May 31, 2018
In politics, like sports, moments arise that beg the question,
“What if?” In baseball, some think, “What if the runner on third
had made it home?” Politics is not quite different. Winners and
losers in both, pivotal moments leave us wondering: what if it had
happened differently? Joining this week’s episode...
May 24, 2018
Where is the Russia investigation going and what will the political
impact be? While some wonder whether the investigation will soon
come to a close, President Donald Trump has launched a
counterattack by charging the FBI with having attempted to spy on
his 2016 presidential campaign. The political implications
of...
May 17, 2018
In 1974, a new wave of legislators entered Congress after the
Watergate Scandal, determined to change the American political
landscape. While these “Watergate Babies” inspired great change,
some argue that they also contributed significantly to the growing
divide between Republicans and Democrats. Could a similar...
May 10, 2018
Some feel these are the worst of times, that we’re living in an
America fraught with political discord and governmental
dysfunction. But how bad is it in American towns? Writers James and
Deborah Fallows traveled 100,000 miles across the country to find
out. Using a single-engine prop airplane, the husband-wife...
May 3, 2018
Comedian Michelle Wolf’s performance at the White House
Correspondents’ Dinner sparked a flurry of controversy this week,
as she took several jabs at members of the Trump administration,
some of whom were in the audience and on the dais. Julian Zelizer
was in attendance at this year’s dinner hosted by the White...