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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

Is American Decline an Illusion?

Eliot and Eric welcome Michael Beckley, Associate Professor of Political Science at Tufts University, to discuss the paradox of American power: Americans always think their country is in decline even when it is going from strength to strength economically and remains the most powerful and dynamic economy in the world.

Eric Edelman

Women’s Role in Shaping Future Elections with Jennifer Lawless

Jennifer Lawless, a leading authority on gender and politics, explores the critical role women are playing in reshaping the political consulting landscape.

Jennifer Lawless

Trump speaks to nation as he tests limits of presidential power

Barbara Perry, co-chair of the Presidential Oral History Program at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, said she expects Trump's speech to start off on the theme of "promises made, promises kept."

Barbara Perry