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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

This National Security Strategy is a Joke

Eric and Eliot discuss the newly released National Security Strategy's flaws, highlighting its incoherence and hostility to Europe. They note the strategy's unwillingness to identify Russia, China, and Iran as enemies of the United States and the abdication of the U.S. role in maintaining global order. The pair also discuss the latest pressure on Ukraine to capitulate to Russia before welcoming returning guest Representative Jim Himes for a conversation about the Trump Administration's Venezuela policy.

Eric Edelman

'Rural Versus Urban: The Growing Divide That Threatens Democracy'

Speakers discuss the economic and social factors driving political polarization, particularly the growing urban/rural divide in America.

Richard Schragger, Sidney Milkis

UVA’s Miller Center discusses role of rural vs. urban divide in political polarization

On Friday, a Miller Center panel took a look at the rural versus urban divide, how it’s contributing to the American political landscape, and what can be done to mend it.

Richard Schragger, Sidney Milkis