A conversation with Don Lemon Anchor, CNN's Tonight with Don Lemon Aisha Moodie-Mills Immediate Past President & CEO of the Victory Fund & Institute (2015-2017) Democratic strategist Samuel Kessler '19 IOP Student Advisory Committee Memb ...

A conversation with Cornel West Professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy, Harvard University Professor Emeritus, Princeton University Robert George McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and Director, James Madison Program in American Ideals and Insti ...

Meet our 2019 Resident Fellows for a breakfast open house. Spring 2019 Resident Fellows: Barbara Comstock, Carlos Curbelo, Andrew Gillum, Aisha Moodie-Mills, Catherine Russell, and Michael Zeldin.   Join our Spring 2019 Resident Fellows for a breakfast Op ...

We are living in an age of unprecedented political change. The political conversation is full of new voices. Americans are off the sidelines, volunteering and donating in record numbers. Last year they voted in record numbers, too.  Old traditions are get ...

The intersection of law and politics is never more intense or interesting than when the appointment of an Independent/Special Counsel to investigate the President of the United States is on the table. This study group will cover past and present special i ...

The 2018 midterms ushered in the most diverse class of elected officials in our nation’s history. The incoming 116 th  Congress is more than 60 percent women, people of color, and LGBTQ representatives and includes the youngest women to serve in Congress, ...

Being “in the arena” – in public service and politics is a privilege that is rewarding, frustrating and inspiring.  It’s a people business – serving people, organizing people, listening to people, learning from people and leading people to improve our com ...

Otto von Bismarck, known as the "Iron Chancellor" of Germany during the 19th century, described politics as "the art of the possible, the attainable — the art of the next best," in recognition of the give and take nature of political i ...

Week 1: Debt, Deficit and Despair Where are we and where are we heading? Tax and fiscal policy Is 4% economic growth possible? Week 2: Our Healthcare System Is On Life Support. Should We Pull The Plug? Demographic trends Health care successes Disrupters W ...

The Obama Administration elevated women’s issues on the U.S. foreign policy agenda based on the belief that ensuring and expanding women’s rights is consistent with American values and critical to national security. Today, women are spurring global growth ...