North Dallas Gazette Originally Posted: September 25, 2015 Just want you think the Republican Party cannot go much further to the right, they prove you wrong. Today, House Speaker John Boehner announced his retirement. SMU Associate Professor of Political Science Matthew Wilson declares this a victory for the Tea Party – one they have wanted […]
Category: Political Science
Dallas Morning News Originally Posted: September 24, 2015 It began as a courthouse whisper, morphed into happy hour gossip and now has bubbled up to the highest levels of Texas’ political circles. The question on everyone’s mind: Can Susan Hawk survive her first term as Dallas County’s district attorney? “Everybody’s talking: What’s the over-under on […]
KERA Originally Posted: September 21, 2015 Pope Francis Comes To America This week, Pope Francis visits the U.S. for the first time, making stops in Washington, New York and Philadelphia. This hour, we’ll talk about what his visit means for American Catholics – and about how their beliefs align with church teachings, with SMU religion […]
DALLAS (SMU) — Immigration has rarely been so controversial or prominent a topic as it is today, which makes it all the more challenging to teach it to middle-and high-school students. SMU and the Old Red Museum of Dallas County History & Culture are partnering with Humanities Texas and the Texas Historical Commission to present […]
CNYCentral.com Originally Posted: September 16, 2015 WASHINGTON (Sinclair Broadcast Group) — The second Republican presidential debate, airing on CNN Wednesday night, promises to bring more drama and conflict to an already-unpredictable race. Here are six key things to watch out for (and one not to) as the candidates crowd the stage at the Ronald Reagan […]
Dallas Morning News Originally Posted: September 13, 2015 Some candidates flare and fade. Others never catch fire. Rick Perry has now done both. His swift demise in this campaign sent no tremors whatsoever through the GOP presidential field. But it should put several contenders on notice: Experience of the sort voters used to demand — […]
War on the Rocks Originally Posted: September 14, 2015 Putin may be good at sticking his thumb in America’s eye, but no matter how you cut it, he has led his country down the road of decline. Critics of Vladimir Putin charge him with serious strategic blunders. Russia is paying a high price for annexing Crimea […]
Program announced during Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s historic visit to Mexico DALLAS (SMU) – SMU’s John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies is launching an ambitious new program to research and promote policy-based discussion on the economic, political and social ties between Mexico and Texas. The program is made possible through a $1 million gift […]
Congratulations to Dedman College alumni Bess Enloe ’60, finance educator and the Rev. Dr. Michael W. Waters ’02, ’06, ’12. Mrs. Enloe will receive a Distinguished Alumni award while Rev. Waters will receive the University’s Emerging Leader Award, which recognizes the outstanding achievements of an alumnus or alumna who has graduated in the past 15 years. READ […]
Dallas Morning News Originally Posted: September 5, 2015 On first official trip to Mexico, Gov. Abbott must balance politics, diplomacy Arizona, long a hotbed of anti-immigrant sentiment, finally swallowed its pride and sent a delegation to Mexico City, a mission designed to beckon Mexican shoppers north. The 2013 trip was known as the apology tour. […]