“Despite frequent attempts to cast today's college students as reticent, uninformed and apathetic members of society, more interested in pop culture than politics, my undergraduate public policy students are actively engaged, forward-thinking citizens acutely aware of their stake in the nation's governance.”
The ruling on the voter ID law “could potentially affect the outcome of the presidential race in North Carolina, the (U.S.) Senate race and the governorship,” says a Duke political scientist.
Enjoy some humorous highlights from the Democratic and Republican conventions in these animated videos by Economist cartoonist Kevin Kallaugher. Members of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists will be on Duke’s campus Sept. 21-24 for a political and satire festival.
Political scientist Kerry Haynie says Trump needs to back off on name-calling and start appealing to more voters through new policies and details to the policies he’s already promised.
The two conventions are now over and little has changed as far as this year’s presidential race being, ahem, unconventional. Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Kevin Siers of the Charlotte Observer captures these strange times in this drawing. Siers and other members of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists will be on Duke’s campus Sept. 21-24 for a political and satire festival, and the association had granted Campaign Stop permission to republish their members’ work.
“The real problem with encouraging Russian mischief is that no one, least of all the presidential candidate, should want a foreign power to intervene in our election with dirty tricks.”
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.
Changing Politics
Young voters ready to dismantle politics-as-usual
“Despite frequent attempts to cast today's college students as reticent, uninformed and apathetic members of society, more interested in pop culture than politics, my undergraduate public policy students are actively engaged, forward-thinking citizens acutely aware of their stake in the nation's governance.”
the East Bay Times
Election Laws
A voting-rights victory in North Carolina
“The next Supreme Court may have a fresh chance to define how the people go to the polls, and which people can go there at all.”
The New Yorker
Politics and Race
Tillis helped create NC voter ID law, but ruling on it likely won’t hurt him
The ruling on the voter ID law “could potentially affect the outcome of the presidential race in North Carolina, the (U.S.) Senate race and the governorship,” says a Duke political scientist.
The News & Observer
Political Satire
A humorous look at the conventions
Enjoy some humorous highlights from the Democratic and Republican conventions in these animated videos by Economist cartoonist Kevin Kallaugher. Members of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists will be on Duke’s campus Sept. 21-24 for a political and satire festival.
The Economist
Presidential Race
Clinton, Trump need to grow base of support, experts say
Political scientist Kerry Haynie says Trump needs to back off on name-calling and start appealing to more voters through new policies and details to the policies he’s already promised.
Newsday
Presidential Race
Conventional Thinking?
The two conventions are now over and little has changed as far as this year’s presidential race being, ahem, unconventional. Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Kevin Siers of the Charlotte Observer captures these strange times in this drawing. Siers and other members of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists will be on Duke’s campus Sept. 21-24 for a political and satire festival, and the association had granted Campaign Stop permission to republish their members’ work.
The Charlotte Observer
U.S.-Russia Relations
How should the U.S. respond to Russia’s election meddling?
“The real problem with encouraging Russian mischief is that no one, least of all the presidential candidate, should want a foreign power to intervene in our election with dirty tricks.”
Foreign Policy
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
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
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