As often as it is with politics, so it may be with corporate governance. The recent chaos surrounding the election of the Speaker of the House of Representatives offers a colorful but useful tutorial ...

From left, Convocation speakers Umar Khan ’13, professor Stephen Engel and Bates President Clayton Spencer chat prior to Convocation 2012. Also shown are professors Sawyer Sylvester and Thomas Tracy.

Want some perspective on the debt ceiling negotiations and calls for tax increases in exchange for spending cuts? You might want to consider a cautionary tale dating back to 1982 when President Ronald ...

Chief Justice John Roberts and his seven colleagues are avoiding voting on issues that might end in a 4-4 vote. U.S. Supreme Court The Supreme Court gave the rest of Washington a lesson this week on ...

No, you can't decree 'it's my way or the highway' A leader's reputation 'essential to creating trust' Consider telling rivals that, yes, you still want them around As Steven Spielberg's Lincoln brings ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By defeating two rival severance tax amendments, 52 and 58, Colorado voters may have set the stage for compromise between Gov. Bill Ritter and the energy ...

A civics education group has joined with George Washington’s Mount Vernon homestead to provide a 21st century take on teaching the art of political compromise. The nonpartisan, nonprofit iCivics has ...

WASHINGTON — When you want results in a polarized Washington, sometimes it pays to simply leave the professionals alone to do their jobs. That seems to especially be the case now in an era in which ...