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Past Present: The LSAT, George W. Bush, and Corporal Punishment

In this week's episode, Natalia, Niki, and Neil debate Harvard's decision to drop the LSAT, George W. Bush's newfound popularity, and corporal punishment.

Nicole Hemmer

Trump Wants 21 Percent Cut in Labor Department Budget

“Budgets reflect priorities. And while Trump’s budget stands little chance of being enacted, it’s amazing how much his proposal betrays the working-class Americans that he promised to help,” Miller Center Senior Fellow Chris Lu told Bloomberg BNA.

Chris Lu

White House doubles down on wiretap claims

Miller Center Senior Fellow Mary Kate Cary talks about the Trump Administration on the CTV (Canada) weekly "News Panel"

Mary Kate Cary

President Trump: The Modern Andrew Jackson?

President Donald Trump visited the estate and grave site of former President Andrew Jackson on Wednesday in Nashville, Tennessee where he laid a wreath to pay tribute to the former president in honor of Jackson's 250th birthday. Dr. Barbara A. Perry, presidential studies director at the Miller Center at University of Virginia, examines the similarities and differences between Presidents Trump and Jackson.

Barbara Perry

This is a 'heartless' budget, does not reflect our country's values

Chris Lu, University of Virginia senior fellow and former deputy labor secretary, discusses Trump's budget proposal.

Chris Lu

Lexicon Watch: “Ideological Diversity”

As media scholar Nicole Hemmer recently pointed out at Vox, the lack of “ideological diversity” in universities has been a favorite right-wing diagnosis for decades.

Nicole Hemmer