The Trump campaign claims it wants a foreign policy debate. That’s not what we’re likely to get. Elizabeth N. Saunders - October 21, 2020 But foreign policy will definitely be on the ballot on Nov. 3
The protests started out looking like 1968. They turned into 1964. Omar Wasow - June 11, 2020 As in the mid-1960s, peaceful protests drove news coverage and woke up the public
This 37-year-old book helps the long Democratic primary make sense David A. Hopkins - March 20, 2020 Reforms reduced party bosses’ power to pick a candidate — and handed that power to the media instead.
Should we trust democracy ratings? New research finds hidden biases. Sarah Bush - November 7, 2017 [caption id="attachment_65913" align="aligncenter" width="960"] (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)[/caption] Measures of
Donald Trump is wrong. When Democrats were offered secret help by the Soviets, they refused. Richard Moss - July 13, 2017 http://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/donald-trump-jr-defends-his-meeting-with-russian-lawyer/2017/07/12/cbb7082e-66c4-11e7-94ab-5b1f0ff459df_video.html Yesterday, President Trump suggested in a Reuters interview that
Trump’s travel ban is built on a law meant to ‘protect’ the U.S. from Jews and communists Richard Friman - June 26, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60237" align="aligncenter" width="960"] People protesting the Trump administration's travel
This is why presidents want back channels and how it can go wrong Richard Moss - May 27, 2017 [caption id="attachment_58931" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Secret intelligence suggests that Jared Kushner
Why back-channels with Russia cost Michael Flynn his job Richard Moss - February 14, 2017 President Trump’s national security adviser, retired lieutenant general Michael Flynn,
An underappreciated fact about the 2016 election: The massive generation gap David A. Hopkins - December 10, 2016 [caption id="attachment_47860" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Hillary Clinton supporters cheer the Democratic
Will Pence be the most powerful vice president ever? Not so fast. Joel Goldstein - December 9, 2016 [caption id="attachment_50892" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Vice President Biden, right, shakes hands
It’s always hard to win as the heir of a popular president. Clinton is in very good company. Donald Zinman - November 30, 2016 [caption id="attachment_49465" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Hillary Clinton concedes the presidential
Two myths about the unruly American primary system Richard Pildes - May 25, 2016 [caption id="attachment_38412" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] The symbols of the Democratic (donkey)
How did the dramatic election of 1968 change U.S. politics? This new book explains. John Sides - May 25, 2016 [caption id="attachment_40583" align="aligncenter" width="908"] The Rev. Billy Graham gives the
If Hillary Clinton is running for Obama’s ‘third term,’ she faces these challenges Donald Zinman - April 15, 2016 [caption id="attachment_24542" align="aligncenter" width="908"] (Mike Blake/Reuters)[/caption] So it looks as
Will superdelegates pick the Democratic nominee? Here’s everything you need to know. Stephen Voss - February 26, 2016 [caption id="attachment_34791" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton (left)
Will foreign policy be a major issue in the 2016 election? Here’s what we know. Elizabeth N. Saunders - January 26, 2016 At the last two Republican debates, the looming center-stage presence
Can Bernie win in 2016? Andrew Gelman - August 17, 2015 [caption id="attachment_27976" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders
Have black protests helped or hurt the Democratic Party? John Sides - May 11, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24576" align="alignnone" width="620" class="align center"] A protestor faces police
The political scientist Ray Wolfinger has died John Sides - February 8, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21053" align="aligncenter" width="230"] (Source: University of California)[/caption] Ray Wolfinger,
The power of Lyndon Johnson is a myth - January 11, 2015 [caption id="attachment_20023" align="aligncenter" width="620"] President Lyndon B. Johnson addresses a
Speak softly … and carry a nuclear stick - July 14, 2013 The Teddy Roosevelt-Harry Reid analogy ain't great, I know. But
The Congressional roots of the Fed’s new “Evans Rule” - December 12, 2012 That's Charlie Evans, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of
George McGovern and the 1972 election Andrew Gelman - October 22, 2012 The death of George McGovern has got people thinking again
Emoter-in-Chief? David Karol - August 31, 2012 One of the most striking aspects of Mitt Romney's acceptance
Is Paul Ryan Really the Most Conservative Vice-Presidential Nominee? John Sides - August 13, 2012 This is a guest post from University of California, Berkeley