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The Presidency 'A republic if you can keep it' Melody Barnes, a Miller Center senior fellow, explores the role of the president in upholding the idea of America
Foreign Affairs The worst first year of foreign policy -- ever Most presidents struggle in their first year as commander in chief. But Donald Trump got tired of winning before he started.
Media and the Press Watergate redux Not since the Nixon era have the media's investigative lasers been trained quite so uniformly at a president as they are now. It feels, in many ways, like a new golden age for investigative reporting about the presidency. But is it really?
The First Year From the director: Conservatism after Charlottesville The president's battles with his own party could not come at a worse time. William Antholis
Law and Justice The danger of domestic terrorism Private militias like the one that showed up Charlottesville can be countered with legal action Philip Zelikow
Race and Racism Violence in Charlottesville Miller Center historian Brian Balogh talks about race, equality, and national identity in the wake of the alt-right attack
