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- in the news | January 12, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
Welcome to the Open Data Movement's Turbulent Teenage Years
“Open data has been a space where it’s just public knowledge being digitized and that’s good,” says Laurenellen McCann, a civic innovation fellow a... - in the news | January 12, 2015 | Fellows
Book Discussion on The Fierce Urgency of Now
Julian Zelizer talked about his book, The Fierce Urgency of Now: Lyndon Johnson, Congress, and the Battle for The Great Society, about the importan... - in the news | January 12, 2015 | Future of War
US Central Command Twitter account hacked to read 'I love you Isis'
Peter Warren Singer“They seized control of the equivalent of the social media loudspeaker for Centcom,” said Peter Singer of the New America Foundation’s Future of Wa... - in the news | January 11, 2015 | Fellows
Ava DuVernay: LBJ controversy a distraction
Ava DuVernay talks about the controversy over her depiction of Lyndon B. Johnson in her film "Selma." Elizabeth Alexander, Mychal Denzel Smith and ... - in the news | January 11, 2015 | Fellows
If LBJ Faced Today’s Congress
On The Gist, Princeton professor Julian Zelizer offers a corrective for how we think of LBJ and all presidents. His new book is The Fierce Urgency ... - in the news | January 09, 2015 | Fellows
Julian Zelizer: “The Fierce Urgency of Now”
*Our guest, Princeton University professor Julian Zelizer, explores this extraordinary period of time in his book, The Fierce Urgency of Now. It’s ... - in the news | January 09, 2015 | Fellows
How LBJ’s ideas outlived the political coalitions that achieved them
The door virtually slammed shut with the 1966 midterm election. Yet as Princeton historian Julian Zelizer recounts in his new book, "The Fierce Urg... - in the news | January 09, 2015 | Fellows
New Jersey Gov. Christie Interviewed by Federal Prosecutors About Lane Closures
“The problem is it simply keeps the story going,” Mr. Zelizer said. “Now that we are getting closer to a real Republican primary, you can’t have to... - in the news | January 09, 2015 | Fellows
How 'Selma' portrays brutality of violence
Ava DuVernay's "Selma" chronicles a brutal chapter in America's history. She speaks to Melissa Harris-Perry about how she chose to manage the viole... - in the news | January 07, 2015 | Fellows
LBJ, Civil Rights And The Great Society
Historian Julian Zelizer, author of a new book about LBJ, told The New York Times, “they obviously wanted to create a villain, and really miss who ... - in the news | January 07, 2015 | Future of War
China's Sky Wing UAV Gets New Engines
Peter Warren SingerThe WZ-9 Sky Wing UAV,built by Guizhouz Aviation Industry Corporation, has been fitted with a pair of stealthy and more powerful engines. - in the news | January 06, 2015 | Fellows
The Man or the Moment
Has a misreading of history informed a misappraisal of Barack Obama? "He doesn't want to undermine that by getting too close or taking too many gif... - in the news | January 06, 2015 | Fellows
Will Christie the Cowboys fan draw an ethical penalty flag?
"He doesn't want to undermine that by getting too close or taking too many gifts from the sorts of people who are angering a lot of voters right no... - in the news | January 05, 2015 | Fellows
Christie Keeps High Profile Outside N.J.
Now, Mr. Christie could look to leverage those RGA relationships to bolster a run for president, said Julian Zelizer, professor of history and publ... - in the news | January 04, 2015 | Fellows
Thank Congress Not LBJ for Great Society
Princeton historian Julian E. Zelizer takes a fresh look at how a confluence of factors—including the Kennedy assassination, the civil rights movem... - in the news | January 03, 2015 | Fellows
The real story behind 'Selma'
But the movie is correct in asserting that Johnson disagreed with civil rights leaders on the timing; he was not ready to actually propose a bill t... - in the news | January 03, 2015 | Fellows
Editorial: Failed leadership on both sides of the Hudson on Port Authority reform
Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, Princeton University political scientist and historian Julian Zelizer said of the similarly inclined Christie ... - in the news | January 03, 2015 | Fellows
Historians as Public Figures
Panelists talked about the various ways historians are seen as public figures. They recounted their own experiences and discussed the changes in ho... - in the news | December 31, 2014 | Fellows
Depiction of Lyndon B. Johnson in ‘Selma’ Raises Hackles
“The debate isn’t just about L.B.J., but about how American politics works,” said Professor Zelizer, who teaches history at Princeton. “Is it a mat... - in the news | December 29, 2014 | Fellows
Why Hillary Clinton needs an Elizabeth Warren challenge
If Warren forces Clinton to confront these issues and to articulate a stronger response to the economic issues of our days -- creating countervaili... - in the news | December 27, 2014 | International Security
Tracking the Sony cyber attack
The New America Foundation's Tara Maller discusses if the skepticism that North Korea was behind the Sony hack is misplaced. - in the news | December 26, 2014 | International Security
'The Interview' grosses more than $1 million on Christmas
After being released on YouTube, Google Play and other streaming services Thursday, Sony is reporting that “The Interview” grossed more than $1 mil...