Sovereignty in a Public Health Crisis
May 1, 2020
Don Herzog— Who should buy ventilators, N-95 masks, PPE, and more? “Governors are supposed to be doing a lot of this work,” complained President Trump. “The federal government is not… READ MORE
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Trump, Sanders, and the Historical Mantle of “Populism”
March 26, 2020
Gregg Cantrell— In the current American election campaign, the headlines invoking “populism” just keep coming. “Trump and Sanders lead competing populist movements, reshaping American politics,” trumpets a typical piece from… READ MORE
Donald Trump and the Discourse of Lynching
January 30, 2020
Ashraf H. A. Rushdy— Many politicians before Donald Trump have abused decorum, shown bad taste, and wholly misunderstood history when they used the metaphor of lynching to describe whatever political… READ MORE
A Lesson for American Foreign Trade with China
January 6, 2020
Matthew Lockwood— In 1792, the Emperor of China sent a letter to George III of Great Britain. Beneath the surface of diplomatic politeness, it was a gallingly peremptory, even dismissive… READ MORE
Public Hearings and Presidential Privilege in Impeachment Proceedings
November 14, 2019
Charles L. Black, Jr.— SHOULD HEARINGS BE PUBLIC? There may be early stages in the investigation process in the House when confidentiality should be maintained. Public disclosure of raw evidence,… READ MORE
Will Donald Trump Ever Lose His Evangelical Firewall?
October 16, 2019
By Thomas S. Kidd— Whatever turbulence the Trump administration faces, the one group who will seemingly never turn on the president are white evangelical voters. The president knows and (mostly)… READ MORE
Message to Democrats: Please Focus on Jobs and Wages
December 4, 2018
Isabel Sawhill— The midterm elections are over, and the Democrats have taken back the House. They now need an agenda that signals to the electorate what they are for, not… READ MORE
Political Tribalism: The Art of Divide and Rule
November 23, 2018
Michelle Baddeley— How did Donald Trump manage to become president? If we look to psychology for an explanation, we can understand Trump as the populist leader of a modern-day tribe… READ MORE
On Borders
July 5, 2018
Joshua Keating— “If you don’t have Borders, you don’t have a Country!” President Trump tweeted this statement most recently on June 19 at the height of the backlash against his… READ MORE
Why 2018 is Likely to be a Historic Midterm
June 20, 2018
Alan I. Abramowitz— On the night of June 5, while most of the nation’s attention was focused on the results of California’s crucial “top two” primary, something unusual happened in… READ MORE
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