Poll: Americans’ wish list for new Congress shows frustration with political systems
The McCourtney Institute for Democracy’s latest Mood of the Nation poll asked Americans which law they would choose, in their own words, if they could enact a law at the…
Read more »
Inside the transformation of George Santos from Anthony Devolder into a political figure
Cnn — George Santos’ transformation began in 2019, the year he went from Anthony Devolder, just another New Yorker sharing political musings on social media, to a Republican congressional candidate…
Read more »
Despite the political turmoil, Vietnam is worth the risk of doing business
More than 1,000 years ago, in two separate battles, the Vietnamese military used sharp stakes hidden in the Bạch Đằng River to defeat an incoming Chinese naval attack. The recent…
Read more »
Can political opponents have a civil conversation about education?
Comment on this story Comment Anger over education issues fills campaign speeches, editorial pages and cable news, but are these outbursts making schools and teachers better? I looked for reasoned…
Read more »
German caution about Ukrainian weapons is rooted in political culture
BERLIN (AP) — Germany has become a major arms supplier to Ukraine in the 11 months since Russia’s invasion, but Chancellor Olaf Scholz has also gained a reputation for hesitating…
Read more »
Talking about it can ease political rifts
The simmering tension in American politics came to a head two years ago when a mob stormed the US Capitol to try to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential…
Read more »
CCCG Hosts Conference for Early Career Women in Political Theory and Constitutional Studies | News | Department of Political Sciences
On January 13, the Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government (CCCG) hosted a conference for early career women in political theory, in conjunction with the Southern Political Science Association’s concurrent…
Read more »
Miss Manners: How to politely end unwanted political conversations
Comment on this story Comment Dear Miss Manners: As a person with limited mobility, I often have to take a taxi. I once found myself in a cab, on an…
Read more »
At the top of the list of Americans’ new enemies: the other political party
In 1970, Walt Kelly’s beloved cartoon character Pogo famously said, “We’ve met the enemy and he’s us.” At the time, observation of the little opossum could be classified as humor…
Read more »
Haiti’s political crisis worsens as Senate mandates expire | Politics news
The deepening political crisis in Haiti has returned to the spotlight as the country’s only remaining senators have had their terms expire overnight, an alarming development in a country plagued…
Read more »