by Douglas M. Charles, Penn State, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Three converging events in the 1970s – the Watergate scandal, the chaotic U.S. withdrawal…
by Laura Gail Miller, Seattle University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Texas A&M University announced the resignation of its president, Mark A. Welsh III, on…
by Monica Duffy Toft, Tufts University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Hundreds of generals and admirals converged on Quantico, Virginia, on Sept. 30, 2025, after…
by Gonzalo Maturana, Emory University; Andrew Teodorescu, Stanford University, and Christoph Herpfer, University of Virginia, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As the federal fiscal year…
by Betty Medsger, San Francisco State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As a candidate last year, Donald Trump promised retribution against his perceived enemies….
by Aileen Teague, Texas A&M University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A new plan to dismantle cartel-run drug-smuggling corridors along the U.S. southern border was…
by Wayne Unger, Quinnipiac University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has sparked a wave of political commentary. There…
By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College People today are worried about political violence. And because some of it involves younger people, there is a tendency by…
by Lee Bebout, Arizona State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Shortly following the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, many politicians and pundits…
by Art Jipson, University of Dayton and Paul J. Becker, University of Dayton, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] After the Sept. 10, 2025, assassination of…