In The News
- in the news | October 25, 2014 | Fellows
Can female politicians use fashion in their favor?
Is fashion a factor in keeping women from assuming the highest levels of power? Thuy Linh Tu, Teri Agins, Robert Verdi and Julian Zelizer discuss. - in the news | October 24, 2014 | Fellows
Millennial voters a new worry for Dems
Julian Zelizer, a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University, agreed that winning over young voters is an issue for Democrats. - in the news | October 22, 2014 | Fellows
Redefine DeKalb
One of the most notable aspects of the recent Secret Service scandal revolves around money and the state of Congress. - in the news | October 22, 2014 | Fellows
What Ben Bradlee stood for
The death of famed Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee on Tuesday marks the symbolic end of an important era in American journalism, one that, unfor... - in the news | October 20, 2014 | Fellows
Obama: One very successful president?
The article is important. Krugman rightfully directs our attention away from approval ratings and popularity -- measures that don't tell us much ab... - in the news | October 20, 2014 | Fellows
Edward Markey trying to climb ladder in the Senate
“It’s not clear he’s been a player on that much in terms of legislating, especially since Congress isn’t doing that much,” said Julian E. Zelizer, ... - in the news | October 19, 2014 | Fellows
Finally, Home Care Workers Start Fighting Back
Monica PottsHistorically, and today, how well a home care worker is treated depends entirely on the employer. Now, that’s finally changing. - in the news | October 18, 2014 | Fellows
Obama's midterm dilemma
“With Democrats still bullish about the gubernatorial races it seems they are redirecting his limited time away from Capitol Hill and toward the ra... - in the news | October 17, 2014 | Fellows
Google's PAC spends in search of political influence
Some of the tech industry’s key legislative priorities, though, aren’t so widely popular, or even well-known to the general public. Those issues in... - in the news | October 17, 2014 | Fellows
Obama Battles Political Fallout of Ebola
Julian Zelizer, a politics professor at Princeton University and fellow at the New America Foundation, speaking via Skype, says Ebola could end up ... - in the news | October 17, 2014 | Fellows
Incumbents can't catch a break as crises mount
"Other midterms have taken place in chaotic times," said Julian Zelizer, a professor of history at Princeton University. "Right now this is a prett... - in the news | October 16, 2014 | Fellows
Before Gentrification, a City Covered in Graffiti
Hua HsuIf today’s New York seems pathologically obsessed with its own beautification, then the city’s long-standing war against graffiti helps to explain ... - in the news | October 16, 2014 | Fellows
Ebola Lapses Seen by White House as Obama Cancels Trips
Yesterday’s meeting and public statement at its conclusion were both an indication of how seriously Obama is taking Ebola and the fact that politic... - in the news | October 15, 2014 | Fellows
Obama visits N.J. today for Democratic fundraiser
Julian Zelizer, a political science professor at Princeton University, said "it's not a great time for the president," but appearances like the one... - in the news | October 15, 2014 | Fellows
Why the 2014 Campaign Season is So Awful
Princeton University Professor Julian Zelizer contends intraparty fights have contributed to this election about nothing. - in the news | October 15, 2014 | Fellows
Get To Know The Finalists For The 2014 National Book Award
Anand Gopal moved to Afghanistan in 2008. As Kim Barker writes in The New York Times, "Gopal learned the language, grew a beard and traveled to rem... - in the news | October 14, 2014 | Fellows
'Young People Have the Most at Stake in This Election': An Interview With Rep. Jared Polis
Ari Ratner"Young people have a lot more at stake in any particular election than more senior Americans. They have their whole future ahead of them. So when w... - in the news | October 13, 2014 | Fellows
The Boardroom and the Bedroom
Ari RatnerHow both dating and finance have been screwed by the Internet. - in the news | October 13, 2014 | Fellows
Election 2014: Why voters don't care
While America faces many big issues -- unrest in the Middle East, the effects of climate change, uneven economic growth, growing income inequality,... - in the news | October 11, 2014 | Fellows
Appetite, Bill and Barack
“Clinton was the last president we’ve had who loved politics,” Zelizer added. “Bush — and you can see this in his post-presidency — didn’t have a t... - in the news | October 11, 2014 | Fellows
The Strategic News Leak: ‘Integral’ to Washington’s Game
“It’s basically part of the process,” said Julian Zelizer, a presidential historian at Princeton University. “It’s integral to the Washington cultu... - in the news | October 10, 2014 | Fellows
Christie Faces Need for Tax With N.J. Roads Fund Empty
“The easy answer is you call it anything other than a tax, toll -- whatever other word you can find,” said Julian Zelizer, a Princeton University h...