The Clinton Years, or the 1990s: Crash Course US History #45

[@iammrbeat]

"Murder, She Wrote" being cancelled is what led me to Crashcourse.

[@Jrookus]

Something interesting about the 90’s is that it probably will be the last time that the youth believes everything is ok. Nowadays kids and teenagers alike both know things aren’t good, and won’t be fooled into believing that they are. It’s just a shame that my generation won’t attempt to vote in what they see as good change.

[@InvadersMustDie2CR]

800,000 people dead in under a month is pretty crazy.

[@brajeshsingh2391]

yes that was really a blot on the world.

[@w41duvernay]

That happened because Governement officials didn't want to send American troops to Africa for fear of getting thrown out of office. Damn shame, we intervened in Somalia, and Yugoslavia. They were right.

[@outmywritemind1739]

Bruh I kill twice that every time I jerk it

[@KilgoreTroutAsf]

I am no fan of the Clintons, but media focus on politicians' private life is just pathetic. I couldn't care less if any politician is homosexual, had or is currently having an affair or lives in a free love commune. I can't help but think this obsession with the private lives of politicians is just an extension of America's insane obsession with the lives of "celebrities".

[@BJ-no2oe]

Have you ever heard of the Kardashians? Just saying.

[@Mitche23]

+Wingsofdawn :3 Or Paris Hilton.

[@rucsandajuncu4578]

BBBBBREAKFASTOFCHAMPIONS

[@Darkstarczar]

I exactly that is the fundamental problem with america if everybody worships money you will be their slave

[@libbybollinger5901]

Tbf, the Clinton's affair had potential corruption, and a huge power imbalance.

[@diegohusbrando9787]

I did not have sexual relations with that woman

[@mikestehn9170]

Logan McKenzie-Gomez your profile picture makes it better

[@ognjengaric2687]

Are you sure about that?

[@bleachdrinker632]

Logan McKenzie-Gomez I did not put classified information in those emails

[@kinganthropos8793]

bleach drinker that was true...

[@timkaradas8255]

But he doesnt lie.He had never really sex with hillary

[@crashcourse]

In which John Green teaches you about the United States as it was in the 1990s. You'll remember from last week that the old-school Republican George H.W. Bush had lost the 1992 presidential election to a young upstart Democrat from Arkansas named Bill Clinton. The Clinton Years, or the 1990s: Crash Course US History #45

[@DKnarugioh93]

50 % of marriages don't or have anywhere or at any time, ended in divorce.

[@deathscastile9308]

Portgas D. Itachi Obama is like FDR, he's fixing all of the mistakes of the recession up so Hilary Clinton or [Insert Hope for Great President Here] can pull a Truman and be the hero. Sadly, that's pretty much exactly what's probably going to happen.

[@Anghellik9]

Portgas D. Itachi Source?

[@moth1ne]

DeathsCastile Obama has not done much for the U.S. economy. He has yet to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans (remember, top earners tax rates were at 90 percent during WW2 and the economy grew faster than any other time in the 20th century), he has yet to raise the federal minimum wage, and Obamacare is a far cry from a successful government program. Had he not catered to the right-wing with Obamacare we could have had a single-payer healthcare system, which would have been an FDR-esque move.

[@deathscastile9308]

The problem being that he has to work around 80 years of new legislation that was put up by monetary puppets and figureheads like George Bush. The entire reason the economy crashed is because of George Bush being the puppet for [Insert Conspiracy or Billionaire Here] and tearing down half of the work that FDR had put in place. Included in that is housing legislation, of which other select presidents helped put in place as well. The housing market collapsed because of Bush's narrow minded ransacking of housing legislation. He went and put in new legislation that said that anybody with two shoes could buy a 300,000$ house, I mean come one, what was he thinking... He reorganized how everything could work, so people just went and reprinted a non-existent woman's signature on thousands of housing leases, loans and filings. That's why half of the notes that debt collectors try and collect on are completely invalid. For all we know, thousands of homes just have no owner. The banks, being the ones who did this, just up and collapsed for being total fucking imbeciles, and the government had to come in and clean up their mess. The housing bubble popping had a ripple effect, destroying large portions of the economy, killing off thousands of businesses, and making the job as president suck. That's not even the forefront of the problems brought on by the recession. Even when that's added up, we have the racist, white, Christian majority GOP hating Obama with every fiber of their being for being not only a Democrat, but black too! They pulled every trick in the book to halt his progress, even going so far as to go on national television and announce that they refuse to work with him to restore their crippled economy. I mean, the list of shit goes on and on. It goes from economy, to public opposition, to foreign affairs, to everything few and far between. Our country was a mess. Obama has been dealing with a bloody mess for six years, of course it's hard to get shit done! And you guessed it, Hilary Clinton will be Truman, she's going to sweep in with her huge approval poles and do all the stuff Obama couldn't and we'll hope to god that our kids don't fuck things up again in 80 years.

[@Lacaras21]

Disappointed that Hillary didn't chose Monica Lewinsky as her running mate.

[@prezmeji5641]

@John M Lol😂😂

[@ImpeltStar]

Lacaras21 Lmao years later, people still joke about it

[@You-pk6jh]

When you're still butthurt over an election that was 3 years ago. You lost, get over it

[@sitzreihe15]

@@You-pk6jh It's really less about being butthurt and more of your president being a madman but hey, what do I know?

[@alalalala57]

@@You-pk6jh *Laughs in World War 3*

[@cloroxbleach6473]

"I did not have sexual relations with that woman." Months later... "I admit I had sexual relations with that woman." BRUH

[@thedeadlypacifist]

Clorox Bleach You look tasty

[@cheddastacker]

@Ella Boettcher What? Lol

[@vaguevocalist17]

I submit a change for "shock pen". They should have two pens that look identical (i.e. one that shocks and one that doesn't) and John has to click the pen to find out if he was right or not. This would be much more fun to watch, and would be much scarier for John. Win win.

[@kaitlyncarroll3314]

vaguevocalist17 +

[@johntaylor9381]

I was a teenager during the 90's and it was a hell of a time to be alive.

[@EmperorTigerstar]

Crashcourse Asian History! Who's with me?!?!?

[@skyrimLEGION]

What about European history!?

[@leafsfan112233]

***** didn't he already sort of do that with world history? just saying lol

[@EmperorTigerstar]

***** World History is basically European and North American history with only tiny bits of China and Japan.

[@skyrimLEGION]

Yeah, but come on! Imagine, well, EVERYTHING! I want to learn about early Germany and Prussia, what about all the conflicts that occurred in Europe during the 16-1700. It'd be awesome to learn about that! Also it would make it easier to make my history teacher to play this during lessons!

[@GreedyCapybara7]

***** Does "unless you are, wait for it...the Mongols" mean nothing to you people?

[@pab4435]

Its funny to hear it reffered to as the “glbtq” population again😂

[@ArmageddonAngel]

I lost it when John said that old people have nothing to do when they cancelled Murder She Wrote.

[@ethannavarre-cantrell6748]

(I know you made this comment 5 years ago but whatever) Same. That is what my grandfather watched constantly. Felt that like a knife to the chest

[@user-ui6nd8nu6x]

“GLBT”

[@ngraft7524]

Who's also watching because of quarantine.

[@The7wc]

My favorite Crash Course quote (alongside the one about noted asshat Joseph Stalin) is now "...Newt Gingrich later ran for President, despite being named Newt Gingrich."

[@GleeChan]

It still amazes me that John has the ability to talk about these political figures without bringing personal politics into it. In the world of Twitter, Facebook, FOX news, and MSNBCs, there isn't anyone who just gives straight facts without putting a personal spin on it. Once again, John manages to do this while at the same time entertains (and is pretty funny too). So I have to commend him and the staff of Crash Course. This truly is an awesome channel.

[@Knuck_Knucks]

Sorry Christina, he injects personal politics frequently. Last episode he plugged consumer subsidized maternity leave and this episode he described "income inequality". Both are liberal political biases.

[@chefkendranguyen]

These just keeps getting better and better, thanks, John.

[@AnthonyBrusca]

except US History is almost over

[@madboy243]

***** He has Europe to go through yet I believe

[@samplecode]

Clinton is still very well regarded in Ireland where his efforts had a massive impact in establishing peace in Northern Ireland. Maybe not so important on a macro level but an achievement that many commentators thought impossible at the time.

[@MCO18]

The decade I grew up in. Ah... life before 9/11.

[@tylerwisner8682]

Max Power I was only four before that happened...being born in '97 blows since I have to deal with all the goddamn swaggots.

[@notmynormalusername1]

Tyler Wisner Some day you'll realize that calling anyone a 'swaggot' makes you a special brand of ignorant man-baby. Your 20's will be fun, getting to look back on yourself now.

[@tylerwisner8682]

Jared Thomson True, I mean, My 20's will possibly be fun, But some people just take it too far and just seem so stupid and devoid intelligence that I just don't see how a lot of people enjoy a lot of 'trends' that are going on.

[@notmynormalusername1]

Tyler Wisner I would probably agree with the importance you're putting on self education and being inquisitive, but that doesn't make it objectively wrong to want to focus on social trends and pop culture. You're not better than them, you're just doing more of what you value the most. They probably feel you're doing less of what they value and think less of you for the same reason. Be the better person and just be kind and understanding that other people value other things and sometimes that will make intellectual conversation impossible and possibly incredibly frustrating. :) How about this for a thought: you're watching educational videos on youtube while other people are actively building and innovating. Are you less important? Are you worse? Are you less worthy? Intellect is both a web and a gradient and looking down hill isn't really worth the effort and sure as hell wont teach you much. There's always someone who's going to think you're wasting your time on bullshit compared to them. Just focus on yourself and be smarter than you were yesterday. It'll work out fine for everyone.

[@jameswhite1031]

Max Power But remember this, under Bill Clinton, the FBI and the CIA's Budgets were cut to 33 %. So the terrorists that perpetrated 9/11 were able to come into and train for two to four years under his admin before the attacks, this after the '93 attack on the World Trade Center, which i and my brother tradesmen repaired the Somalia Debacle, Countless other Terrorist attacks on Embassies, and Americans around the Globe, and lest We forget, Chinagate, where Bill ""allowed TOP SECRET MILITARY INFO, to go to China, through HIS DONORS. Treason in the Simplest, form, and HIGH TREASON, In MY BOOK> He should have been Tried. I wonder why He wasn't held accountable. And with all his Preying on Women, and Hitlery's personal funding in smearing those same women, Bill either Raped, or Sexually Assaulted, She knew every step of the way, so She allowed the Rape Culture to go on, and she claims to be a Feminist.. Let's see, She was fired for LYING and UN-Ethical actions when involved in Nixon Proceedings, { By Her Democrat Boss}, SHe Lied In the case of a Pedophilie Rapist, that she represented Who's 12 year old Victim, was in a Coma from her clients and his accomplice's BEATING and RAPING, and the Victim, could NEVER have Children Because of the severity of the Brutal assault , to her Abiding and Abetting Bill's Raping, and Preying, on Young Women, To Lying, {yes , again} when she Set up, and was involved in Vince Foster's Death, Chris Stevenson's Death, in Benghazi, Only the sixth American Ambassador killed since Our Country Began, and the first Since Jimmy Carter in the late Seventies. who, in my book, was the worst pResident, until Obama. Who has definitively took first place for the worst pResident of the White Mosque { since HE has claimed to be MuSlime three times}. And Hitlery herself, has brought up Barry's Place Of Birth. Oh, The Tangled Web She Weaves. Black Widow, Google, How many people have died, Who were personally involved with the Clintons, and their Personal Businesses, and the Dirt involved. As for 9/11/01, I had already served, been out, but when that shit happened, I attempted to go back in, and My MasterGunny Brother told me , 'You Did your part, you did what had to be done, let the next generation do their part" . I'll always wonder if I could've helped, even a little bit. . . . SEMPER FI. . . '83-88. . . .Carry On. .

[@Schinshikss]

And now it seems that the 90s were not good at all after all.... Wait, the major reason I thought the 90s were cool was just because that I was a worry-free preteen kid in the 90s, damn.

[@tenchimasake]

And the major reason I thought the 90s were cool was just because I was a toddler. Then again I also remember the 2000s as being pretty great up until 2008 for the same reasons you stated.

[@nordicnostalgia8106]

@John M I wonder if the 50's were as great as people say

[@dragoncrash1234]

“1/4th of the global prison population” land of the free baby 😎🇺🇸

[@lonerChise]

when it comes to Clinton an old SNL Weekend Update line always comes to mind: "We want leaders who are charming and charismatic and tell us what we want to hear. Well, guess what? Those qualities that get elected are the same ones that get you laid"

[@bucca2]

"Also lesser known ecommerce websites like Ebay and Amazon" GOD I LOVE YOU SO MUCH JOHN AND STAN

[@revatronprime4120]

I'd love some African history.

[@dcrews100]

Yay now I get to listen to what happened when I was a kid and was completely ignorant to the world. Good times

[@zedek_]

I have no idea how you could include Don't Ask Don't Tell as a failure if you're a proponent of gay rights. Civil Rights has historically, as *you* have pointed out in your videos, been a matter of "baby steps". No, it wasn't a sweeping reform, but considering the state of our country *even now* the compromise was a massive accomplishment, and should only be viewed as such.

[@BelLordWilliams]

I have to agree here. DADT had the effect of decreasing discrimination in the military - which created the environment that would allow the current military leadership to claim that disposing of DADT (and the associated dismissal of gay troops) would not hurt the fighting capability of the troops.

[@MsSphinx91]

I think he meant failure as in it wasn't what he set out to do. It was just a half measure, which probably didn't make him popular with the general public at the time. But yeah, in the long run, it was an important baby step.

[@LeeTheBennett]

Except that when you really look at it, DADT didn't really do anything. Sure, gays could serve, but it if it came out that they were gay, either by their own admission or if evidence was found, they would get the boot. That's why it was a failure for the gay rights movement.

[@zedek_]

Lee Bennett What you're not taking into account was that "gays could serve" legally... that's a *huge* step, and one that was very much necessary in order to reach the point we are currently at. You're really underestimating the importance of that; especially for the time in which it was passed. That is why it's nothing but a success for the gay rights movement. It doesn't matter if the step that was taken wasn't a huge sweeping one that removed all legal discrimination. A win is a win, no matter how small.

[@ShreccAttacc]

John never says it was a failure. He says it "faltered," which seems a pretty accurate description, maybe even a little generous.

[@ugyenpeljortshering3980]

John! You forgot the most important thing that happened in the 1990s: JURASSIC PARK!!! ;-)

[@TheSPOREREX]

chateucaddy Jurassic Park was released in 1993 lol

[@TheSPOREREX]

***** Those are fighting words my friend, put 'em up

[@yoshmo8117]

Ugyen Peljor Tshering matrix was also created during the clinton era. (1999)

[@thenewdali1]

Ugyen Peljor Tshering Truman Show anyone?

[@thenewdali1]

James White Listen, I'm a bit of a history nerd as well, but this guy was just joking, ya dig?

[@JJC1138]

First time I ever got the mystery document author! Now to properly enjoy my triumph I guess I need to get a shock pen and shock myself 44 times for all the ones I didn't get.

[@jliller]

The increased partisanship (which will probably be dealt with more in the few remaining episodes) was certainly fueled by the internet, but didn't some of the communications deregulation in the 1980s or 1990s make Fox News legally possible where before it was not?

[@SlugLineMediaProd]

I know this isn't the point of Crash Course and won't happen, but I just made myself very happy by imagining how cool it'd be if this show just continued moving through history until it was current and became a weekly news show. Only news show I'd watch.

[@randibeal8591]

I can't get enough crash course or sci show!! You and Hank are amazing teachers. You both make me want to just keep learning!! Thank you!!!

[@artsandwarcrafts]

My only issue with this one is that John doesn't acknowledge that Clinton's approval rating actually improved after the Monica Lewinsky Scandal, and he didn't mention the late 90s surplus.

[@AvielMenter]

"There was no web?" Yes, there was, as of August 6th, 1991.

[@JillH1995]

Two personal milestones for me in this episode. 1) Some of this stuff happened during my lifetime. 2) I was correct in guessing who wrote the mystery document.

[@sarty]

Nicely done, and ditto for me ;) It feels kinda good, huh?

[@superiornightwing]

My family was hurt by the stock bubble burst in 2000. But I am thankful for it since we moved from Arizona to Washington state when I was in middle school from losing the house. No more heat!!! Gotta look on the bright side.

[@daveharrison84]

The Hamster Dance would make a good mystery document for the 1990s episode.

[@cj-seejay-cj-seejay]

oh my goodness. i haven't read the words 'hamster dance' in 14 years. wow.

[@labpants]

Oh man and now the song is going through my head!

[@JMilutinify]

A small error on the Yugoslavia information. The bombing of NATO was because of desputes (to put it lightly) between Serbians and Albanians in Kosova. Detona was before all that. Also at that time Yugoslavia had fallen apart to contain just Serbia and Montenegro. Only Serbia was bombed, and the facilities mostly bombed were factories that were later bought by American companies (Phillip Morris and US Steal, to name a couple), for a shamefully small percentage of their realistic cost. There were also bombings of military hospitals, passenger trains full of people, and the White Palace, which to Serbia was something like White house to the US, except with a longer history. And don't even get me started on the toxic materials contained in the bombs that were aimed at the largest cities...

[@fillosof66689]

Curious slowpoke here. Can you please elaborate on your position regarding the 'acts of ethnic cleansing' and the fact that most commonly re-translated position states that only one side (namely Serbians) have committed them. Alternatively, you can point me towards any sources on the matter that you consider good and reliable (in English or Russian).

[@JMilutinify]

Ardell Gough You are right about the KLA being recognized as a terrorist group, but the phrase "terrorist" is a very misleading term. Generally any act of violence (particularly armed and strategically planed) by a group can be called an act of terrorism. Whether a group is called terrorist depends on whose side you're on. If you're on their side, then they are noble freedom fighter. If you aren't, they are monstrous terrorists. The conflict between Serbs and Albanians about Kosovo lasts for as long as Slavs have been on the Balkans. Since the 6th century AD these two ethnic groups have been interchanging on Kosovo and there will always be a dispute over who has greater claim over the land. Sometimes these disputes are barely there, and sometimes they are the cause of fights between armed forces on both sides. And because both sides were very well armed and organised (Serbs by the YU army, and KLA by Albanian and Middle Eastern weapons) this was a civil war where both militarized sides shared the blame, and all civilians regardless of their ethnicity payed the price.

[@whenthedustfallsaway]

The Beli Dvor (white palace) isn't older than the white house

[@ahmedamineramdani2729]

I like how the Fresh Prince made a cameo.

[@nathanswiech8848]

I love how Mr. John Green unintentionally showed us how quickly communications technology has advanced in the past few years with his joke on how Hillary Clinton's healthcare policy had a website

[@RemTarful]

"Bill Clinton and I are similar" -John Green

[@kght222]

you are now required to make a new shirt. "Computers; the most important thing since The Wheel"

[@sarty]

I know, right? I'd buy it:)

[@EmperorTikacuti]

Is it good to have Internet?

[@Xidnaf]

Says the guy commenting on a youtube video.

[@DuranmanX]

Xidnaf So is that a "no"?

[@Noahtherapper]

I believe it is good, but we need to just start using it for the best purposes! To help us learn and grow. Or you could use it waste time.

[@sarty]

Starting with the Reagan episode, this "history" is something I've lived through. It is very difficult to step back and look at something that you personally experienced in an objective way, so I am really enjoying these recent episodes! Thanks to John and everyone at Crash Course.

[@merryholly]

I’m listening to this in my car as a review for the APUSH test and when the old dial-up sounds started, I thought it was my car and had a mini heart attack 👍👍

[@Delsanar]

You didn't address the deregulation of the press media with more than a sentence...

[@saud8329]

Delsanar ikr !!! that is such an important reason for why American politics is what it is today

[@mrminividz]

Delsanar Didn't he kinda allude to it by talking about the telecommunications act

[@007kingifrit]

@@mrminividz that's what he meant by one sentence though. its a huge deal and it should be undone. the 1996 telecom dereg act was awful

[@someguyhasachanal]

I have a feeling the next episode will be swarmed by historical revisionists trying to make the Bush Administration "not that bad".

[@jliller]

I still see some of those anti-Obama "sOrry yet?" bumper stickers and each time I shake my head. Disappointed? Yep. But I still have no reason to believe things would actually be better of 2008 McCain or 2012 Romney had won.

[@Udontkno7]

disappointed? I miss it so.

[@Gamenetreviews]

The crazy part of this episode is that it will probably actually be watched by the person he's talking about

[@starguy321]

"Domestic terrorism began in the 90's" Britain: "welcome to our world for ~25 years"

[@heathergentry6433]

In the late 80's . I was 5 years old. I was allowed to walk to the store or drive the driving lawn mower. These days I can't see my daughter doing what I did. Maybe somethings will come back around. I do like watching these videos. Great job.

[@joost00555]

"What, did they use some kind of app?" might be the very best joke of this whole crash course series. It is quite brilliant.

[@samuelaansah7181]

Catcher in the rye reference!

[@samuelaansah7181]

+Chateau Chat lol his younger self shirt

[@Sh0cKwavE__]

We didn't start the fire

[@GregTom2]

John Green for presidency 2024?

[@ziilevo117]

no

[@user-vw2jq3to5e]

1:15 -- Oh hey, I've been there. A lot of those buildings are still bombed-out, and there's just a wire net spread over them :(

[@FirstRisingSouI]

Finally the part of history where I exist. It will be nice to actually learn about it instead of ignoring it like me from the past did.

[@MeisterHaar]

i only finished the intro, but JOHN GREEN FOR PRESIDENT!!!!! ok now i can watch the rest

[@SirRaiuKoren]

As Crash Course is not a fan of the "Great Men" perspective of history, I wonder: why are all the recent videos titled after the president of the time?

[@stoltobot]

Good point. I think the last 20 seconds of this video answer the question.

[@AvielMenter]

John, I think you forgot a significant foreign policy achievement of Clinton: helping Israel and Jordan negotiate peace. One could certainly that peace was inevitable given Jordan and Israel's shared interests, but nevertheless, especially regarding Palestine and Syria, Jordan serves as a useful ally.

[@gephc4]

Thank you, Brett Warren. You're a helluva good dancer!

[@NithinPrakashz]

Finally I get one mystery document right.

[@juanelrojo1]

Do the history of Canada next!

[@jessewallis6589]

One of the biggest problems with the internet is that every site is biased. It is almost impossible to find out what's really happening in the government, or the world, because we're only being fed what someone else thinks.

[@AshenRider112]

I would agree, but I think really all media is inherently biased.

[@EugPopulistVlogs]

+Willie Barcott And mostly influenced by corporate money, just like the government.

[@fakjbf]

Is there an echo here? This is like the third time in two days one of my KZbin subscriptions has talked about how you can surround yourself with only views that you agree with on the internet.

[@tannisbhee7444]

We must have subscribed to the same channels. Oh the echo!

[@fakjbf]

PBS Ideas Channel and Philip DeFranco?

[@tannisbhee7444]

fakjbf Yes to PBS Idea Channel, no to Philip Defranco. But Derek at Vertasium 2 did a recent video that touches on the echo, 'The Problem With Facebook'.

[@fakjbf]

Tannis Bhee I actually subscribe to Veritasium, but not Veritasium 2

[@tannisbhee7444]

You may like it. Damn echo!

[@ChristianNeihart]

This episode has put a lot today's issues into perspective. Thank you.

[@Nuggie1999]

I really liked how u presented and good video! very good info

[@jackc7783]

I love how these videos are not biased. Great videos!

[@lucyland0679]

Jack Carrasco hahahahahha but they are in fact super biased

[@noticias6111]

Crashcourse Latin American History!.Anyone want with ?.

[@kinglink9541]

LOL at 3:13. "At least they had a working website"

[@asterisk7639]

These videos help me in history class,he bascily explains everything with a funny twist here and there.

[@harrym6987]

Those computer sounds starting after 6:18 freaked me out I thought my computer was dying hahah

[@DennisChaves]

John Green You should be on the Daily Show when Jon Stewart retires.

[@cagneyfan2008]

I want the sticker on John's computer!

[@bleachdrinker632]

cagneyfan2008 I want one that says "This machine kills commies" instead

[@Dancing88Mike]

Fresh Prince of Bel Air reference nice

[@adelajaini5019]

Michael Casey I love that show. It's so fun.

[@bluetwin8041]

JG you make world history not boring. Thank you.

[@jpmnky]

I came of age in the 1990s. And I really really miss the 90s. Not so I can be a teenager again. I just miss everything about it.

[@aislinnmullin]

He also helped achieve the peace agreement in Northern Ireland!

[@Gewehr_3]

I'd love to see Central American history.

[@culwin]

Ah yes, the good years, before He Who Shall Not Be Named got into office.

[@toddsplaypen]

Oh, you mean Obama?

[@culwin]

trumpetBandit You live in a world that went straight from Clinton to Obama? Sounds great.

[@toddsplaypen]

oh no. I wish that was the case, but alas, no.

[@occasional_doomer]

trumpetBandit Obama is an average president. Bush II was a bellow average president.

[@CHEEJOEKAY]

I wish John Could have series that gives sound-bite free detail and nuance to the news of today. Complete with thought bubble, of course.

[@JoshuaChowabc]

Thank you for reminding me how new the whole smartphones and social media things are.

[@bonetonelord]

Bill Clinton was first chair tenor sax in the Arkansas All-State band, so he certainly did something right.

[@beirirangu]

Thumbs up if you knew it was Bill Gates!

[@Robtube686]

I was in elementary school / middle school during the Clinton Era. People on the left (I lived in MA) got orgasmic about Bill Clinton and his would-be successor Al Gore. They even loved Hillary. There were lots of jokes about Monica Lewinksi, but meant endearingly. It's funny to hear from this program that the Clinton Presidency was basically a Neo-Liberal half run by Newt Gingrich, and that Clinton's greatest claim to fame, the "greatest economy we've ever had," was a deregulated computer-age bubble. And now we're electing Hillary, thinking that if we can only get the Clintons back into the Oval Office, we'll return to the prosperity of the Clinton Era. I'm afraid that we're in for a rude awakening...

[@alexmcbride7563]

At this point I think America is in for a rude awakening no matter who is elected.

[@pw11299]

14:30 is a very... very important point. As an architect (and urbanist) I am so surprised after living in Europe and returning to North America how segregated our cities... and beliefs are. What do they say....Ignorance is bliss? We use the city as a way to move forward economically, moving in when we need to, and escaping in the evening to our castles with grass moats. Cities were once vibrant places of tolerance and exploration (and still are in much of Europe which is much more rich culturally, or NY etc.) Here we have too much space that we don't know what to do with it.. other than escape our current realities and cause - even more problems than the dreamt up ones we seem to be avoiding by our lifestyles. Here we seem to be a little bit less clear about our values and beliefs - although how we do act proves to be quite telling ... I'm not saying Europeans are better and North Americans worse... but I have lived there and I have experienced some things, and I would not be human if I did not try to enact some of the more positive things I have experienced while abroad.

[@MicroValley]

You didn't talk about the budget surplus under Clinton during the late 90s :'( I've always wanted to know the details behind that!!

[@LaurokaPlay]

to be fair John, I'm pretty sure that you'd win if you'd run for president this year.

[@justiceblunt1444]

Lauroka W I'm pretty sure a dead horse could've won this election when compared to the other candidates that horse is more trust worthy and consistent.

[@TheXtamac]

Not a fan of the strange colored people every time they introduce someone. Wow, that came out sounding pretty racist. I just think you should actually portray someone. To clarify, I mean like green Newt Gingrich and orange Bill Clinton.

[@Roenazarrek]

"both have wives that are smarter than we are" I get the uncomfortable feeling he wasn't commenting on Clinton's stupidity.

[@TheZombifiedFairy]

What was he speaking of then?

[@tannisbhee7444]

Lorna Henson Rule 3: Never miss an opportunity to compliment your wife. That or he was speaking of education. Either are good.

[@TheZombifiedFairy]

Tannis Bhee Okay, he (the commenter) confused me, that all, thanx

[@dkarlovi]

I did not see this video in my subscription feed, had to look for it on the channel page.

[@JohnLothe]

"Who decided to run for president despite being named Newt Gengrich" I chortled

[@jamesryanphoto]

luvcheney1 Nafta was signed in 1993 Newt started in 1995. Nafta killed American jobs and is a black eye on clinton even tho no one talks about it.

[@JohnLothe]

jamesryanphoto Don't expect someone who is defending Newt to understand anything about the economy, in fact its a save bet to not expect them to know much about anything at all.

[@jamesryanphoto]

well, donald duck could have ran the country when everyone needs a cell phone and a computer at the same time. Clinton just sold us out with nafta.

[@Fidel_Cashflow]

I want that afro robot so bad.

[@assassincreed903]

I want that Mexican robot with a mini taco included

[@Deskof003Blogspot]

Kind of surprised John from the past didn't latch onto the whole "married to a woman smarter than us" thing.

[@jgibson0522]

I'm about your (John) age and I remember the 90s as the first time in a while that Americans didn't have a natural enemy, at least not on the scale of the USSR or the Nazis. I found your take on the 90s to be spot on, but lacking that insight. Of course your content is limited as a function of how long you like to make your videos, but I figured I'd mention here that there was almost a palatable sense of relief and a feeling of safety (however unwarranted or naive in retrospect) to not have the Russians or the terrorists or the Nazis, etc, to be afraid of. Perhaps this is just my perspective looking through a young 20-something filter. Either way, love the videos.

[@sarty]

When 9/11 happened, my first thought was, "Was it the Communists?!" Of course, that is ridiculous, but growing up in the 80s, they were the bad guys in the movies and they were the ones who the news said had missiles pointed at us all the time. I never realized how deeply ingrained that was until I heard myself say that back in 2001.

[@jgibson0522]

sarty Totally agree, sarty. I miss the small moment in time where we didn't have an obvious enemy and we didn't view our foreign policy as an "us vs. them" situation.

[@ToDreamOfJade]

I am very surprised you didn't talk about Columbine. It revolutionized school security policies (the threat containment policy was eradicated after police did not enter the school for several hours after the events), it changed how schools reacted to threats and instigated lockdown procedures, and changed how the media displays and reacts to crises and national tragedies. As a school shooting survivor myself, Columbine is a very important piece of history to me, and I believe it is an integral part of the culture of the late 1990s.

[@CoolGuyAtlas]

***** Not really. More accurately there has been easily over a hundred cases of gun related self-defense every day in the US (the spectrum being 500,000 - 3 Million cases of gun related self-defense in 2012 from many varying surveys and 70,000 of recorded DGU's [defensive gun uses] where a gun is discharged in self-defense). As well as a steadily decreasing crime rate despite gun laws becoming much less restrictive. School shootings are rare, yield few deaths, and compared to other killers in the US is microscopic statistically while countless rapes, assaults, and murders are prevented and stopped by legal gun ownership

[@msferruzza]

I loved Clinton's ClipArt portrait! So nineties!

[@freazeezy]

AH HA!! i got the mystery document right!! I am amazing! I A-M A-MA-Z-I-N-G!!

[@mauricemcdonald292]

Oh, I can't wait for the George Bush Jr years.

[@kingnabeel1234]

time for the US to hit rock bottom lol.

[@blue_diamond_gem]

I never gave a damn about Bill's extracurricular activities.

[@escobartpanodeantrini8374]

I would enjoy listening to your summary and analysis of the siege at Waco, provided, you'd be into that kinda romp.

[@rivendell24sa]

Can you please do European History? I'm taking a class on in next year and I think your videos really helped me with AP USA History as well as world history.

[@TheMeatySurprise]

This is the last time John gets shocked :/