It was a beautiful North Carolina spring day in 2000 at the governor’s mansion in Raleigh, and Governor Jim Hunt was sprinting down the giant ruby-red stairs. I was his then-young press aide, and we were running late because he had been on the phone with President Bill Clinton. Naively, I noted something about their […]
Jimmy Carter
Posted inHigher Education
Student Loan Debt: What Went Wrong and How to Fix It
Student Loan Debt: From Educational Opportunity to Generational Grievance: The history of student loan debt shows how noble programs and soaring tuition have often left too many students underwater. Fortunately, there are ways to fix the problem.
Posted inNewsletter
How Jimmy Carter Used the CIA and NSA to Forge Middle East Peace
And more tributes to the legacy of Jimmy Carter in the December 31, 2024 newsletter.
Posted inPolitics
Jimmy Carter, the Washington Monthly, and the Future of Liberalism
As Carter’s funeral and Donald Trump’s inaugural approach, it’s a much-needed time to donate to the Washington Monthly.
Posted inPolitics
Jimmy Carter’s Very Best (1924-2024)
A little of my experience as the 39th president’s biographer
Posted inNovember/December 2021
The Surprising Greatness of Jimmy Carter
A conversation with presidential biographers Jonathan Alter and Kai Bird.
Posted inPolitics
Debate Preview: The Adult in the Room
Debate Preview: The Adult in the Room. It won’t be easy confronting Trump’s lies, but Harris has the skills to do so
Posted inPolitics
Lessons in Leadership from Howard Baker
Lessons in Leadership from Howard Baker. Fifty years after Richard Nixon’s resignation, the life example of the Republican vice chair of the Senate Watergate Committee still resonates.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Empirical Case for Supreme Court Term Limits
The Empirical Case for Supreme Court Term Limits. After much anticipation, President Biden has announced his support for term limits. We’ve studied the issue carefully and believe it can go a long way toward improving the Court.
Posted inPolitics
It’s Time for Biden to Learn from Reagan and Go All “Morning in America”
The president has a better economic record than Reagan. He should take a page from the Gipper’s extremely optimistic 1984 reelection ad campaign.
