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Editor's note
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On his first day on the job, President Donald Trump attended a prayer service at the National Cathedral and visited the CIA -- the agency he has vociferously attacked and insulted in the past -- to declare that the media had lied about his feud with intelligence agencies and that it had lied again about the size of the crowds at his inauguration. Meanwhile, over a million people marched through Washington and other cities in the U.S. and around the world to vow resistance to the new president.
In this special newsletter to mark the beginning of Trump’s presidency, we’ve pulled together our coverage of the new administration -- its policies, its people and its protesters.
Political scientist Simon Reich asks what Trump’s insistence on “America first” means for NATO, an organization the president has described as obsolete. Historian Peter Kastor argues that this presidency marks the end of an era
defined not just by Barack Obama but also Bill Clinton and George W. Bush Urban geographer Lisa Benton-Short sends a dispatch from the National Mall, America’s “stage for democracy.” And, if you want to brush up on Trump’s cabinet picks, here’s what our scholars expect from them.
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First Lady Melania Trump, President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and Karen Pence wave goodbye to Barack and Michelle Obama.
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Peter Kastor, Washington University in St Louis
A presidential historian explains how Trump’s inauguration marks a the end of an era defined not just by Obama, but a series of baby boomer presidents. How will Trump be different?
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Simon Reich, Rutgers University Newark
Is Trump correct in asserting that NATO has outlived its utility? Or that NATO’s members enjoy a 'free ride' on the back of the US? A political scientist examines the evidence.
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Emily Costello, The Conversation; Danielle Douez, The Conversation
Get ready for Senate hearings and confirmation votes on President Trump's cabinet picks by reading this roundup of key coverage from our archive.
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Lisa Benton-Short, George Washington University
Inaugural weekends are snapshots of the cultural and political zeitgeist. How did this year's compare to those from 2009 and 2005?
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Politics + Society
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Miranda Yaver, Yale University
Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) has written a proposal to repeal Obamacare, a program under the Department of Health and Human Services, which he would head. Here are things to consider for his next hearing.
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Jeremy David Bendik-Keymer, Case Western Reserve University
On the face of it, our democratic values are in trouble. But we should be hopeful about the power of protest.
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Firmin DeBrabander, Maryland Institute College of Art
Is Donald Trump's election a sign that something is wrong with our democracy? A philosopher argues that just the opposite is true.
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Henry F. (Chip) Carey, Georgia State University
A political scientist looks at the similarities between the new American president and the sultans of the Ottoman Empire. What might the parallels portend for US politics?
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Andrew Bell, Indiana University, Bloomington
As commander-in-chief, Trump will have a major impact in upholding the U.S. military's honor and ethics. A scholar at the U.S. Naval Academy considers if he is up to the task.
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Sarah Snyder, American University School of International Service
An analysis of four failed presidential cabinet nominees reveals what obstacles Trump's nominees might face during the confirmation process.
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Brian Porter-Szücs, University of Michigan
An historian based in Poland sees many similarities between Trump and authoritarian nationalists like Poland's Jarosław Kaczyński. But the parallels only go so far.
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Sharece Thrower, Vanderbilt University
A scholar of presidential power looks at personality, rationality and the institution of the presidency for clues about what the incoming administration can accomplish.
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Arts + Culture
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Christian Lundberg, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill; Joshua Gunn, University of Texas at Austin
An address that's normally a call for unity instead mirrored the rhetoric of his campaign: unfocused, contradictory and divisive.
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Lauren Griffin, University of Florida; Annie Neimand, University of Florida
If someone sees or hears something they don't want to believe...they probably won't believe it.
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Economy + Business
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Elizabeth C. Tippett, University of Oregon
We haven't had a major government ethics scandal since Watergate, which means Americans have forgotten how bad it can be. That's why Trump may end up accidentally reminding us.
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Joshua Jansa, Oklahoma State University
States have been using tax breaks and other incentives like the kind Trump dangled before Carrier for years. There's little evidence they work, and in fact they may lead to widening inequality.
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Sandra Waddock, Boston College
Conservatives have been very successful framing a compelling narrative about who they are and what they stand for. Progressives will have a tough four years if they don't do the same.
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Health + Medicine
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J.B. Silvers, Case Western Reserve University
Trump's pledge to repeal and replace Obamacare already has weakened the health insurance market and likely will weaken it more. The instability will be costly, in more ways than one.
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Margaret Greenwood-Ericksen, University of Michigan; Mahshid Abir, University of Michigan
Repeal and replacement of Obamacare would hurt rural health care, causing closure of hospitals and physician practices. What does this mean for a group of people whom Donald Trump has pledged to help?
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Kevin Mintz, Stanford University
President-elect Trump has said the issue of gay marriage is settled, yet he wants to overturn Roe v. Wade, which upheld a woman's right to abortion. What will he do once he becomes president?
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John McDonough, Harvard University
Other major laws to improve the health of Americans faced opposition, but none has faced the wrath that Obamacare has faced. Here's a look at what's different in the political response to Obamacare.
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Education
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Kalpana Jain, The Conversation; Emily Costello, The Conversation; Danielle Douez, The Conversation
Trump's billionaire nominee for secretary of education has stirred up debate about the effectiveness of school choice. What does the research say? And, who is Betsy DeVos?
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Environment + Energy
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Mark Barteau, University of Michigan
The Trump administration has the tools to slow the momentum Obama started on clean energy. Countering Trump are global market forces and state-level action.
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Science + Technology
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Sanjay Goel, University at Albany, State University of New York
Government agencies and contractors are now less trusting of their workers, and keeping a much closer eye on them, both on and off the job.
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