Choosing the Leader
January 30, 2019
Matthew N. Green and Douglas B. Harris— Party leaders in Congress matter. They shape the agenda and the rules of their chamber, control lawmakers’ access to internal information, and assemble… READ MORE
Category: Current Affairs
Ep. 67 – How False Beliefs Spread
January 10, 2019
A look at where false beliefs and fake news come from, how they spread, and what you can do to protect yourself against them. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher |… READ MORE
Reconstructing Seapower
December 11, 2018
Andrew Lambert— In the late 1880s, American strategist and historian Alfred Thayer Mahan coined the term “sea power” by purposefully splitting the word “seapower,” a direct translation of the Greek… READ MORE
Message to Democrats: Please Focus on Jobs and Wages
December 4, 2018
Isabel Sawhill— The midterm elections are over, and the Democrats have taken back the House. They now need an agenda that signals to the electorate what they are for, not… READ MORE
Political Tribalism: The Art of Divide and Rule
November 23, 2018
Michelle Baddeley— How did Donald Trump manage to become president? If we look to psychology for an explanation, we can understand Trump as the populist leader of a modern-day tribe… READ MORE
Standing Rock
November 15, 2018
Thomas Grillot— The mobilization against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) in the winter of 2016-2017 has made headlines throughout the world. In the first days of September 2016, the challenge… READ MORE
On “Chefs,” Wedding Cakes, and Corporate Personhood
November 13, 2018
Kent Greenfield— I was driving the other day with my kids in the car. Henry, like most five-year-olds, is full of questions. “Where do people come from?” “If you could… READ MORE
Ep. 65 – The History of Intelligence
November 8, 2018
A look at the history of intelligence and espionage from Biblical times to social media misinformation. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Soundcloud
Zionism and Human Rights: A Conversation with Historian James Loeffler
October 19, 2018
Human rights are universal. They belong to everyone, as the term implies. But the movement for human rights is a story grounded in particulars: a time, a place, a group… READ MORE
The Future of International Institutions and Soft Balancing
October 18, 2018
T.V. Paul- With the arrival of populist leaders in the US and in Europe, the question is often raised regarding the future of international institutions, one of the three key… READ MORE
From 9/11 to 9/11: The Widening of the Atlantic