Jack Goldsmith: Assessing the Rule of Law in the Trump Presidency
How well have political and legal norms held up in our politics during the Trump presidency? In November 2017, Jack Goldsmith, a professor of Law at Harvard and a former Assistant Attorney General in ...
22 Syys 20201h 3min
Mike Murphy on Trump vs. Biden: The State of the Race
Where do things stand in the race between Donald Trump and Joe Biden as we head into the final two months of the campaign? What strategies are the candidates pursuing? What pitfalls do they have to wa...
2 Syys 20201h 1min
Paul Cantor: The Crisis in Higher Education—and Opportunities for Learning Online
How should we grade American universities on their performance in educating young people? What role do universities play in American life today? How might we think about the opportunities for educatio...
20 Elo 20201h 9min
Marc Lipsitch: On the Covid-19 Pandemic in the US
Where do things stand in the US with the Covid-19 pandemic? How should we judge the response so far? How can we do better in the months ahead? In this Conversation, leading Harvard epidemiologist Marc...
5 Elo 20201h 12min
Sean Wilentz: On the Importance of Studying and Debating American History
How should we think about the American founding? What role does slavery play in the history of the United States? What should be done about Confederate monuments? How might we think about the legacies...
23 Heinä 20201h 4min
Joe Trippi on Trump vs. Biden: The State of the Race
What is the state of the presidential race between Donald Trump and Joe Biden? How might decisions such as Biden’s vice-presidential pick and campaign events like the conventions change—or not change—...
9 Heinä 20201h 10min
Christine Rosen: Cancel Culture and the New Illiberalism
What are the motives and impulses behind the current wave of online denunciations of incorrect opinion? What is distinctive about the recent rise of mob violence? How does political extremism threaten...
24 Kesä 20201h 3min
Remembering Charles Krauthammer
Born in 1950 in New York City and raised in Montreal, Charles Krauthammer, who died two years ago on June 21, 2018, was an indispensable voice in American public life for nearly four decades. His writ...
21 Kesä 20201h 44min
