The Panama Canal’s impact on American politics

The debate over the turnover of the Panama Canal is three decades old, but Adam Clymer says that debate has had a major impact on American politics that continues today.

Clymer, the former chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times, has written a book on the topic called Drawing The Line At The Big Ditch. He discussed that book during today’s meeting of the John Locke Fondation’s Shaftesbury Society.

• In this video clip, Clymer mentions some of the long-term impacts of the canal controversy.

6 p.m. update: Watch the entire presentation here.