drops Wednesday morning. How have Hispanic voters changed American politics?

In 1859 the big American summer sport was cricket. What the hell went wrong? Adam Smith @aipsmith.bsky.social investigates. With former England selector, Test Match Special commentator Ed Smith and Joe Lynn, director of the CC Morris Cricket Library. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the…

Debs v Trump? @aipsmith discusses running for President from jail on The Long View today. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Series 12 of The Last Best Hope? launches this week with a discussion of the greatest campaign ad of all time. youtu.be/pUMqic2IcWA

Our 12th series launches with a discussion of why the 1984 presidential election still matters. Featuring Bruce Schulman and Daniel Rowe podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mor…