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America Still Needs Jimmy Carter’s Health Care Agenda—Even If It Flopped

Carter’s willingness to tackle the politically perilous task of trying to rein in health care costs offers a template for the kind of leadership and focus needed to address the health care system’s enduring flaws in 2024.

Guian McKee

Remembering Jimmy Carter

“Some consider him to be the nation’s greatest former president,” wrote Robert A. Strong of the Miller Center, a nonpartisan affiliate of the University of Virginia that focuses on presidential scholarship.

Robert Strong

Jimmy Carter’s Legacy as a Champion of Peace, Public Health, and Affordable Housing

Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, who tirelessly championed peacekeeping and humanitarian causes after leaving the Oval Office, died on Sunday. He was 100.

Robert Strong

The Authoritarian Playbook

Former Ambassador Eric Edelman joins Mona to discuss Trump's systematic dismantling of US moral authority, alliances, and leadership in the world.

Eric Edelman

Roundup: William Tong, Jake Sussman, Marc Selverstone, Talmage Boston

Historian (and 1972 Staples High School graduate) Talmage Boston, discussed his new book, “How the Best Did It: Leadership Lessons from Our Top Presidents.” The moderator was 1980 Staples grad Marc Selverstone, the University of Virginia Miller Center of Public Affairs’ director of presidential studies. Referencing America’s 8 greatest presidents, Boston explored how their leadership traits can be applied today.

Marc Selverstone

Signal chat implications for U.S. national security

Following the Atlantic's reporting on the breach of security via members of the President's National Security Council communicating on imminent military operations via SignalChat, Mara Rudman discusses why such actions pose such a direct threat to U.S. national security.

Mara Rudman