Stars ‘n’ Bars
July 9, 2015
Patrick Smith— What will come of the mid-June murders in Charleston is still to be determined. We have already seen an extraordinary display of solidarity and restraint as forms of… READ MORE
Category: Political Science
The Broken Conversation on Guns
July 8, 2015
Firmin DeBrabander— With the horrific mass shooting at a historic African American church in Charleston last month, gun control was again atop the news cycle—briefly. We soon learned the attack… READ MORE
Tolerating Intolerance: Fanaticism and Free Speech
May 19, 2015
Stephen Eric Bronner— An old friend once told me that being a decent person means having a guilty conscience. And there was enough to feel guilty about as 2015 unfolded. Ethical uncertainty… READ MORE
Lessons Not Learned: Covert Operations since the Cold War
April 15, 2015
Karen M. Paget— While writing Patriotic Betrayal, which chronicles a major Cold War covert operation with the U.S. National Student Association, I began a file in which I collected evidence… READ MORE
Politics and Mindsets in Poor Rural Communities
March 25, 2015
Mil Duncan— Poverty alleviation has always been politically charged in the United States. Are the poor trapped by their own bad choices—dropping out of school, having children young and out… READ MORE
Albert Einstein: Scientist, Pacifist, Zionist
March 17, 2015
Steven Gimbel— When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to a joint meeting of the US Congress, one could almost see the ghost of Albert Einstein in the room. Netanyahu… READ MORE
The Islamic State: Humiliation, Shame, and Rage in Fundamentalism
February 25, 2015
Abram de Swaan— Today’s devil incarnate is the militia known as the Islamic State. So far it has done everything in its power to deserve the title. But it is… READ MORE
The Social Media Myth
February 12, 2015
Philip N. Howard— Since the great tragedy of Charlie Hebdo, politicians and pundits around the world have succumbed to the notion that social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, are… READ MORE
Why Voter Turnout Matters
November 4, 2014
Melissa R. Michelson— If you want to get depressed about the health of our democracy, do a quick Internet search for news about voter turnout. Almost every link is to… READ MORE
Lack of Relevant Issues Affecting Voter Turnout
November 3, 2014
Lisa Garcia Bedolla— If voters of color don’t vote on Tuesday, don’t be surprised. The New York Times recently published a story on the dramatic advances in campaign data analytics… READ MORE
A Conversation with Trudier Harris on Bigger: A Literary Life