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February 08, 2018
Politics & Polls #77: Memo Wars
2018 has started off with a bang under President Trump, especially with the release of a controversial memo about the Russia investigation by Rep. Devin Nunes (R- Calif.)The three-and-a-half-page memo, written by Nunes' congressional aides, accused the F.B.I and Justice Department of using their surveillance powers to spy on…
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January 30, 2018
Politics & Polls #76: How the Right Lost Its Mind - A Conversation with Charlie Sykes
Best-selling author and radio host Charlie Sykes is among the leading conservative voices standing in opposition to President Donald Trump and the alt-right. His latest book, “How the Right Lost Its Mind,” presents an impassioned, regretful and deeply thoughtful account of how he believes the American conservative movement lost…
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January 25, 2018
Politics & Polls #75: The Republic for Which It Stands
Intense partisanship. Rampant wealth and inequality. Racial divisions.While they sound like the issues of today, they were also prevalent during the Gilded Age, an important time in American history. It was during these years — between 1865 and 1896 — that many of the foundations of modern society were set into place.In this…
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January 18, 2018
Politics & Polls #74: The Second Coming of the KKK
President Donald Trump’s election stirred up what some call a resurgence of white nationalism. But is this a new phenomenon outside of mainstream America? Or has white nationalism been more part of American culture than we’ve been willing to admit?Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang untangle this issue in this episode, which features…
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January 16, 2018
WWS Reacts: Putin’s Attacks on Democracy
Last week, a U.S. government report outlined attacks made by Russian President Vladimir Putin on democratic institutions over nearly two decades. The report, commissioned by U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) and released by Democratic staff of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, details the many ways in which the…
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January 11, 2018
Politics & Polls #73: Why You Should Care about Gerrymandering
A panel of federal judges rejected a congressional district map in North Carolina, calling it a partisan gerrymander. Never before has a court overturned a Congressional districting plan on grounds of partisanship. The panel ordered the state legislature to redraw the map. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px…
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December 20, 2017
Politics & Polls #71: Inside the Mind of Donald Trump
What’s going on in the mind of President Donald Trump? Journalist Ellis Henican provides a humorous, illustrated look into the president’s psyche in a new book, “Trumpitude.” He discusses this and more with professor Julian Zelizer in this episode.ABOUT THE HOSTSZelizer is the Malcolm Stevenson Forbes, Class of 1941 Professor…
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December 14, 2017
Politics & Polls #70: Alabama’s Senate Race
Democrat Doug Jones won a pivotal Alabama Senate seat Dec. 12, a victory carrying with it significant national consequences. Jones, a former U.S. attorney, defeated Republican Roy S. Moore, a former chief justice who’s been ensnarled in claims of sexual harassment.Professors Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang discuss the race results…
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December 08, 2017
Police Officers Highly Motivated by Supervisor Scrutiny
Police officers are highly responsive to the scrutiny of their superiors, a Princeton University study shows. The findings suggest that rules and supervision can be effective at reforming police behavior.Published Dec. 7 in the Journal of Politics, the study examines millions of police records from the New York Police…
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December 06, 2017
Politics & Polls #69: How the Media Covers Race
How the media covers race remains a palpable concern in today’s America. In this episode, award-winning journalist Tanzina Vega chats with Professors Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang about the many issues related to race and the media.Vega is speaker on issues of race, media and inequality in the United States as well as a Ferris…