Sometimes it seems like climate change discussions are stuck in the ’90s. We’re still having many of the same debates: Is it real? Are our children...

Almost four years after what began as a demonstration against President Bashir al Assad in Daraa in March 2011, Syria is still in crisis. Victimize...

The post-State of the Union punditry often focuses on what the President said — and what he plans to do. We hear a lot less about what he didn’t sa...

In the week leading up to this year’s State of the Union, the question of whether the speech and its rituals still matter seemed to get almost as m...

After terrorists attacked the offices of Charlie Hebdo earlier this month, a group of European Union ministers executed a more covert attack on fre...

Last year was disastrous for the original moderate, secular, democratic goals of the Syrian revolution. As the Syrian civil war enters its fourth y...

“I keep wondering, are we in 2045 still going to have the winners of world war two running the world with vetoes on the security council? Really? B...

We need data to guide our instructional choices and our policymaking, even if those data are imperfect. Data from those NCLB-mandated assessments i...

"[U.S.] leadership would have been better advised to be front and center," Slaughter added. "I thought that was not only a moment missed, but it co...

A new FC-1 light fighter, numbered "0213", rolls out of the Chengdu Aviation Corporation factory in January 2015. The "Fierce Dragon" FC-1 multirol...

A Nerding Out panel talks about the purpose of the speech for presidents, and whether Obama met his goals on Tuesday night.

Lots of discussion around #SOTU centered on the president’s legacy. One president whose legacy is now being widely discussed is Lyndon Johnson. His...

“Instead of calling on Congress to pass information sharing legislation, the president should again call for the passage of effective surveillance ...

A Nerding Out panel talks about the beginnings of the State of the Union and the speeches' historic relevance

Dr. Anish Goel, Senior South Asia Fellow at the New American Foundation, recently spoke at Asia Society Texas Center about Narendra Modi’s rise to ...

Prof. Julian Zelizer joins Nerding Out to share highlights from his book, "The Fierce Urgency of Now," which focuses on LBJ and Congress. Prof. Chr...

Working with both the Open Technology Institute at New America and the Smart Chicago Collaborative, and in coordination with civic tech peers, prac...

Nerding Out's Dorian Warren talks to a panel about the state of the Union in the age of social media and a rapidly changing media environment.

The history of the Democratic Study Group demonstrates that their organizational prowess was hugely important in moving forward a liberal agenda an...

Prof. Christina Greer encourages viewers to read "Pudd'nhead Wilson," which sheds an interesting light on slavery and African-Americans. Prof. Juli...

Today we talk with Julian Zelizer, Professor of Politics and Public Affairs at Princeton, about his new book The Fierce Urgency of Now:Lyndon Johns...

Regular guest, Julian Zelizer joins Kathleen to discuss his new book, "The Fierce Urgency of Now: Lyndon Johnson, Congress and the Battle for The G...