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Tower Scholar Q&A | My time as a campaign manager

Tower Center Blog Originally Posted: February 2, 2017 Kovan Barzani is a Junior from Plano, Texas triple majoring in Economics, Public Policy and Management with a minor in political science.  Highland Capital Management Tower Scholar Kovan Barzani, class of 2017, managed Jim Burke’s 2016 campaign for the Texas House of Representatives District 114 in Dallas. Barzani started out as a […]

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Joe Kobylka, Political Science, a tale of two Trump rollouts

US News and World Report Originally Posted: February 2, 2017 President Donald Trump’s orderly unveiling of his Supreme Court justice selection was tip-top, combining a dash of suspense with the calm decorum such a momentous occasion merits. It was also a drastic departure from his administration’s chaotic implementation of a hastily ordered travel ban applied to seven […]

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Mexico trade war would put Texas economy, jobs at stake

Dallas News Originally Posted: January 31, 2017 The Texas economy is already pretty great, and Mexico is one of the key reasons. That’s worth remembering when President Donald Trump threatens a trade war over a border wall, as he did last week. Economically, there’s more at stake for Texas than any other state in the […]

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Breaking It Down: Trump & Mexico

Fox News Originally Posted: January 27, 2017 Political Science Professor Matthew Wilson joins Fox News to discuss President Trump and his first 100 days in office. Watch    

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Cal Jillson, Political Science, Trump’s Inauguration Day: beyond the pageantry, after the boycotts

Christian Science Monitor Originally Posted: January 20, 2017 It’s show time. The bands are tuning up, revelers and protesters alike are ready with their signs and their voices, and Donald Trump – businessman, showman, political maverick – is about to step into the role of a lifetime. At noon on Friday, Mr. Trump will be […]

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Matthew Wilson, Political Science, Trump can’t shake his Russia problems

Washington Examiner Originally Posted: January 12, 2017 There’s a Russian cloud over President-elect Trump’s head that could follow him all the way to the White House. Even as titillation over a dossier purporting to show his ties to Russia hardened into skepticism, Trump’s relationship with President Vladimir Putin and the role Moscow may have played […]

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Cal Jillson, Political Science, Provides Expertise to Dallas Morning News

Dallas Morning News Originally Posted: November 26, 2016 Could this state be a great nation? The other side of Gov. Greg Abbott’s ‘Texas miracle’ READ MORE

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Watch: Political Science Professor Matthew Wilson on Fox4

Fox 4 Originally Posted: November 29, 2016 SMU Associate Political Science Professor Matthew Wilson talks about President-elect Donald Trump’s negative reaction to the burning of the American flag. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that it is legal, that decision growing out a Dallas case involving an incident at the 1984 Republican National Convention. [youtube]https://youtu.be/gS-73sVCvW0[/youtube]

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Dennis Simon, Political Science, Where We’re Going: Post Election

SMU Originally Posted: Nov. 29, 2016 [youtube]https://youtu.be/jx7dY_uAOR4[/youtube] On Nov. 12, 2016,SMU Political Science Professor Dennis Simon presented part three of a three-part lecture series on presidential elections. Where We’re Going: Post Election, analyzed the outcome of the 2016 presidential election and how party bases have changed as a result in the context of historic loyalties.