Biden will visit Israel during a war. That’s unprecedented. Elizabeth N. Saunders - October 17, 2023 The humanitarian crisis and escalation fears heighten uncertainty.
Biden’s broad marijuana pardon has precedents Andrew Rudalevige - October 7, 2022 In some ways, it looks like Jimmy Carter’s amnesty for Vietnam War draft dodgers
Juneteenth started in Texas. So did this Black town. Whites destroyed it. Danielle Phillips-Cunningham, Betty Kimble, and Alma Clark / Managing Editor - June 15, 2022 Part 1: How formerly enslaved people created a community of their own
A century ago, Prohibition was about expanding liberty. Then our definition of liberty changed. Mark Schrad - January 17, 2022 Many defenders of Black, Native American and women’s political rights saw Prohibition as increasing freedom
Colin Powell was a paradoxical man in a polarized time Clarence Lusane - November 2, 2021 He joined the Republican Party just as it was veering away from him.
Would the Founding Fathers support critical race theory? Alvin Tillery - June 29, 2021 Studying their writings — and other canonical documents in U.S. history — reveals how deeply racism is built into the nation’s structure
The Emancipation Proclamation did not end slavery. Here’s what did. Clarence Lusane - June 24, 2021 Two states — Delaware and Kentucky — still allowed slavery until the 13th Amendment was ratified, six months after Juneteenth.
Juneteenth brings together many celebrations, and reminders of the work still ahead Sheena Harris and Keneshia N. Grant - June 18, 2021 For Black Americans, freedom is tied to location — not a date in June
Biden is considering overhauling the Supreme Court. That’s happened during every crisis in U.S. democracy. Thomas Keck - April 13, 2021 During six major crises in U.S. history, debates over reshaping the court were linked to debates over whether democracy could survive
McConnell wants the impeachment trial to be about Congress’s authority — not about loyalty to Trump Jeffery Jenkins and Eric M. Patashnik - January 24, 2021 Let’s look closely at what words he used to blame the former president for provoking the Capitol attack.
America’s classrooms shut down this spring. Civics lessons shifted to the streets. Matthew Nelsen - June 21, 2020 This is what protests teach about political engagement.
Trump overrode the Navy’s plans to discipline a SEAL. That wasn’t as troubling as some think. Carrie Lee - December 9, 2019 Firing a civilian Navy secretary – not a career military officer – averted a potential crisis.
No, the Trump impeachment inquiry is not a coup Joseph Wright, John Chin, and David Carter - October 15, 2019 There were four coups attempted in 2019. Trump supported one of them.
Pete Buttigieg is the first U.S. presidential candidate in a same-sex marriage. Here are 3 reasons that matters. Adam McMahon - April 9, 2019 Kavin Burkhalter, a volunteer coordinator for Democratic presidential candidate Pete
If you’ve lost hope in American democracy, here’s some good news Kevin Esterling and David Lazer - September 14, 2018 [caption id="attachment_77716" align="aligncenter" width="960"] (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)[/caption] In 1876, Samuel
The McCain eulogies fit a long, classic tradition of political funeral orations Lucy Williams - September 4, 2018 [caption id="attachment_77361" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Meghan McCain eulogizes her father, senator
White voters are moving to the South — and making it more Democratic Danny Hayes - January 2, 2018 One of the biggest U.S. political stories of 2017 was
Unlike Trump, most presidents emphasize our common ideals Mary Stuckey - August 25, 2017 [caption id="attachment_62808" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump answers questions about his
Here’s what you need to know about the presidential power to pardon Andrew Rudalevige - July 24, 2017 http://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/can-the-president-pardon-himself/2017/07/21/e1531082-6e3b-11e7-abbc-a53480672286_video.html Early Saturday morning, President Trump declared via tweet that
Trump opponents have rediscovered the 25th Amendment. Here is what you should know about it. Joel Goldstein - June 7, 2017 [caption id="attachment_59230" align="aligncenter" width="960"] (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)[/caption] Donald Trump’s
When presidents ‘back in’ to foreign conflicts, here’s what happens Paul Poast, Michael McKoy, Jack Levy, and Geoffrey Wallace - April 12, 2017 [caption id="attachment_56595" align="aligncenter" width="960"] This image released by the White
Here’s how Black newspapers rank the U.S. presidents Alvin Tillery - February 21, 2017 Who comes out on top?
Congressional critics do check presidential power — by leading public opinion Douglas Kriner and Dino Christenson - February 16, 2017 [caption id="attachment_54204" align="aligncenter" width="960"] House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)
Trump’s proposed administration isn’t ideologically diverse. That can be dangerous. Bilal Baloch - December 8, 2016 [caption id="attachment_42060" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)[/caption] Should Americans
Trump is right. Let’s get moderators out of the debates. Jesse Richman - September 15, 2016 [caption id="attachment_46222" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and
What happens if a U.S. presidential candidate withdraws (or dies) before the election is over? Joshua Tucker - September 14, 2016 [caption id="attachment_46217" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Barack Obama swears on Abraham Lincoln's
Could a third-party candidate win the U.S. presidency? That’s very unlikely. Amanda Skuldt - August 2, 2016 [caption id="attachment_44790" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A supporter of former Democratic presidential
Is Trump the last gasp of Reagan’s Republican Party? Chris Baylor - May 11, 2016 With Donald Trump almost certainly the Republican Party’s candidate for
Should soldiers’ votes get counted? That’s not as easy as you’d think. Donald Inbody - November 11, 2015 [caption id="attachment_32016" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] Members of the Army National Guard
This is what economists don’t understand about the euro crisis – or the U.S. dollar Kathleen McNamara - July 21, 2015 [caption id="attachment_27649" align="alignnone" width="620" class="align center"] Riot police on fire
This is what economists don't understand about the euro crisis – or the U.S. dollar Henry Farrell - July 21, 2015 [caption id="attachment_27649" align="alignnone" width="620" class="align center"] Riot police on fire
Mike Huckabee's attack on the Supreme Court could work. Here's how. John Sides - June 30, 2015 [caption id="attachment_26731" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee talks
Mike Huckabee’s attack on the Supreme Court could work. Here’s how. Paul Djupe and Andrew Lewis - June 30, 2015 [caption id="attachment_26731" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee talks
What a 100-year-old racist movie tells us about civil rights then and now - March 8, 2015 [caption id="attachment_22460" align="aligncenter" width="600"] A scene from D.W. Griffith’s “The
New ranking of U.S. presidents puts Lincoln at No. 1, Obama at 18; Kennedy judged most overrated Justin Vaughn and Brandon Rottinghaus - February 16, 2015 Although it has been celebrated officially since 1879, Presidents' Day
Six degrees of al-Qaeda? Andrew Rudalevige - September 12, 2014 Before the president's ISIL speech this week, I noted that
The fall of Atlanta and Lincoln’s reelection: ‘Game-changer’ or campaign myth? Nathan Kalmoe - September 2, 2014 [caption id="attachment_14837" align="aligncenter" width="454"] Gen. William T. Sherman among the
The fall of Atlanta and Lincoln’s reelection: 'Game-changer' or campaign myth? Nathan Kalmoe - September 2, 2014 [caption id="attachment_14837" align="aligncenter" width="454"] Gen. William T. Sherman among the
Obama’s Place in History: Great, Good, Average, Mediocre or Poor? John Sides - February 24, 2014 [caption id="attachment_7025" align="aligncenter" width="551" special=""] (Jason Reed/Reuters)[/caption] This is a
Why presidents must play the hero John Sides - February 17, 2014 Justin Vaughn is assistant professor of political science at Boise
Crowd-sourcing American foreign policy Henry Farrell - December 22, 2013 [caption id="attachment_4418" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] (Associated Press)[/caption] This is a
Karl Marx, Republican Henry Farrell - August 29, 2012 Via a Tweet from Ned Resnikoff, this "letter":http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/iwma/documents/1864/lincoln-letter.htm from Karl
Happy Birthday, Arlen! Andrew Gelman - February 12, 2010 Arlen Specter shares a birthday with Abraham Lincoln but is
The Death of Libertarianism? Part 4 Stephen Kaplan - July 30, 2009 We hear a lot about the free market approach to
The Washington Post: If You Don’t Get It, You Don’t Get It - November 26, 2007 I was late getting started this morning because the Post