William A. Galston

Past Policy 2020 Event

Foreign policy and the 2020 election: Implications for Europe

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM EDT

U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in the first 2020 presidential campaign debate held on the campus of the Cleveland Clinic at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., September 29, 2020. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Challenges for the next president and lessons from the first debate

William A. Galston and David Dollar

Thursday, October 1, 2020

Sept 14, 2020; Phoenix, AZ, USA; President Donald Trump during a Latinos for Trump Roundtable at the Arizona Grand Resort in Phoenix. Mandatory Credit: Nick Oza/The Republic via USA TODAY NETWORK

Will white women without college degrees torpedo President Trump’s reelection?

William A. Galston

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

US President Donald J. Trump holds a news briefing in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, ?DC, USA, 10 September 2020. Trump fielded questions regarding comments he made to journalist Bob Woodward, author of the forthcoming book ëRageí, that downplayed the threat of the coronavirus. No Use UK. No Use Germany.

Election 2020: Where are we?

William A. Galston

Thursday, September 10, 2020

Jail cells are seen in the Enhanced Supervision Housing Unit at the Rikers Island Correctional facility in New York March 12, 2015. New York City is proposing to reduce violence among inmates at its troubled Rikers Island jail by limiting visitors, adding security cameras and separating rival gangs, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Thursday. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Did the 1994 crime bill cause mass incarceration?

Rashawn Ray and William A. Galston

Friday, August 28, 2020

U.S. President Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive for his acceptance speech for the Republican National Convention from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., August 27, 2020. Doug Mills/Pool via REUTERS

What can Trump do to eke out a victory in the Electoral College?

William A. Galston and Elaine Kamarck

Friday, August 28, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Patricia McCloskey and her husband Mark McCloskey draw their firearms on protesters, including a man who holds a video camera and microphone, as they enter their neighborhood during a protest against St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson, in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. June 28, 2020. REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant/File Photo

For President Trump, it’s 1968 all over again

William A. Galston

Monday, August 24, 2020

President Donald J. Trump holds a press conference in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC on Tuesday, July 14, 2020. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Can the Republican Convention turn things around for Trump?

Elaine Kamarck and William A. Galston

Sunday, August 23, 2020

August 18, 2020; Milwaukee, WI, USA; (Editors Note: Screen grab from Democratic National Convention video stream) Former President Bill Clinton speaks to viewers from New York during the Democratic National Convention at the Wisconsin Center. Mandatory Credit: Democratic National Convention via USA TODAY NETWORK

How the Democrats are trying to bridge the party’s past and future

William A. Galston

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Aug 14, 2020; Presidential candidate Joe Biden signs documents for receiving the Democratic Vice Presidential nomination at the Hotel Du Pont in Wilmington, Delaware. Mandatory Credit: Jenna Miller/Delaware News Journal via USA TODAY NETWORK

Five things the Democratic Party needs to do in its convention this week

William A. Galston and Elaine Kamarck

Friday, August 14, 2020