Trump Gets Lucky on Energy
April 4, 2017
Dieter Helm— The Trump narrative on energy is, like his on manufacturing, full of holes. But this might not matter much. What is going on in the oil and gas… READ MORE
Category: Political Science
How Erskine Childers Became My Friend
March 31, 2017
Karen M. Paget— I met Erskine Childers, a former officer of the National Student Association and a distinguished United Nations official, long after he died. If that seems impossible, let… READ MORE
The Networks of U.S. Governance
March 30, 2017
Anne-Marie Slaughter— Since I write a great deal about networks, interviewers often ask me about Donald Trump’s network, pointing out that he “certainly seems to understand how to use a… READ MORE
The New Power of Popular Protest
March 23, 2017
Nathan Stoltzfus— The new administration’s condemnation of dissent and the arrogation of more and more power in the president’s hands have made street protest and its images more forceful. The… READ MORE
Reports of the Russian-American Détente’s Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
March 20, 2017
James Kirchick— On the highly peculiar relationship between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, a conventional wisdom appears to have taken hold: however friendly the two presidents appear towards one another… READ MORE
Why Should Speech Be Free?
March 16, 2017
Timothy Garton Ash— The fact that most states in the world have signed international treaties guaranteeing freedom of expression, and make such promises in their constitutions, does not answer the… READ MORE
Closing the Courthouse Doors to Challenges to the Trump Presidency
March 15, 2017
Erwin Chemerinsky— The first weeks of the Trump presidency demonstrate that the federal judiciary must be available as an essential check to enforce the Constitution. Already many lawsuits have been… READ MORE
An International Women’s Day Reading List
March 8, 2017
Today is International Women’s Day, a day to honor the women who have fought for political and social equality around the world. But even as we celebrate the courage, creativity,… READ MORE
William Shakespeare: Political Commentator
March 2, 2017
Peter Lake— It is, of course, notoriously difficult to say anything novel, or even arrestingly interesting, about Shakespeare. In fact, I never intended to write a book about Shakespeare at all…. READ MORE
Remembering the 1967 Six-Day War
March 1, 2017
Guy Laron— Are wars the result of accidents, compounded by misassessments, misunderstandings, and miscalculations? If this is true, there is no one to blame; according to this view, wars simply happen…. READ MORE
A Conversation with Trudier Harris on Bigger: A Literary Life