“I think there’s two keys to civic education, and I like to think of it very broadly. The first key most people get because it can be captured in scoring and measured. And that is the extent of knowledge about our civics and our history, which is largely sometimes just a test of facts. And what you most often see is could native born Americans pass the naturalization immigration test that new immigrants have to pass to get citizenship? So, this can be measured and that’s fine. And I do think it’s important for Americans to have a common set of facts about their history…”
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Professor Peter Feaver Vox (Quoted) 2.25.25 “What Trump’s Military Purge Was Really About” Politifact (Quoted) 3.11.25 “Donald Trump takes credit for military recruitment turnaround that…
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“Welcome to Money Power Politics. Today, President Trump fired the only two Democrats on the bipartisan federal trade commission. It’s the consumer protection agency meant to prevent fraud and unfair business practices like telemarketing scams and identity theft.”
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“Sanford announces the appointment of The Honorable Dr. John Hillen as a Distinguished Resident Fellow at the Center for Politics (POLIS) and an Executive-in-Residence of the Political Science Department.”
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“This December, the Duke Sanford School of Public Policy and Polis hosted a two-part conversation with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and former U.S. Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) in Duke’s Washington, DC office.”
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“Polis was the proud host for the 2nd annual Healing Politics Campaign School. Healing Politics serves to inspire and train nurses and midwives from across the country to run for elected office. The Campaign School consisted of four days of workshops and lectures focused on campaign development, communications and media strategy, and finance and fundraising fundamentals…”
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Professor Aaron “Ronnie” Chatterji The New York Times (Quoted) 10.25.24 “Why There’s Hope for U.S. Factory Towns Laid Low by the ‘China Shock’” Professor Peter…
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“Burr was first elected to Congress in 1994, serving 10 years in the House of Representatives before his tenure as a U.S. senator from 2005 to 2023. He served as chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee from 2015 to 2020.
In August, Burr joined the faculty of the Sanford School of Public Policy as…”
“Sanford’s POLIS: Center for Politics kicked off its multipart Bridging the Divide series on Monday with the first event: a fireside chat with Provost Alec Gallimore and former Republican U.S. Senator Richard Burr…”
Comments closedProfessor Nick Carnes Election Law Blog (Cited) 8.8.24 Carnes’ book on white-collar government was referenced in a profile on Tim Walz’ financial disclosures Professor Asher…
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“Richard Burr, former U.S. Senator from North Carolina, is set to join the faculty of Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy as a Polis Distinguished Fellow. Burr will be a key figure in the newly launched “Bridging the Divide” initiative, a program aimed at fostering dialogue between groups with differing ideological and political views…”
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Congressman David Price and David Dreier wrote for Newsweek on the proposed cuts to the national service program AmeriCorps. They argue that these cuts “defy…
Comments closedPolis Distinguished Fellow David Price wrote for WRAL on two-state diplomacy in the Middle East. He argues, “the two-state idea is still uniquely promising in…
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Polis: Center for Politics is pleased to announce new episodes of Bedeviled: A Podcast about American Democracy from Duke University by Duke University Sanford School of Public…
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Polis is proud to present Episode 2 of Bedeviled: A Podcast about American Democracy from Duke University with host John Harwood. John interviews former White…
Comments closedPresident Biden has appointed Polis Distinguished Fellow David Price to the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. The 12-member Board supervises the Fulbright Program and…
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“President Biden’s recent announcement of key appointments to various boards and commissions includes a notable name from Sanford. David Price, Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Professor of Public Policy Studies, has been selected to serve on the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board…”
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“President Joe Biden will win reelection. North Carolina will not be a factor. Only repeated defeat will get the Republican Party to give up Trumpism. Those are among the predictions and assertions offered by two astute political observers at a Duke forum Monday evening that focused on the 2024 election, though both acknowledged that events in the next 12 months could scramble their forecasts…”
Comments closed“Duke’s Center for Politics and the Duke Triangle Alumni Chapter hosted an event previewing the 2024 presidential election Monday evening. The Karsh Alumni and Visitor Center had nearly every seat filled for the event, called The 2024 Election, One Year Out”
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Polis Distinguished Fellow Ambassador Miriam Sapiro wrote an opinion piece for CNN on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and of her peacebuilding efforts in the Balkans. Although she…
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Polis Student Reflection: The Biden Interview with John Harwood Rosa Golchin (’26) Rosa Golchin (’26) Veteran journalist John Harwood, the 2023-24 Polis Distinguished Fellow, conducted…
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“John Harwood has been named a Polis Distinguished Fellow at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy. For more than three decades, John Harwood has covered the White House, Congress, national politics, and the economy for America’s most prestigious news organizations including the St. Petersburg Times, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, CNBC…”
Comments closedPolis Distinguished Fellow Congressman David Price was appointed by Governor Roy Cooper to the North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges. His appointment coincides with the passing of…
Comments closedI believe I can speak for all of the Polis Student Committee when I say we are beyond ecstatic about Congressman Price’s return to Duke.…
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This January, Polis welcomed Congressman David Price back to Duke’s campus as a Polis Distinguished Fellow. He had previously served as the representative for NC’s…
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“On Thursday night, Sanford held a reception to welcome David Price again to campus. Duke President Vincent Price, Dean Judith Kelley, Founding Director Joel Fleishman, and Polis Director Deondra Rose, each spoke to the gathered faculty, staff and students about the impact of Price’s return. Some of those words are shared in this story…”
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Polis: Center for Politics is pleased to announce that Congressman David Price will join Huma Abedin, Reggie Love, and Minh-Thu Pham as a 2022-2023 Polis Distinguished Fellow. An Emeritus Professor of Political Science and…
Comments closedPolis Distinguished Fellow Congressman David Price did an interview with Axios for their “Local Limelight” series. Price spoke about his 30 years as a democrat…
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This was the question American pollster and political strategist Joel Benenson attempted to answer during an hour-long talk with Polis Distinguished Fellow Ambassador Miriam Sapiro…
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“National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan spoke with Duke students about the Biden administration’s current national security challenges and priorities for the year over Zoom Thursday evening…”
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Miriam Sapiro has been chosen as the inaugural Polis Distinguished Fellow at Sanford’s School of Public Policy at Duke University. Ambassador Sapiro brings to Duke a…
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