A good Olympic security plan should include “having people on hand who can be flexible, field emergency units on hand who are able to respond, and clear communication,” says the director of the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security.
The president’s belief in policies that can benefit all Americans is being repudiated by voters, in favor of a vision of politics as a zero-sum game, writes a Duke law professor.
As the Democratic National Convention gets underway in Philadelphia, Duke history professor Bill Chafe, author of “Hillary and Bill: The Politics of the Personal,” writes about what he thinks Hillary needs to share with voters at this week’s convention.
Congress
The leader of the Congressional Black Caucus is having a huge year
the Miami Herald
Olympic Security
The Olympics are being held in a country with a pre-9/11 notion of security
A good Olympic security plan should include “having people on hand who can be flexible, field emergency units on hand who are able to respond, and clear communication,” says the director of the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security.
The Washington Post
Evan Charney on fear and the human brain
Democratic Convention
Bill Clinton Democrats’ risk-reward surrogate
The Washington Times
Presidential Race
America’s rejection of the politics of Obama
The president’s belief in policies that can benefit all Americans is being repudiated by voters, in favor of a vision of politics as a zero-sum game, writes a Duke law professor.
The Atlantic
Gun Control
Philip Cook on gun sales under Obama
Trump and GOP
Review of the Republican National Convention
WRAL (discussion starts at 1:55 mark.)
Democratic Convention
Hillary Clinton: Who she really is
As the Democratic National Convention gets underway in Philadelphia, Duke history professor Bill Chafe, author of “Hillary and Bill: The Politics of the Personal,” writes about what he thinks Hillary needs to share with voters at this week’s convention.
Duke University Press
Charles Dunlap on the NATO treaty
Obama’s Legacy
How Obama compares with past presidents on executive orders
The News & Observer