Obama administration officials acknowledge that sticking to the plan of removing all U.S. troops from Afghanistan would be disastrous for U.S. interests. So Obama’s much-touted promise to “end the wars” will not be fulfilled when he leaves office, writes Peter Feaver in Foreign Policy.
As education policymakers in North Carolina grapple with how to improve low-performing schools, they might want to consider what’s happened in London, where since the late 1990s the academic performance of elementary and secondary school students has risen dramatically, write Helen Ladd and Edward Fiske.
In 2008, Duke alumnus Macon Phillips was the Obama campaign's digital guru. Once Obama won the election, Phillips was behind many digital innovations at the White House. Recently, Sanford School Dean Kelly Brownell talked with Phillips, who is now with the State Department revamping America's "digital diplomacy."
With North Carolina’s 1st and 12th U.S. congressional districts ruled unconstitutional by a federal court, an appeal of that decision to the Supreme Court will “very likely” delay the state's primary elections to spring or summer, says political scientist Kerry Haynie.
Afghanistan War
Obama might be doing the right thing in Afghanistan, but is it too late?
Obama administration officials acknowledge that sticking to the plan of removing all U.S. troops from Afghanistan would be disastrous for U.S. interests. So Obama’s much-touted promise to “end the wars” will not be fulfilled when he leaves office, writes Peter Feaver in Foreign Policy.
Foreign Policy
Education
Learning from London about school improvement
As education policymakers in North Carolina grapple with how to improve low-performing schools, they might want to consider what’s happened in London, where since the late 1990s the academic performance of elementary and secondary school students has risen dramatically, write Helen Ladd and Edward Fiske.
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Technology
Digitizing politics: Talking with a social media innovator for White House, State Department
In 2008, Duke alumnus Macon Phillips was the Obama campaign's digital guru. Once Obama won the election, Phillips was behind many digital innovations at the White House. Recently, Sanford School Dean Kelly Brownell talked with Phillips, who is now with the State Department revamping America's "digital diplomacy."
the Sanford School of Public Policy
Presidential Race
The ethics of campaigning
Presidential Race
Can Hillary’s email troubles stop her from becoming president?
the blog “Lawfire”
Neil Siegel on nominating the next Supreme Court justice
Gun Control
Scalia’s gun rights legacy is likely to stand, no matter who replaces him
The Trace
Presidential Race
Office Hours with David Rohde
Replacing Scalia
When casting a vote, consider the Supreme Court
N.C. Primary Elections
Justice Scalia’s death likely to delay state’s March 15 election
With North Carolina’s 1st and 12th U.S. congressional districts ruled unconstitutional by a federal court, an appeal of that decision to the Supreme Court will “very likely” delay the state's primary elections to spring or summer, says political scientist Kerry Haynie.
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