Jim Ludes, Author at Pell Center

Reporting on the Portland Protests with Noelle Crombie

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

Born of a righteous conviction that no person should be enslaved, the Republican Party died this week, a victim of

Like a lot of Americans, I’ve been watching the Democratic convention this week. On the first night, I was flipping

On Tuesday, as we learned that former Vice President Joe Biden had selected Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate,

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