In The News
- in the news | December 08, 2014 | Fellows
One big thing Washington could do
Washington is obsessed with the question of whether government can do anything anymore. With the lame duck session of Congress mired in confrontati... - in the news | December 06, 2014 | Fellows
Use of Executive Action
Julian Zelizer talked by remote video from New York City about President Obama’s use of executive action since the 2014 election. He talked about t... - in the news | December 05, 2014 | Fellows
What would happen if the government shut down — and didn’t reopen?
Which Julian Zelizer, political historian at Princeton University, thinks provided a murky picture of the damage a shutdown could do. "The last rou... -
Obama finds second wind after election drubbing
"After the elections, all these discussions about this lameduck presidency actually offered a little space for him to show that's not the case," sa... -
'Canadian Christie:' less feisty, more polite
Christie's Canadian junket is a balancing act, says Julian Zelizer, a presidential historian and professor of public policy at Princeton University... - in the news | December 03, 2014 | Fellows
Christie Heads to Canada on Energy Mission After Mexico
Julian Zelizer,who teaches history and public affairs at Princeton University, said the trip also allows Christie to show himself as a statesman, a... - in the news | December 03, 2014 | Future Tense
When Superiority goes wrong: Science ficiton and offset strategies
Peter Warren Singer*The New America Foundation recently hosted a daylong conference, headlined by Neal Stephenson, that sought to re-focus science fiction on providin... -
Julian E. Zelizer on WTOP
A congressional staffer is out of a job - after taking to Facebook to criticize the president's daughters - Princeton's Julian Zelizer on WTOP -
Boehner floats plan to avoid shutdown. But will hardline Republicans go along?
Should this plan, or something similar that is acceptable to Democrats, actually beat the budget deadline of Dec. 11 and be signed by the president... - in the news | December 02, 2014 | Fellows
Lame duck 101: What to expect from the last days of this Congress
Watching the GOP discussion on immigration can give an idea of how hard Republicans might push in other areas, says Julian Zelizer, a professor at ... - in the news | December 01, 2014 | Fellows
John McCain's political comeback
McCain has regained some of his footing by becoming the voice of the neoconservative Republicans, a group that many wrote off as a lost voice after... - in the news | December 01, 2014 | Fellows
The Civility Wars
Hua HsuThere is no tidy history of the civility movement, only moments that illustrate the word’s meandering evolution. For example, civility has been deb... - in the news | November 29, 2014 | International Security
Baghdad’s Jewish co-founder & Egypt’s Christian Prime Ministers. The Islamic legacy that ISIS hates
ISIS does not want those stories to be told. It claims to be recreating the caliphate through bloodshed and persecution, not learning and tolerance... - in the news | November 29, 2014 | Fellows
GOP aide’s online dig at Obama daughters creates backlash
“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... - in the news | November 29, 2014 | International Security
New gains seen as Iraqi army pushes back against Islamic State fighters
Douglas OllivantJust a few months ago, some U.S. officials worried that ISIS could be in a position to overtake Baghdad. But now there are new signs of confidence ... - in the news | November 27, 2014 | Fellows
The annual Turkey pardon, demystified
“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... - in the news | November 26, 2014 | International Security
Terrorism laws: 'legal basis' needed for social media companies
How much responsibility should social media companies have for fighting terrorism? Facebook is particularly in the spotlight after it emerged one o... - in the news | November 26, 2014 | Fellows
Parents Should Try Being Present Instead of Perfect
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 ... - in the news | November 26, 2014 | Fellows
Obama Comes Out Swinging
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 ... - in the news | November 24, 2014 | Fellows
The new President Obama
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... - in the news | November 24, 2014 | International Security
What Was Chuck Hagel’s Biggest Mistake?
His biggest mistake was taking the job. He was working for a White House stuffed with political hacks and obsessed with message. They should pay le... - in the news | November 24, 2014 | Fellows
Obama spurns lame-duck label
Princeton political historian Julian Zelizer said Obama had little choice but caution in the months preceding the midterms given his poor approval ...