“Trump's win was an ugly, divisive victory not supported by a majority of American voters. But it has overwhelmed the old Democratic and Republican establishments," said Pope "Mac" McCorkle of the Sanford School.
It’s Election Day, so be sure to exercise your right to vote! In his latest opinion piece, historian Bill Chafe says the nation is “on the edge of a social and political divide that goes beyond even that of 1968, and threatens a new cultural civil war of ‘us’ against ‘them.’ ” Can we as a people overcome our differences?
Gerrymandering is nothing new; politicians were doing it back in the 1800s. But the practice has reached a whole new level in recent decades. In the latest episode of the podcast Ways & Means, Sanford fellow Tom Ross, as well as two former North Carolina Supreme Court justices -- one a Democrat, one a Republican -- discuss why and how we should change the system.
Trump Presidency
Can Donald Trump be a good president?
Peter Feaver blogging in Foreign Policy
Election Shocker
Trump victory: Faculty assess election, path forward
“Trump's win was an ugly, divisive victory not supported by a majority of American voters. But it has overwhelmed the old Democratic and Republican establishments," said Pope "Mac" McCorkle of the Sanford School.
Duke faculty in Duke Today
Zeroing In
Zeroing in on whether Obamacare is working
Voting Rights
Judith Kelley on voting for the first time
Election Concerns
Grieving for America
Ariel Dorfman writing in Salon
A Divided Nation
America has been this divided only twice before
It’s Election Day, so be sure to exercise your right to vote! In his latest opinion piece, historian Bill Chafe says the nation is “on the edge of a social and political divide that goes beyond even that of 1968, and threatens a new cultural civil war of ‘us’ against ‘them.’ ” Can we as a people overcome our differences?
William Chafe writing in the East Bay Times
Voter Behavior
Scott Huettel on voters’ identities vs. candidates’ policies
Voter Behavior
Want co-workers to vote your way? Then stop pestering them
Gavan Fitzsimons writing in The New York Times
Gerrymandering
Crazy districts, lopsided elections
Gerrymandering is nothing new; politicians were doing it back in the 1800s. But the practice has reached a whole new level in recent decades. In the latest episode of the podcast Ways & Means, Sanford fellow Tom Ross, as well as two former North Carolina Supreme Court justices -- one a Democrat, one a Republican -- discuss why and how we should change the system.
Tom Ross in the Ways & Means podcast
Wealth Disparity
William “Sandy” Darity on wealth disparity in D.C.