There is no tidy history of the civility movement, only moments that illustrate the word’s meandering evolution. For example, civility has been deb...

“But in an era of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, this stuff is just hard to control,” he said. And, given the acrimonious nature of Republican de...

“Even though this isn’t a big thing, there is something to note that a lobbying group is even behind this,” says Julian Zelizer, a political histor...

The point isn’t that judgment is wrong. It’s that, whenever possible, we should base our judgments on intimate knowledge. And in gaining knowledge ...

With no more political calculations to make, Obama is digging in on the domestic issues that will form the pillars of his legacy. "Most presidents ...

Since midterms, President Obama has moved to fulfill some long-held goals. He struck a climate deal with China and ordered changes in immigration r...

Princeton political historian Julian Zelizer said Obama had little choice but caution in the months preceding the midterms given his poor approval ...

"History shows that the next few years could be a highly creative and significant period in Obama's presidency," writes Julian Zelizer, a Professor...

“This is why it’s convenient not to be an official candidate,” said Julian Zelizer, a professor of public affairs and history at Princeton Universi...

“This is why it’s convenient not to be an official candidate,” said Julian Zelizer, a professor of public affairs and history at Princeton Universi...

According to Lee Drutman of the New America Foundation, there’s no real evidence that shows a difference between Democratic and Republican revolvin...

“Ricki’s Promise,” a documentary about a Seattle teen’s summer spent with her birth family in China, began showing on the U.S. film festival circui...

Here’s what I would do with my wave of the magic wand. I would triple the amount the Congress spends on staff (keeping it still at just under 0.1% ...

Are the recent midterm voters reflective of the American public? Today on The Gist, history and public affairs professor Julian Zelizer explains wh...

Julian Zelizer, a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University, said that the scandal dragging into 2015 is problematic as Mr. C...

But Anand Gopal’s No Good Men Among the Living shows that everything has not been said. His new and shocking indictment demonstrates that the failu...

Julian Zelizer: House and Senate now a further reach for Dems in 2016

“A horrible situation on Capitol Hill is going to only get worse,” said Julian Zelizer, a political historian at Princeton University. “The idea th...

"I think the final two years will be a period of expanded executive power... and I think in Congress, although there will be some talk of bipartisa...

Zelizer said he believes there will be limited activity coming out of the White House in those last couple years. And with all eyes on the next ele...

“He was this vey powerful candidate for the presidency,” said Julian Zelizer, a professor at Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affa...

*Will a GOP-dominated Congress be good for America? *