“If politicians think there are tipping points and the world hasn’t collapsed thus far, then it encourages policies that continue to degrade our world. If there isn’t a catastrophe so far, why worry?”
in National Geographic
A Duke historian writes that Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are just the latest manifestations of America's long tradition of voter angst.
in Salon
In the lead-up to a political cartoon and satire festival on Duke’s campus this fall, members of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists have agreed to let Campaign Stop republish their work. Today’s work is produced by the Charlotte Observer’s Kevin Siers, who joined the paper in 1987 and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning in 2014.
in The Charlotte Observer
Women and Politics
Veteran North Carolina political consultant Pope "Mac" McCorkle says he thinks the Republican National Convention, which started Monday, will highlight the importance of the state for Republicans in the fall race.
Iowa Caucuses in Duke Today