In The News
- in the news | October 10, 2014 | Fellows
Hillary's rivals pull punches
"They realize that attacking someone who is a clear front-runner and who doesn't take criticism lightly will have huge costs," said Julian Zelizer,... - in the news | October 09, 2014 | Fellows
Oregon gets early glimpse of presidential hopefuls
“Enthusiasm is high and they are pretty certain that after election day, this will be one visit where they can claim their visits helped,” said Jul... - in the news | October 09, 2014 | Fellows
For Podesta, Does the President Take Precedence?
The sixth year of any presidency will spur a “brain drain,” said Julian Zelizer, a presidential historian and Princeton University professor. “The ... - in the news | October 08, 2014 | Fellows
Can an unpopular governor win the presidency?
“The first thing many Americans want to know is how the economy is doing in their state and do the people there like him,” Zelizer said. He added t... - in the news | October 07, 2014 | Fellows
Panetta bombardment keeps focus on Obama for midterms
“You have to lean toward not responding,” said Princeton University political historian Julian Zelizer. “It’s hard for the president to get deep in... - in the news | October 07, 2014 | Fellows
U.S. still wants global leadership role, survey says
Daniel RothenbergDaniel Rothenberg, co-director of the Future of War Project at Arizona State University, said he believes there is a substantial divide in public o... - in the news | October 07, 2014 | Fellows
Decision 2014: A Campaign About Nothing?
Despite hundreds of millions of dollars spent by both Democrats and Republicans to win control of Congress and gubernatorial seats, many of the big... - in the news | October 06, 2014 | Fellows
Hong Kong protestors might fail but that doesn’t mean the West shouldn’t take them seriously
Clearly, Hong Kong’s protestors have an uphill slog. The possibility of Beijing making significant concessions are almost nil. But it doesn’t make ... - in the news | October 06, 2014 | Fellows
This is Elizabeth Warren's moment
If Warren handles the Federal Reserve oversight hearings about the tapes in the right way, they could attract huge interest and really define who s... - in the news | October 05, 2014 | Fellows
How vulnerable is Obama because of his race?
As the first African American president, the same thing that makes President Obama so singular in history also may make him vulnerable in a way no ... - in the news | October 05, 2014 | Fellows
What if US Congress was more like British parliament?
What if President Obama was subject to the same degree of direct scrutiny from Congress that his British counterpart Prime Minister David Cameron i... - in the news | October 05, 2014 | Fellows
Why the White House can be like a jail house for presidents
The trade-off for securing the president usually means also secluding the president. Julian Zelizer, Marc Ambinder, Christina Greer and Bob Franken... - in the news | October 01, 2014 | Fellows
What Jimmy Carter did right
In the aftermath of Watergate, Carter understood that the way government worked was as important as the specific policies that the government produ... - in the news | September 29, 2014 | Fellows
Pro-Democracy Protests Continue in Hong Kong
*“Pro-democracy” demonstrators continue to pack the streets of Hong Kong in the thousands, defying local police who have fired tear gas to disperse... - in the news | September 29, 2014 | Fellows
Democrats heading for 2016 clash over world dangers
A number of foreign-policy agendas have taken shape among the Democrats, and all are likely to be part of the debate in the primary season. - in the news | September 27, 2014 | Fellows
The Gender-Pay Gap: It’s Real, and Yes, It’s Sexism
Monica PottsOne big but little appreciated reason for our rampant inequality: Half the workforce is routinely treated with grotesque unfairness. - in the news | September 26, 2014 | Fellows
The Simpsons Go To China
Hua HsuAmerica will continue to be the world’s image factory, but this is an era of codependency. In order to function smoothly, Americans will have to lo... - in the news | September 22, 2014 | Fellows
- in the news | September 18, 2014 | Fellows
The U.S. Is Losing a Generation to Poverty
Monica PottsOK, the official poverty rate declined this week. But it’s worth remembering that millions who aren’t officially in poverty are still poor. - in the news | September 17, 2014 | Fellows
National Book Awards Nominees, Nonfiction
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/17/national-book-awards-nonfiction/ - in the news | September 17, 2014 | Fellows
Made in America, Again
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/10/made-in-america-again/379343/ - in the news | September 17, 2014 | Fellows
Europe's Jewish Problem
Yascha Mounkhttp://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/141990/yascha-mounk/europes-jewish-problem