Institute of Politics

Two years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the loss of life and the work of recovery and rebuilding continue to pose deep challenges. At the same time, Ukraine faces increasing scrutiny from US lawmakers over continued financial support. In a conversation moderated by Institute of[...]

While Democrats and Republicans have been deeply divided for a century and the right has largely coalesced around Trumpism, the newest political rift has formed within the political left. The latest, and perhaps most politically consequential battle has formed around the war in the Middle East, but[...]

Roadmaps Toward Better Discourse: A Palestinian American's Perspectives on Transcending Divides *This seminar is open to the public Thursday, April 18 12:30-1:45pm Featuring IOP Visiting Fellow Samar Ali. What are the specific techniques and skills that we all need right now to[...]

No Republican politician illustrates the power and peril of Donald Trump and his takeover of the G.O.P. quite like New Jersey's two-term governor, Chris Christie. Christie, once the exemplar of Republican pugilism, went from competitor to wingman in Trump's successful rise to the presidency only to[...]

Many groups and high profile individuals say their voices are censored, canceled, deplatformed and suppressed. But who precisely is censoring whom and what if any limits should there be on free speech? How far do the protections under the First Amendment reach when the line between dangerous and[...]

In his new book, New York Times columnist Frank Bruni examines how perpetual grievance has come to define our political culture on both sides of the aisle. How do we sort grievance as an agent of needed change from invented, ostentatious outrage? Where is the path out of this zero sum game, in[...]

How do we engage with people whose viewpoints we find wrong, or even dangerous? How can we disagree with people without abandoning our most strongly held beliefs? On the heels of Samar Ali’s exploration of listening techniques, David Brooks, author of How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others[...]

Vanita Gupta made history when she became the first civil rights attorney to serve in a top three leadership position at the Department of Justice, a position she left in February after three years. Her portfolio was as high-profile as it was wide-ranging, including civil rights, antitrust, and[...]