Politics & History (other) Videos Hacker News Recommends

explainer#19

Try to Rule Fairly and You'll Be Overthrown

CGP Grey

“CGP Grey's excellent Rules for Rulers video”

15 HN recommenders · 2016–2025

explainer#96

London Swallowed a City but Couldn't Digest It.

CGP Grey

“CGP Grey has a delightful video explaining this”

12 HN recommenders · 2012–2024

explainer#235

The UK Is a Country Made of Countries

CGP Grey

“The best thing to do is to watch this great, quick and witty primer on the whole thing Britain/UK/England thing”

6 HN recommenders · 2015–2023

explainer#243

America Keeps Rejecting an ID Card It Already Has

CGP Grey

“this is the most enjoyable explanation for it I've seen, by CGP Grey”

14 HN recommenders · 2017–2024

explainer#383

Most Cities Got More Democratic. This One Didn't.

CGP Grey

“My favorite gateway drugs to learning more about the city of London are probably CGP Grey's videos”

6 HN recommenders · 2015–2023

explainer#418

The Voting System That's Actually Too Good for Politicians to Allow

CGP Grey

“CGP Grey did a great video on STV”

7 HN recommenders · 2015–2021

interview#446

Debate Noam Chomsky & Michel Foucault - On human nature [Subtitled]

withDefiance

“For anyone who hasn't watched the actual, full video of the debate, you should do so.”

6 HN recommenders · 2015–2026

explainer#768

Why Louisiana Stays Poor

Together Louisiana

“I found this insightful: Why Louisiana Stays Poor”

6 HN recommenders · 2018–2024

explainer#910

The Voting System That Gives You Two Votes

CGP Grey

“CGP Grey has a great video on it”

5 HN recommenders · 2012–2026

explainer#1157

RSA ANIMATE: Crises of Capitalism

Royal Society of Arts

“Start out with this animated version of one of his talks”

4 HN recommenders · 2011–2016

commentary#1404

I'm Allowed to Rob You!

Larken Rose

“Here's all you need to know about the Constitution”

4 HN recommenders · 2013–2017

explainer#1764

Every Ruler Makes the Same Mistake When They Die

CGP Grey

“The 101-level crash-course on this is CGP Grey's video Death & Dynasties”

3 HN recommenders · 2017–2023

explainer#2037

A Third of America Belongs to America

CGP Grey

“You might enjoy CGP Grey's "What is federal land?" [0].”

3 HN recommenders · 2018–2020

explainer#2201

Is the EU Democratic? Does Your Vote Matter?

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

“Here is a quick video explaining how it works”

3 HN recommenders · 2019–2022

explainer#2274

The UK Election Results Were the Worst in History

CGP Grey

“Great CGP Grey video on the 2015 General Election in the UK”

3 HN recommenders · 2015–2022

commentary#2691

Stadiums: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight

“After watching it, it's pretty clear that cities should not pay for stadiums.”

2 HN recommenders · 2016–2022

lecture#2857

LESSON 1: Do Not Obey In Advance

Timothy Snyder

“I also recommend the short Youtube series Snyder recorded before the release of the graphic edition”

2 HN recommenders · 2023–2025

commentary#2874

The Problem With Human Rights

Jonas Čeika - CCK Philosophy

“Jonas Čeika has philosophical deep dive [0] into the topic of human rights worth watching.”

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2024

commentary#2975

USPS: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight

“Jon Oliver does an excellent job of explaining”

3 HN recommenders · 2020–2021

explainer#3286

Liquid Democracy In Simple Terms

pxi

“If you're interested in finding out about liquid democracy, this video provides a good introduction”

1 HN recommenders · 2015–2020

explainer#4373

The True Cost of the Royal Family Explained

CGP Grey

“CGP Grey did a video explaining the true cost of the monarchy.”

1 HN recommenders · 2013–2022

talk#4659

Politics and Language | Noam Chomsky | Talks at Google

Talks at Google

“a pretty good, easy to grasp intro to his ideas on universal grammar and the language faculty”

1 HN recommenders · 2008–2018