Ken Bone is a coal power plant operator in an Illinois town near St. Louis, Missouri. After asking a question at the second presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, Bone and his signature red sweater went viral on social media. Bone, who has yet to disclose who he voted for in 2016, has used … Read more
Joe Slade White has been a political consultant specializing in advertising and media for forty-six years. He founded his firm, Joe Slade White and Company Communications, when he was 23 years old. He served as a chief strategist for former Vice President Joe Biden and was named the 2014 “National Democratic Strategist of the Year” … Read more
General James “Tom” Hill was the commander of the United States Southern Command from 2002 to 2004. His 36 years of active service began in the Republic of Vietnam. How were operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield different from your time in Vietnam? Well, they were two very different worlds: the jungles and the deserts. … Read more
Eric Andersen was the Director of the Fellows and Study Groups Program at the Institute of Politics from 2003 to 2017. His work at the IOP started at the Shorenstein Center on the Media, Politics and Public Policy. Following his tenure as the program’s director, Eric will join the T.H. Chan School of Public Health … Read more
Over the past seventy years, Western Europe has seen its security and defense interests largely protected by a hegemonic U.S. military. As Europe gradually decreased its defense spending, it consequently became more and more dependent on American support to guarantee its own defense goals. However, Brexit, the election of Donald Trump, and rising populism in … Read more
Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Since the 1970s, America has witnessed two significant political realignments. As the Democrats became the … Read more
Dmitri Trenin is Director of the Carnegie Moscow Center. His most recent book, Should We Fear Russia?, was published in December 2016. Harvard Political Review: You have been with the Carnegie Moscow Center since its founding in 1993. How have you seen its role in the U.S.-Russia relationship evolve over time? Dmitri Trenin: The Center has … Read more
Dark clouds and raging thunderstorms ushered in Halloween in Columbus, Ohio as Governor John Kasich cast his ballot for president. The Republican known for party allegiance and conservative values is no natural political dissident. But under ominous Halloween skies, Kasich cast an ominous vote—John McCain for president. Kasich defied the rules of establishment politics and … Read more
In the POLITICO feature “Paul Ryan’s Favorite Charter School,” education writer Kyle Spencer profiles Eva Moskowitz, the controversial founder and CEO of Success Academy Charter Schools. Moskowitz, who voted for Hillary Clinton, also works frequently with conservatives in achieving her goals. Success Academy schools have drawn praise for their promising educational outcomes, but have also … Read more
Marshall Saunders is the founder of the Citizen’s Climate Lobby, a group that lobbies the U.S. Congress for a Carbon Fee and Dividend plan. CCL has local chapters across the nation with people of all ages, from both sides of the political aisle. HPR: What inspired you to create CCL? MS: Some twenty years ago, … Read more