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Good to Know: Executive orders (and their cousins) Andrew Rudalevige - August 2, 2025 What presidential directives can – and cannot – do.
Juneteenth is a celebration of Black resiliency and joy Nadia E. Brown and Christine M. Slaughter - June 19, 2025 It’s also a day to think about systemic inequalities Black Americans face in criminal justice.
Good Playlist: The music that tells the story of the Iraq War ▶️ David Suisman - February 21, 2025 Seven remarkable recordings that help us understand this war, 15 years later.
How Michael Waltz might guide White House foreign policy Christopher Clary - January 14, 2025 What Waltz’s 2014 memoir tells us about Trump’s next national security advisor.
Can the president deploy the military inside the United States? Danielle Lupton, Jessica Blankshain, David T. Burbach, Lindsay P. Cohn, and Theo Milonopoulos - December 3, 2024 Here are the limits of presidential authority under the Constitution and federal law.
How U.S. migration policies shift the burden to Latin America Heather Sullivan - September 18, 2024 The U.S. relies on countries south of the border for immigration enforcement.
Good to Know: U.S. war powers Andrew Rudalevige - February 22, 2024 Does the president or Congress have the power to go to war?
How Putin’s partial mobilization could backfire Jason Lyall - September 22, 2022 Ill-trained, unwilling reservists may hamper Russia’s efforts in Ukraine.
What the Jan. 6 hearings did and didn’t say about the military Carrie Lee - July 22, 2022 The U.S. military has a strong tradition of staying out of politics. And that’s a good thing.