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Dwight Eisenhower

The World

Obama limits US spying on the anniversary of Eisenhower’s warning about the military-industrial complex

Conflict & Justice

Whether by accident or design, President Obama chose an interesting day to deliver his speech on the future of government surveillance. The speech fell on the anniversary of President Eisenhower’s Farewell Address, warning about the threat of the emerging national security state.

Ad veteran calls current crop of political ads ‘tiring,’ ‘pedestrian’

Global Politics

Paul Ryan continues tradition of talking tough about the size of government

Global Politics

Michigan grad student wants to unseat longest-serving member of U.S. House

Global Politics

The Legacy and Lasting Influence of ‘Casablanca,’ 70 Years Later

Despite Resigning, Petraeus Will Testify on Benghazi

The soap opera continues. The FBI investigation into an alleged affair between General David Petraeus and biographer  Paula Broadwell, which also implicated  General John Allen  and a Tampa-based fundraiser named  Jill Kelley, has become very public knowledge.  Petraeus  resigned  on Friday, hoping to get in front of the scandal before it thrust him any further into the spotlight.   But Congress had other […]

Lessons from Ike if Iran Goes Nuclear

The image many of us have of President Dwight Eisenhower is an affable, grandfatherly figure, with that comforting, simple smile. You wouldn’t think he bore the burden of being the first human in history with the power to destroy civilization […]

Rep. Dingell, Longest-Serving House Member, Faces Challenge from Ph.D. Student

U.S. Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) has served in Congress since Dwight Eisenhower was president. He is the longest-serving member of Congress and, this year, he is running for his 30th term. But he is facing his first challenge from another Democrat since 2002. We talk with Daniel Marcin, a Ph.D. student at the University of […]