Bloomberg Miracles are regular occurrences for governors who want to be president of the U.S. Rick Perry’s supporters have talked about the “Texas Miracle” of job growth. Post-recession recoveries under John Kasich and Louisiana’s Bobby Jindal are the “Ohio Miracle” and “Miracle on the Bayou.” Politicians regardless of party put a supernatural gloss on economic […]
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Dallas Morning News Wilmer Public Library will host a lecture on Tuesday (8/4/15) about politics as part of its annual summer series. Brad Carter, a political science professor at Southern Methodist University, will talk about what influences people’s views on government and the development of a “politics of anger.” He will explore the history of […]
SMU News Originally Posted: July 15, 2015 The White House announced Tuesday, July 14, that the United States and other nations had struck a deal with Iran to limit its nuclear programs in exchange for billions of dollars in relief from international sanctions. Joshua Rovner, the John G. Tower Distinguished Chair in International Politics and […]
Houston Chronicle Originally Posted: July 21, 2015 As Trump shoots from the hip, Lone Ranger Perry fires back WASHINGTON – With Donald Trump under fire, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry sat for an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Monday night via satellite hookup, appearing by himself in the corner of a room beside […]
Fortune Magazine Originally Posted: June 30, 2015 Chris Christie 2016: Should a bully be president? For presidents, success is most often achieved not by pummeling opponents into submission but by schmoozing instead. Of all of the printable words used to describe Chris Christie—bold, brash, boisterous—bully might be mentioned the most. The Republican New Jersey governor […]
WFAA Originally Posted: July 6, 2015 DALLAS —At Dallas City Hall, they’re stringing cable and installing video cameras. The city is investing $2.5 million in new equipment that will broadcast city government to a wider audience. Before now, many committee meetings were not televised, and none were archived for easy public access. Now — after […]
Associate Professor of Political Science Pamela Corley was recently awarded the Hughes-Gosset Award for the best article published in the Journal of Supreme Court History in the previous year. Professor Corley received this prestigious award at the Supreme Court Historical Society during the Annual Meeting on June 1, 2015. The title of Professor Corley’s article […]
San Antonio Current Originally Posted: June 10, 2015 AUSTIN — The 2015 session of the Texas Legislature, which ended last week rather unceremoniously, was widely panned as a bust. Immigrant advocates couldn’t be any happier. They’re claiming victory. “We were very excited, but it kept us on our toes,” Chloe Sikes, a member of the […]
Texas Public Radio Originally Posted: June 4, 2015 When the state’s longest serving governor announces his second presidential run Thursday, he is going to be surrounded by a star-studded group his campaign calls “patriots.” At the Addison Airport just north of Dallas, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, 65, will be flanked by decorated soldiers, including […]
WFAA Originally Posted: May 29, 2015 DALLAS – There’s a lot of water in the Trinity River running through Dallas, but not enough water to reach where the proposed Trinity Parkway toll road would be. The Army Corps of Engineers crunched the numbers Tuesday, saying the river crested Sunday at 40.18 feet — that’s a […]