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James Ceaser is the Harry F. Byrd Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, director of the Program for Constitutionalism and Democracy, and was a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. He is the author of several books on American politics and American political thought, including...
The Great Disappointment of 2013
Every student of American religious history has heard of the event known as “the Great Disappointment.” In 1818 William Miller, a former naval captain turned lay Baptist preacher, developed a new method for calculating biblical chronology to arrive at the conclusion that the millennium would take place sometime between 1842 and 1844. Finally published in 1832, Miller’s thesis quickly drew attention. A sect began to form, spreading from Miller’s home region in Eastern New York to New England and beyond. Millerism was born.
What a Long, Strange Race It's Been
If Americans selected their president by the party they preferred, no one doubts that a Democrat would be moving into the White House next January...
Uncommon Knowledge with James Buckley
James Huffman on The John Batchelor Show (19:42)
The Secret Movement To Draft General James Mattis For President
Gen. James Mattis doesn’t necessarily want to be president—but that’s not stopping a group of billionaire donors from hatching a plan to get him there.
Trump To James Comey: Either Clinton Is A Criminal, Or You Are Corrupt. Take Your Pick.
Donald Trump, at a rally in Michigan today, extolled the profound bravery that FBI director James Comey displayed by notifying Congress about newly found emails, which (Trump claimed) corrected the grave wrong Comey had done in failing to recommend criminal charges in July.
Was James Comey's Letter 'Unprecedented,' As Hillary Clinton Says?
The letter by FBI director James Comey -- in which he apprised lawmakers of new emails potentially relevant to the investigation of Hillary Clinton -- has prompted lots of second-guessing. But was his letter unprecedented? Clinton herself has said so at a rally in Daytona Beach, Fla.
James Comey, Hillary Clinton, And The Email Investigation: A Guide For The Perplexed
Yesterday, FBI Director James Comey threw the presidential election campaign into turmoil with a letter to Congress declaring that the Clinton email matter was, perhaps, not entirely done after all.
Could James Comey’s Revived Clinton Email Probe Swing The Senate To Republicans?
Senate Democrats had all the momentum. Then came the Clinton email news. Did James Comey just save the GOP majority?
John Yoo: James Comey Warns Russia Will Help Get Trump Re-Elected In 2020
Hoover Institution fellow John Yoo discusses James Comey's warning that the Russians will try to reelect President Trump.
When Investigators Go Rogue: James Comey And Hillary's Emails
FBI director James B. Comey has just delivered a November surprise. In an apparent effort to undo political damage inflicted by an earlier declaration, Comey informed Congress on Sunday that no new evidence has been uncovered to warrant charges against Hillary Clinton for mishandling classified information.
James Buckley discusses the challenges we face after the 2012 election
This week on Uncommon Knowledge, author and former Senator James Buckley discusses the transformation of the federal government and the challenges we face after the 2012 election. (28:30)
“It is going to be an extraordinary challenge for [future generations] but there are certain realities that are going to be faced. If the debt goes off on the trajectory it is currently on, in terms of devastating, destroying the economic basis of the country my grandchildren are going to face problems that I never dreamed of and you never dreamed of. Nevertheless insofar as they pay any attention of any advice I might give them it would be you have responsibilities not only to yourself and your family but to the public.”
Will James Comey Change The Outcome Of The Election?
Is this the game-changing October surprise that many hope for -- and others dread?
Allen Estrin, Michael New, Victor Davis Hanson, James Hirsen
(27:07) Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses his American Greatness article "Democratic Candidates Aren’t on a Winning Track."
Postpartisan Preening
“Beyond politics,” the latest mantra in Washington, is at best astoundingly naive. By Harvey C. Mansfield.
The Businessman and the Intellectual
Despite endless debate about the issues, the presidential contest comes down to character. By James W. Ceaser.
Declinism
Three centuries of gloomy forecasts about America
Understanding Donald Trump
Robert Costa, an American journalist who writes for the Washington Post, joins Peter Robinson to discuss his insights into president-elect Donald Trump after covering him for the past several years.
Taylor's Ruling: Government Created Credit Crisis
James Freeman interviews Stanford professor John Taylor about how Washington created the credit meltdown...