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The significant churn in the Trump administration has caused confusion in foreign policymaking. In contrast, Bush’s presidency was marked by collegiality, which contributed to many successes.
American military personnel must pass a fitness for duty exam before they serve. Nuclear weapons handlers undergo a rigorous screening process. Shouldn’t the president also undergo such exams?
‘He had the ability to make you think he was addressing you personally, even if you were one among 10,000 others.’
Researchers have analyzed data from the last 50 years of medals to learn what presidents consider important and what legacy they hope to leave behind.
The reverberations of JFK’s assassination can still be felt to this day in the paranoid and racialised politics of the American right
What happens to motivated, determined and egotistical men when they are forced to abandon the White House? As John Quincy Adams once said, ‘There is nothing more pathetic in life than a former president.’
Canadians were shocked by Donald Trump’s outburst about Justin Trudeau. Canada and the United States have been allies for more than a century, but there have been disputes between presidents and PMs.
Many presidents have radically changed US foreign policy. Truman created his own doctrine. Carter gave up the Panama Canal. But a presidential historian sees danger in Trump’s decision-making style.
President Trump is having trouble finding a lawyer. But other presidents, including Abraham Lincoln, have obtained outside legal counsel easily, even from attorneys who disagree with their politics.
South Africa’s new administration, under the leadership of Cyril Ramaphosa, can make some quick wins by focusing on fixing a few key areas.
Bill Clinton and Donald Trump share an awkward anniversary.
Trump’s promises to Native America have not always been the norm for US presidents. But Richard Nixon had a better record than most.
If Trump is lying to his own lawyers about Russia, he is risking Bill Clinton’s fate.
Presidents past have used this nearly limitless power to halt criminal prosecutions before. What’s to stop Trump?
Laws that limit presidential power won’t enforce themselves – Congress must act.
Research shows that context matters for understanding what a person’s words mean – especially when power dynamics are involved.
Did the attorney general help create a false story on why Comey was fired? Sessions’ testimony to Congress provides no answers.
Hoover abused his power as FBI director to serve presidents’ interests. The reforms that followed were set up to prevent it from happening again.
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Associate Professor of Instruction, The University of Texas at Austin
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Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Elizabethtown College
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Dayton
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Professor of History & American Culture Studies, Washington University in St. Louis
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Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Foundation Professor of Law and Political Science, Arizona State University
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Professor of Communication Studies, Colorado State University
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Professor of History, Iowa State University
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Professor of History, Penn State
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Professor of History and Provost Emeritus, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Professor of law and ethics, Georgia State University
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Associate Professor of Social Sciences, Boston University
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Professor of Political Science, Elizabethtown College
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Erie Campus, Penn State
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William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College