Jim Ludes, Author at Pell Center

Narratives of Illegitimacy

American politics are awash with narratives of illegitimacy. We’re not just questioning the judgment of our rivals, we’re questioning their

2020 has been the longest decade of my life. It’s not even close. The year that began with presidential impeachment,

Every week, I try to share some insights from history, from my scholarship, or from my experience working in Washington.

In what would have been a shocking twist in any other administration, over the weekend, journalists began reporting that the

I watched the president’s speeches at Mount Rushmore and on the South Lawn of the White House commemorating July 4th

On Monday of this week, Dr. Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control, told the Journal

America is on the precipice of a dangerous crisis. The warnings are being signaled to all of us in public.

Grieving is a highly personal experience. When I worked in the U.S. Senate at the height of the wars in

On Monday afternoon, the stock market responded to news that an experimental vaccine had successfully produced an antibody response in