It’s been more than two years since the 2016 presidential election, and the United States is still piecing together Russia’s propaganda-filled interference in U.S. political conversations on social media. According to a February 2018 poll by The University of Texas at Austin and The Texas Tribune, 40 percent of Texans believe Russian interference played a […]
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The Future is Female: Young Women Inspired to take on NEW Leadership™ Roles
With more running for political office than ever before, women have moved beyond breaking ceilings and on to breaking records. But there’s still more work to be done. This year, more than 2,500 women filed for national- or state-level candidacy in a bi-partisan effort to increase female representation in politics nationwide, where women currently hold […]
Global Safeguards: Practical Solutions
Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law brings together the best minds in academia, government and the private sector to develop practical solutions to the pressing problems of an increasingly globalized world. Randy Diehl, dean of the College of Liberal Arts, serves on […]
Citizen Jane
Constitution helps define women’s civic membership and creates social roles Chile, Germany, the Philippines and Liberia. What do these countries have in common? A woman holds the top political office in each country. Now, name five female politicians in the United States government—other than Hillary Rodham Clinton or Condoleezza Rice. Having trouble? Americans take pride […]
Politics in the Pews
Researchers explore the role of religion in mobilizing African-American voters The Sunday morning worship at Red Memorial* progresses like many services in African-American churches. Parishioners sing classic hymns, clapping and swaying along to the music. The pastor, the Rev. Red, greets the congregation the same way she does each week. However, there’s something different about […]
A Red and Blue Nation?
Political scientist debunks two common myths about American voters High voter turnout helps the Democrats. Late-deciders vote for the challenger. Political polarization has left the American electorate deeply divided between “red” and “blue” states. Right? Wrong. Turn on any cable news channel during an election year and you will find these and many other popular […]
Party Polarization
Government scholar examines changes in constituencies and Congress to reveal what’s behind the political divide Article I All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. There is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress. —Mark Twain The […]
Mr. President
Keeping an Eye on the Oval Office Every day, Bruce Buchanan brings people closer to the President of the United States. Reporters, policy analysts and students regularly call upon the government scholar for his insights into the American presidency—and for his unique ability to make sense of the ever-changing political landscape. The nationally recognized expert […]
Books That Changed America
Scholars explore seminal works that shaped our nation’s history Have you ever stayed up all night reading a book you just couldn’t put down? Felt unreasonably annoyed when a well-meaning friend interrupts your reading time? Found that a book that you’ve read changed your mind and challenged you to change the world you live in? […]
We the People
Meet the Historians who Present and Preserve America’s Stories From the American colonial heritage to World Wars I and II to modern business, the Department of History brings together some of the nation’s most recognized scholars to examine the grand narrative—and individual stories—of the United States. The scholars have built a top-ranked history department and, […]
FDR: Traitor to His Class?
Historian H.W. Brands reviews president’s command performance, popular appeal and Depression-era policies In 1932, as Franklin Delano Roosevelt campaigned for the United States presidency, the country was in the darkest days of its deepest depression. Twenty-five percent of the U.S. workforce was unemployed. Across the country, millions were homeless, farms were failing, industrial production was […]
Event Spotlights: Fall 2008
Crisis in Darfur: Nigerian Nobelist Wole Soyinka Urges International Community to Remember the ‘Tree of Forgetfulness’ When Tola Mosadomi, assistant professor of Middle Eastern Studies and affiliate of the Warfield Center for African and African American Studies, was an undergraduate student at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria, she sometimes saw poet Wole Soyinka walking […]