In the latest Ways & Means podcast, two Duke professors take a historical look at our nation’s racial categories (what they are and who fits into them), how they are always changing and what implications this might have on politics.
Gunther Peck and Sarah Gaither in Ways & Means podcast
Two Duke professors write that U.S. officials “should resist the siren song of offshore balancing,” which proposes relying on other countries to maintain the balance of power in regions crucial to U.S. interests.
Hal Brands and Peter Feaver writing in Foreign Affairs
A Trump presidency could make terrorism more likely, for example, because of his impetuous, reactionary personality. "Terrorism is by definition a form of psychological warfare," says David Schanzer, director of the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security. "… That's what I would worry about from a Trump presidency, that he would essentially be an easy mark for psychological manipulation."
Law professor Joseph Blocher compares the statements and proposals of the two major presidential candidates on gun rights to the text and history of the Constitution.
Racial Categories
Who is white?
In the latest Ways & Means podcast, two Duke professors take a historical look at our nation’s racial categories (what they are and who fits into them), how they are always changing and what implications this might have on politics.
Gunther Peck and Sarah Gaither in Ways & Means podcast
Political Philosophy
John Schweiker Shelton on conservatives and liberals
Defense Spending
The price of U.S. defense
Peter Feaver in the “Zeroing In” podcast
Foreign Policy
Should America retrench? The battle over offshore balancing
Two Duke professors write that U.S. officials “should resist the siren song of offshore balancing,” which proposes relying on other countries to maintain the balance of power in regions crucial to U.S. interests.
Hal Brands and Peter Feaver writing in Foreign Affairs
Artificial Intelligence
Vincent Conitzer on artificial intelligence
Presidential Campaign
The guilt-free gospel of Donald Trump
Kate Bowler on CNN
Donald Trump
How a Trump presidency would affect our long-term future
A Trump presidency could make terrorism more likely, for example, because of his impetuous, reactionary personality. "Terrorism is by definition a form of psychological warfare," says David Schanzer, director of the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security. "… That's what I would worry about from a Trump presidency, that he would essentially be an easy mark for psychological manipulation."
David Schanzer in Fast Company
Supreme Court
Neil Siegel on Justice Samuel Alito
Gun Rights
The Second Amendment and the presidential election
Law professor Joseph Blocher compares the statements and proposals of the two major presidential candidates on gun rights to the text and history of the Constitution.
Joseph Blocher in the “We The People” podcast
American Politics
Commentary: Populism’s two paths
Law professor Jedediah Purdy says the question is, which popular movement challenging mainstream politics -- the left’s or right’s -- will prevail?
Jedediah Purdy in The Nation