“All politics is local.” So said former Speaker of the House Tip O’Neil. The phrase means that, to succeed in politics, a politician must appeal to the mundane, everyday, and indeed local concerns of his or her constituents. But political analyst Charlie Cook, who
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Campaign finance has received more than its usual attention recently with the revelation that the Russian government spent at least $100,000 on political Facebook ads surrounding the 2016 election. This episode highlights just how unprepared we are to regulate campaign finance in the digital age.
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“Merit-based immigration” is one of those clever political phrases—like “pro-life”—that is impossible to oppose. Take the phrase at face value: who could be against an immigration system based on merit? Definitionally, it wouldn’t make sense. Someone who has merit is deserving, and immigration policy determines
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To paraphrase Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and John Paul Stevens in their majority opinion in McConnell vs. FEC (2004), when it comes to politics, money—like water—always finds a way in. Lately, the same could be said about politics and culture—the former keeps seeping into the
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If you’re on your company’s government affairs team, you probably spend a lot of time explaining the ins and outs of government to your colleagues. Oftentimes, that involves making PowerPoint slides. At National Journal, we launched our Presentation Center to alleviate that hassle. Our team
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The problem: eating my cake and having it too The internet is great at transferring information, but much less so at transferring value. This is because when information is sent through the internet, such as in an email, it is not really transferred at all—it’s
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The attacks on September 11, 2001 marked the arrival of violent jihad as a truly global threat. With that arrival came a new challenge for the defense community: how do you stop an enemy that is not a nation, an army, or even an individual
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Making and delivering presentations is a necessary activity throughout business, advocacy, and policymaking. There are unique considerations for presentations focused on policy issues.
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Here are ten tips to help you produce useful and engaging webinars on policy issues.
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