It’s not unusual for horserace issues to dominate campaign coverage, but it is intriguing to see that posts on international affairs appeared much more often than domestic issues, which have a more immediate impact on voters.
Research Essays
Kissinger at 100: His Complex Historical Legacy
The Kissinger historical legacy is indeed complex. There are conflicting legacies of both a positive and negative nature. In this essay written for the Jandoli Institute in May, Alan J. Steinberg provided a guide to these different legacies.
I’m Bruce Springsteen, and I approved this message
With the Boss on the road again, we look back at our 2018 study on how he would fare as a political candidate.
How The America Irish Built A New National Identity in America
A St. Patrick’s Day research essay
How terribly normal to be 70
For the Oscars: A research paper identifies three films about musicians that provide audiences with stronger connections to celebrities than popular biopics.
‘Tis folly to say the people must have news’ – Sherman, the press and our own culpability
By Chris Mackowski In a Feb. 18, 1863, letter to his brother, Sen. John Sherman of Ohio, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman lamented what he saw as a deterioration of American ideals. In order to defeat the Confederacy, he feared… Read More ›
Rigged Republic?
Hard Fought Elections and Peaceful Transitions are the Consistent Norm By Phillip G. Payne At various times in the history of the republic, the person occupying the office of the presidency has been great, mediocre and not-so-great. Similarly, our elections… Read More ›
Police Reform, Culture and the Dangers of Demonization
By William Elenchin The indefensible actions by the police officer that led to the tragic death of George Floyd has ignited a nationwide debate on the role of police in society. While the emotions that rage are centered on police… Read More ›
‘Presidents vs. Press’ is more a lesson in current events than in history
By Chris Mackowski The relationship between the United States president and the press is “the most powerful and profound newsmaker-observer relationship in the world,” says historian Harold Holzer. His new book, The Presidents Vs. The Press, examines the complicated dynamics… Read More ›
Reinventing Newspapers, Over Coffee
By David Kassnoff I used to brew the coffee for the village board of Clyde, New York, a town that appears on very few maps. Remember maps? I worked for a small daily paper, the Finger Lakes Times, in Geneva,… Read More ›
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