Tag: Donald Trump
What happens to rural and small-town Trump voters after Trump is...
J. Edwin Benton, University of South Florida
If one word can capture the sentiment of rural and small-town dwellers in recent years, it is “resentment.”
I...
Must the president be a moral leader?
Michael Blake, University of Washington
The best presidents – including figures such as Abraham Lincoln and George Washington – are celebrated not only as good...
Teaching hope during the 2020 campaign season
Sarah Stitzlein, University of Cincinnati
The 2020 presidential election campaign has already started.
Election campaigns inspire hope, but they can also quickly lead to political...
White House Announces Intent to Nominate Keith Krach to Under Secretary...
The White House has announced President Donald J. Trump's intent to nominate Keith Krach to become the Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy,...
How a government shutdown affects the economy
Scott R. Baker, Northwestern University
Parts of the federal government have been closed since midnight on Dec. 22, making it the second-longest shutdown on record....
Trump calls border a ‘crisis of the soul’: 3 scholars react...
Enrique Armijo, Elon University; Michael Blake, University of Washington, and Sylvia Taschka, Wayne State University
Editor’s note: President Donald Trump’s address to the nation on...
Nancy Pelosi victorious – why the California Democrat was reelected speaker...
Kathryn L. Pearson, University of Minnesota
Despite some brash and not insignificant opposition, California’s Nancy Pelosi is returning to her previous role as speaker of...
Bolsonaro’s anger won over working-class Brazilians, but his presidency may betray...
Benjamin H. Bradlow, Brown University
Brazil’s next president Jair Bolsonaro, who takes power on Jan. 1, is often called the “Trump of the Tropics” for...
EXPLORING NATURE
LA fires showed how much neighborliness matters for wildfire safety –...
Elizabeth A. Logan, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and William Deverell, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
