Tag: Dwight Eisenhower
What does the vice president do?
Joshua Holzer, Westminster College
On Jan. 20, Kamala Harris will become vice president of the United States – the first woman, the first person of...
A brief history of presidents disclosing – or trying to hide...
David E. Clementson, University of Georgia
President Donald Trump went directly to the public and announced via Twitter early on Oct. 2 that “Tonight, @FLOTUS...
US and Iran have a long, troubled history
Jeffrey Fields, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Relations between the United States and Iran have been fraught for...
The complex history of ‘In God We Trust’
David Mislin, Temple University
In his first State of the Union address President Donald Trump sought to link religion with American identity.
“Together, we are rediscovering...
How the religious right shaped American politics: 6 essential reads
Kalpana Jain, The Conversation
In 2017 an evangelical perspective influenced many political decisions, as President Donald Trump embraced the key constituency that voted overwhelmingly in...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
