Institute of Politics

Renowned political strategist James Carville is joined in conversation with veteran campaign consultant Lis Smith around strategy, media, nonpartisan cooperation and general behind the scenes tea. This conversation, moderated by IOP founding director David Axelrod, will include extensive clips and[...]

Our current Health Secretary has made a host of claims that many people in the public health sector find unconventional or downright disproven. But on food safety and production, to what extent is RFK Jr. right about what will – and won’t – make our country healthier? Find out how our food system[...]

As the frequency of disasters rises with the changing climate, their politicization amplifies at an even faster pace. Most recently, we saw Democrats playing the blame game after the Los Angeles fires, insidious social media campaigns to undermine FEMA in North Carolina, and the Trump[...]

Featuring David Axelrod, Clarissa Ward, CNN's chief international correspondent, and Roger Cohen, The New York Times Paris Bureau Chief If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact TBD. Thursday, April 24, 2025 7:00 p.m. CET The University of Chicago John W. Boyer Center in[...]

The first 100 days of the Trump administration were exponentially more frenetic for reporters than those of his first term, both in terms of the policies he enacted — often outside the established norms of Congress and the judiciary – and his increasingly fraught relationship with the media. Join a[...]