Jim Ludes, Author at Pell Center

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Yesterday, Dr. Robert Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, warned that this winter could be

One of my favorite topics to teach is the 16th century scientific revolution in Europe. If I could, I would

One week before D-Day, on May 29, 1944, Britain’s air chief marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory approached General Dwight Eisenhower with a

Every four years we have a presidential election that sets the agenda for the country for the following four years.

Presidential campaigns are rarely won or lost on foreign policy. In the last 50 years, probably only two—Ronald Reagan’s 1980

On the 22nd of May, 1856, Representative Preston Brooks of South Carolina entered the old Senate chamber shortly after the

We live in a cynical time. The president of the United States boasts that his pandemic response warrants a grade

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In May of 1940, the German Army nearly won the war in Europe. After invading the low countries, their forces

Air Dates: August 31-September 6, 2020 While national media coverage often swoops in to cover local stories with national significance,