In the News Faculty Political Science

Project Syndicate - What Price McCarthy? In Op-ed, Prof. John Mark Hansen discusses compromises McCarthy made to party hold-outs, and the potential consequences

Announcements Faculty Political Science

Big Brains Ep. 105: Is the US headed toward another civil war? with Prof. William Howell

This episode was originally published by the UChicago News Big Brains Podcast. See the original posting, as well as the transcript, on their site here...

In the News Faculty Political Science

Mother Jones - American Myths are Made of White Grievance-and the Jan 6th Big Lie is Just the Latest; Prof. Robert Pape argues that race was the primary motivating factor for Jan 6 insurrectionists

In the News Faculty Political Science

BBC - US House in chaos after Kevin McCarthy loses speaker votes; Asst. Prof. Ruth Bloch Rubin discusses state of the House after failed SOTH vote

In the News Faculty Political Science

WTTW - Kevin McCarthy Fails After Marathon Votes for Speaker of the House, Vows to Stay In; Prof. Mark Hansen discusses SOTH vote

In the News Faculty Political Science

Washington Post - What Indians think about China, and the border clashes; Assoc. Prof. Paul Staniland discusses recent border clashed between India and China

In the News Faculty Political Science

Voice of America - Biden White House Navigates January 6 Committee Recommendation to Prosecute Trump; Prof. William Howell discusses committee referring former pres. to DoJ for criminal investigation

In the News Faculty Political Science

CBS - Examining former President Trump's role in violent political threats in the U.S.; VIDEO: Prof. Robert Pape discusses political threats in the US and former Pres.Trump's role on and following Jan 6th

In the News Faculty Political Science

NYT - From Zero Covid to No Plan: Behind China's Pandemic U-Turn; Prof. Dali Yang comments on protests' affect on policy change

In the News Faculty Political Science

CNN - Xi Jinping tied himself to zero-Covid. Now he keeps silent as it falls apart; Prof. Dali Yang discusses generational trauma in China caused by Covid