What role do corporations play in a functioning democracy? In each administration, the answers seem to change. The Trump administration offered big companies big tax…
12 CommentsIn 1801, the inventor Eli Whitney demonstrated his newest innovation for top military brass, along with US President John Adams and Vice President Thomas Jefferson…
13 CommentsAmericans constantly make choices about products and services – from buying a new pair of running shoes to figuring out which restaurant to order dinner…
13 CommentsOn Jan. 27, 2021, the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security issued a first-ever National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin based on threat of domestic violent…
12 CommentsThe end of the Cold War is often considered a bit of a geopolitical anomaly. In 1980 the increasing antagonistic relations between the U.S. and…
13 CommentsIn a special episode, Policy 360 joins a panel of Duke University experts for a debrief the day after election day 2020. Sanford professors Mac…
13 CommentsElections are the bedrock of our democracy, but for so many of us the process around the ballot box, is a black box –a total…
12 CommentsSince graduating from Sanford in 2015, Emily Feng has travelled all over China as a foreign correspondent covering topics ranging from human rights, to technology,…
13 CommentsIn the past few elections cycles North Carolina has been at the center of discussions around race-based voter suppression, most recently focused on stringent voter…
13 CommentsSince the first confirmed case of coronavirus in Durham, North Carolina in March 2020, the Durham city and county governments have had the tall task…
13 CommentsIn late March President Trump said he considers himself a wartime president. The fight against COVID-19 has since intensified; the number of cases in the…
12 CommentsOn January 30, 2020 the World Health Organization declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in response to the rapid spread of COVID-19. The…
13 CommentsWe’d guess there are few more qualified to talk about American power and the problem with peace than former Ambassador Frederick Barton. He has conflict…
12 CommentsSocial media has drastically changed political discourse. With the 2020 elections around the corner, we sit down with two people with different views for a…
13 CommentsNivruti Rai is country head of Intel India and was recognized by Fortune India as one of the top 20 Most Powerful Women in Business…
13 CommentsJason DeParle is a reporter for the New York Times and a two-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He was just a young reporter when…
13 CommentsThe number of college students across the nation who voted in the midterms doubled between 2014 and 2018. At Duke University, the voting rate was…
13 CommentsIn 2009, President Obama launched an initiative designed to use a community outreach approach to counter violent extremism. Ten years later, Professor David Schanzer, Director…
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