War on poverty Archives

What lies behind mistrust of government and doubts about the election? White racial bias.

Alexandra Filindra - January 30, 2022

Officials and candidates who encourage this mistrust are undermining democracy

This is the problem with calling it a ‘war’ against coronavirus

Jessica Blankshain and Danielle Lupton - April 20, 2020

War changes the rules — for better or worse

Writing a constitution is the easy part. Here’s how the bureaucracy puts it into action.

Andrew Rudalevige - September 15, 2017

[caption id="attachment_63534" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The Robert C. Weaver Federal Building,

Two factors help a president get a lot done in 100 days. Trump has only one.

David Mayhew - April 28, 2017

http://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/the-first-100-days/2017/04/27/84533bc2-2b48-11e7-9081-f5405f56d3e4_video.html In early 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt launched the now-famous

A key reason the founders wanted the electoral college: To keep out demagogues and bullies

Chris Baylor - December 12, 2016

If U.S. citizens today think of the electoral college, it’s

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

In America's War on Poverty, the free market is AWOL

Larry Bartels - February 26, 2014

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] People wait in line for

In America’s War on Poverty, the free market is AWOL

- February 26, 2014

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] People wait in line for

To understand GOP's poverty challenge, start with Republican voters

Joshua Tucker - January 10, 2014

Joshua Tucker: The following is a guest post by my

More on Trust in Government and Mark Lilla

John Sides - June 6, 2010

One of our regular and more thoughtful commenters, LFC, writes