Sorry, Elon, it’s not so easy to run a government like a business Andrew Rudalevige - November 5, 2024 From Taft to Reagan to Clinton, presidents have tried to cut government spending, and trim the ranks.
Political violence has a long, tragic history in the U.S. Andrew Rudalevige - July 14, 2024 Joe Biden said political violence in America is “unheard of.” If only.
Could a GOP president take over independent government agencies? Andrew Rudalevige - November 7, 2023 Here's what the law actually says.
Pelosi called Trump ‘morbidly obese.’ Voters don’t like overweight candidates. Gabriele Magni and Andrew Reynolds - June 5, 2020 Our new study looks at how weight matters in politics.
Part 2: What happens if a U.S. presidential candidate withdraws or dies before the election or inauguration? Joshua Tucker - May 14, 2020 Here’s the second part of the answer to that gloomy question.
What happens if a U.S. presidential candidate dies before the election or inauguration? Richard H. Pildes and Joshua Tucker - May 14, 2020 With a pandemic spreading and two presumptive nominees over 70, we had to ask.
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.
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 wants to reorganize the executive branch. Good luck with that. Andrew Rudalevige - March 16, 2017 [caption id="attachment_55439" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump talks before signing an
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