The SMU Tower Center Sun & Star Program held its first China Symposium March 15-16, “The China Challenge: International Relations of the Asia-Pacific.” Read Highland Capital Management Tower Scholar Tim Smith’s top five takeaways from the panels.
Luisa del Rosal wins 40 under 40 award from Dallas Business Journal
We are so proud our own Luisa del Rosal, executive director of…
Visiting Scholars: Policy, Politics & the Bible in Public Schools: Is There a Space for Religious Literacy?
Dr. Mark A. Chancey, Professor of Religious Studies at SMU, spoke on…
Former ambassador comments on U.S. arms sale to Saudi Arabia
Tower Center Diplomat-in-Residence and former U.S.-Ambassador Robert Jordan was interviewed by Fox…
Jieun Pyun: Freedom in Asia is in Danger
Tower Center Fellow Jieun Pyun wrote an article for the George W.…
Center Spotlight | Michael Lusztig
For this month’s Center Spotlight we interviewed Tower Center Associate Michael Lusztig about his latest book, The Culturalist Challenge to Liberal Republicanism. In the book, Lusztig explores the risks multiculturalism poses to liberal democracy through examination of Mexican immigration to the United States and Islamic immigration to Europe. Lusztig is a professor of political science at SMU and received the Colin Powell Fellowship from the Tower Center to finish writing his book in 2017.
Luisa del Rosal comments on Mexican tech show at SXSW
SMU Tower Center Executive Director Luisa del Rosal was quoted by the Dallas…
Scholar Spotlight | A Student’s Push to Make SMU’s Campus Stronger
HCM Tower Scholar and Student Body President David Shirzad has dedicated his time at SMU to making the school a better place. He’s been a Peruna handler, a member of the Mob (a group of high-spirited students guaranteed tickets to men’s basketball games), a student representative to the Board of Trustees and more. His latest mission is to give students more opportunities to have their voices heard. For this month’s Scholar Spotlight we talked to David about his time at SMU and what advice he has for younger and incoming scholars.
Recap | Economic Impact of the Republican Tax Bill
President Donald Trump signed the Republican tax bill, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, into law in December. It was the greatest one-time reduction in the corporate tax rate, from 35 percent to 21 percent, in U.S. history.
Cato Institute’s Ryan Bourne visited the SMU Tower Center to discuss the economic implications of the bill. Bourne examined the impact through three inter-linked lenses: the direct financial impact on families, the impact on economic efficiency and growth, and the impact on the federal debt burden.
Tower Center Experts Weigh in on Texas Primaries
Tower Center Senior Fellows Matthew Wilson and Harold Clarke commented on the…