Dec 17, 2021
The Tricky Politics of America's War for Independence. Historian H.W. Brands new book draws out the complexities of the country’s original great struggle and what it can tell us about where we are today. Working to shine light on overlooked complexities, Brands’ probes the intersections of individual lives and...
Dec 11, 2021
Author and historian Jay Cost says this is not the time to get rid of parties but have them rise to the challenge and help make a more perfect union.
In a wide-ranging interview with Governing Editor-at-Large Clay Jenkinson, Cost shared his ideas on parties, primaries, the American presidency, and how the country has...
Nov 19, 2021
Author and federal judge Jeffrey S. Sutton argues the legislative branch of states should take a larger role in constitutional experimentation, and we should ask less of the judicial branch.
Nov 5, 2021
Can The White American Church Find Its Way From Its Segregationist Past To A Diverse Future? Author Robert P. Jones says systemic racism is in the DNA of American Christianity and the community it helped shape but holds out hope for redemption. The opportunity lies in telling a truer story about the founding of...
Oct 29, 2021
As world leaders gather for the COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow next week, a group of scientists who are also mothers are fighting to preserve the climate for their children here at home. Our resident humanities scholar Clay Jenkinson spoke with Professor Joellen Russell is a Science Mom – an oceanographer at...