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
Members of Congress want a commission to investigate the Capitol invasion. Here’s when these work. Jordan Tama / Managing Editor - January 19, 2021 Some commissions kick the can down the road. Some prompt real change.
The Trump administration is investigating Google. Good luck pinning the giant down. Maha Rafi Atal - October 25, 2020 It’s hard to regulate Big Tech
The Navy won’t reinstate Captain Brett Crozier. There’s more to the story than the Navy is saying William Cameron, Stacie Goddard, and Pierce MacConaghy - April 9, 2020 Key questions remain unanswered about why Crozier’s ship did a “port call” in Vietnam.
Trump doesn’t want to be ‘responsible for destroying the Turkish economy.’ Good grief. Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman - October 16, 2019 That’s a nice little economy you have there. It would be a shame if something happened to it.
Because China isn’t ‘Caucasian,’ the U.S. is planning for a ‘clash of civilizations.’ That could be dangerous. Steven Ward - May 4, 2019 The United States tried that with Japan. It didn’t end well.
Can Bill Weld unseat Trump? Let’s look at the history of challenges to incumbent presidents. Adam Hilton - April 26, 2019 Former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld speaks during a New England
Why presidential candidates (like Trump) campaign as isolationists but (like Trump) govern as hawks Verlan Lewis - April 18, 2017 [caption id="attachment_56963" align="alignleft" width="960"] A missile is fired from the
Here’s how Black newspapers rank the U.S. presidents Alvin Tillery - February 21, 2017 Who comes out on top?
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
These 2 trends are what produced such a negative Republican National Convention Sidney Milkis and Boris Heersink - July 24, 2016 The Republican National Convention in July 2016 received mostly negative
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)
Bernie Sanders thinks the Democratic primary process ‘distorts reality.’ Does history back this up? Jeffery Jenkins and Boris Heersink - April 17, 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont recently said his
Obama’s symbolic visit to Cuba is the exception. What’s the real history of presidents and international travel? James Lebovic and Elizabeth N. Saunders - March 23, 2016 Historically, U.S. presidents and their secretaries of state did not travel.
The Trump phenomenon and the European populist radical right Cas Mudde - August 26, 2015 [caption id="attachment_28922" align="aligncenter" width="992"] Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks
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
How Putin’s desire to restore Russia to great power status matters Steven Ward - March 6, 2014 [caption id="attachment_7508" align="aligncenter" width="300" special=""] Alexei Nikolsky/AFP/Getty Images[/caption] Steven Ward
How Putin's desire to restore Russia to great power status matters Steven Ward - March 6, 2014 [caption id="attachment_7508" align="aligncenter" width="300" special=""] Alexei Nikolsky/AFP/Getty Images[/caption] Steven Ward
The politics of bad apples Nolan McCarty - October 24, 2013 This post is co-written with Keith Poole and Howard Rosenthal
Speak softly … and carry a nuclear stick - July 14, 2013 The Teddy Roosevelt-Harry Reid analogy ain't great, I know. But
The Study of Conflict Mediation by Political Scientists Joshua Tucker - November 21, 2012 As Hilary Clinton arrives in Israel to attempt to negotiate
It’s Teddy Time - October 2, 2012 Congratulations to the Washington Nationals, who yesterday clinched their first
Ranking Presidents John Sides - February 16, 2009 In honor of President's Day, here is the latest ranking