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UNBIASED Politics

Unbiased University: The Biggest Government Scandals Throughout U.S. History (Part II)

UNBIASED Politics

Jordan Berman

Education

4.8 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2026

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of UNBIASED University, we continue our look at the biggest government scandals in U.S. history and the impact they had on politics, public trust, and government accountability. In Part II, we examine three major controversies from different eras: the Whiskey Ring scandal of the 1870s, the Iran–Contra affair of the 1980s, and the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal of the late 1990s. Along the way, we break down what happened in each case, how the scandals were uncovered, and what they reveal about the limits of power and the mechanisms for accountability within the American political system. Get the facts, without the spin. UNBIASED offers a clear, impartial recap of US news, including politics, elections, legal news, and more. Hosted by lawyer Jordan Berman, each episode provides a recap of current political events plus breakdowns of complex concepts—like constitutional rights, recent Supreme Court rulings, and new legislation—in an easy-to-understand way. No personal opinions, just the facts you need to stay informed on the daily news that matters. If you miss how journalism used to be, you're in the right place. Intro (0:00) Whiskey Ring Scandal (2:22) Iran-Contra Affair (14:03) Clinton/Lewinsky Scandal (27:23) SUBSCRIBE TO JORDAN'S ⁠SUBSTACK⁠. ⁠Watch⁠ this episode on YouTube. Follow Jordan on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠TikTok⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome back to Unbiased, your favorite source of unbiased news and legal analysis.

0:06.8

Welcome back to Unbiased Politics and to the Unbiased University series. We are almost done with the series,

0:12.4

which is crazy. In today's episode, we are talking about some more of the biggest government

0:17.9

scandals in U.S. history. In part one of the series, we covered the

0:22.2

Credit Mobile Yeas scandal, Teapot Dome, the Pentagon Papers, and Watergate. In today's episode,

0:28.7

we'll cover the whiskey ring, the Iran-Contra affair, and the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal.

0:36.3

Now, for those of you tuning in for the first time,

0:38.7

I would just like to say that this whole unbiased university series, if you are tuning in for

0:44.2

the first time, first of all, you know, where have you been for the last 15 episodes,

0:47.3

but that's okay, I will forgive you. I highly recommend going back and listening to everything.

0:52.1

This is meant to be a condensed law school education.

0:55.5

And I want you to kind of imagine that every time you're tuning into one of these episodes,

0:59.9

you are sitting down in a 30 to 45 minute law school class with me as your professor.

1:04.0

And in each of these classes, we covered a different topic.

1:07.5

We talked about various cases and laws that shaped those topics.

1:14.6

And I've said from the beginning that by the time you listen to all of these episodes, you will have obtained your imaginary degree from unbiased university.

1:18.6

And what that means is that when I do come back from maternity leave,

1:22.6

you will be fully prepared for the normal reporting on current events.

1:26.6

Because all of these concepts that we've

1:28.9

talked about in each of these episodes, they're all in the background of every single current

1:35.3

event that we talk about on this show. So it's really important that we understand all of these

1:41.8

concepts. They are critical. I wish more people understood them.

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