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Teaching democracy and capitalism: High engagement and “doing economics”

In this article, the author reviews why teaching about democracy and capitalism can be challenging, how high-engagement teaching can respond to the challenges, and what kinds of strategies and materials can promote high engagement.

Robert Bruner

Awkward abound: Joe Biden and the lame-duck countdown

“Biden has always gotten himself spun up or excited and said things he shouldn’t have throughout his long career in politics,” Perry said. “Sure, his speech is garbled, but so is Donald Trump’s — and, by the way, Trump is the one who says hateful things and lies all the time.”

Barbara Perry

The workings and actions of democracy

Democracy brings structure to our collective political life as we make decisions on issues both mundane and critical. It’s also important to understand that democracy isn’t a given. It requires hard work and sacrifice.

Melody Barnes

Georgia On My Mind

Eric and Eliot try to explain (for a foreign audience and American expats) how it is possible that the election is so close. They discuss the role of inflation, the border, the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan as well as craziness on campus, and elite disdain for non-college educated Americans in fly-over country.

Eric Edelman

Election 2024: State of the race

A week before this year’s historic presidential election, join experts at the Miller Center for a wide-ranging conversation on the state of the race. What happened in previous elections—with one week to go—and what are the key dates and democratic processes that will take place after November 5, 2024?

Guian McKee, Ron Christie, William Antholis