“Of all the jobs we screen people for, it seems that the two hardest jobs in the world need no physical test of any sort -- being a parent or being president,” writes cardiology fellow Haider Warraich in The New York Times.
In the latest ‘Glad You Asked’ podcast, behavioral scientist Dan Ariely says he wishes we talked more this election season about our spending priorities. If, for instance, we spend millions of dollars on health care, especially at the end of life, what we are giving up in return, he asks.
“Putin is playing him” for his own reasons, political science professor Peter Feaver tells the New York Times. Those reasons, he adds, include the Russian leader’s hope that Mr. Trump will weaken NATO, reduce America’s role in global affairs, and leave Moscow a freer hand.
“There’s a sense among many African-Americans that their community is under attack again by Republicans over voting rights issues and civil rights,” says political scientist Kerry Haynie. “It’s a throwback to the 1960s in some respects.”
“We are stuck because, on the one hand, our enemy cannot be totally defeated and, on the other, we cannot withdraw from this conflict without exposing our country and the world to more violence and instability,” writes national security expert David Schanzer.
The leading presidential candidates – even Libertarian Gary Johnson – are all fair game in this cartoon by The Charlotte Observer’s Kevin Siers, who will be part of a political cartoon and satire festival at Duke Sept. 22-24.
Duke professor Gabriel Rosenberg and a co-author take issue with the claim that political history as a ‘field of study has cratered,’ adding, ‘It’s American politics that stinks.’
With both major party candidates scheduled to address a veterans association this evening, Duke professors Charlie Dunlap and Peter Feaver weigh in on whether military endorsements are worth as much as the candidates think.
The reason Donald Trump is not doing as well as previous Republican candidates with military voters, says political scientist Peter Feaver, is that Trump’s message might resonate more with World War II and Korea veterans, who are aging and passing on. In particular, he calls Trump’s relationship to the Vietnam cohort of veterans “fraught.”
Political Satire
Duke to host political cartoon festival Sept. 22-24
The three-day festival includes cartoonists talking about their work, improv, sketch comedy performances, art exhibitions and live cartooning.
Candidates’ Medical Records
Let nonpartisan doctors examine candidates and records
“Of all the jobs we screen people for, it seems that the two hardest jobs in the world need no physical test of any sort -- being a parent or being president,” writes cardiology fellow Haider Warraich in The New York Times.
The New York Times
Spending Priorities
High-priced health care starves other social needs
In the latest ‘Glad You Asked’ podcast, behavioral scientist Dan Ariely says he wishes we talked more this election season about our spending priorities. If, for instance, we spend millions of dollars on health care, especially at the end of life, what we are giving up in return, he asks.
the podcast “Glad You Asked”
Trump and Putin
Donald Trump’s admiration of Putin’s ruthless use of power
“Putin is playing him” for his own reasons, political science professor Peter Feaver tells the New York Times. Those reasons, he adds, include the Russian leader’s hope that Mr. Trump will weaken NATO, reduce America’s role in global affairs, and leave Moscow a freer hand.
The New York Times
Politics and Race
Hillary Clinton fighting ‘enthusiasm gap’ among some black voters
“There’s a sense among many African-Americans that their community is under attack again by Republicans over voting rights issues and civil rights,” says political scientist Kerry Haynie. “It’s a throwback to the 1960s in some respects.”
The Charlotte Observer
Fighting Terrorism
15 years after 9/11, U.S. stuck in the forever war
“We are stuck because, on the one hand, our enemy cannot be totally defeated and, on the other, we cannot withdraw from this conflict without exposing our country and the world to more violence and instability,” writes national security expert David Schanzer.
The News & Observer
Political Humor
Stump the candidates
The leading presidential candidates – even Libertarian Gary Johnson – are all fair game in this cartoon by The Charlotte Observer’s Kevin Siers, who will be part of a political cartoon and satire festival at Duke Sept. 22-24.
The Charlotte Observer
Studying Politics
Chill out. Political history has never been better
Duke professor Gabriel Rosenberg and a co-author take issue with the claim that political history as a ‘field of study has cratered,’ adding, ‘It’s American politics that stinks.’
Lawyers, Guns & Money
Politics and the Military
Donald Trump rolls out the heavy artillery
With both major party candidates scheduled to address a veterans association this evening, Duke professors Charlie Dunlap and Peter Feaver weigh in on whether military endorsements are worth as much as the candidates think.
Time
Military Voters
This election is testing the Republican loyalties of military voters
The reason Donald Trump is not doing as well as previous Republican candidates with military voters, says political scientist Peter Feaver, is that Trump’s message might resonate more with World War II and Korea veterans, who are aging and passing on. In particular, he calls Trump’s relationship to the Vietnam cohort of veterans “fraught.”
FiveThirtyEight