Depth of America’s polarization seen in the ouster of Speaker McCarthy by fractured House Republicans
By Charles R. Hunt, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boise State University The House of Representatives on October 3, 2023, did something that had never been done before in the nation’s history: It ousted the speaker of the House. Kevin McCarthy, a...
Trump-Style Conservatism: Why Reagan would be unable to recognize the Republican Party of today
By Karyn Amira, Associate Professor of Political Science, College of Charleston When Mitt Romney announced his intended retirement from the U.S. Senate on September 13, an excerpt was published from his upcoming biography, in which the 2012 Republican presidential...
Traitor-in-Chief: Top military leaders confirm Trump’s attacks on wounded or killed American soldiers
The trial of former president Trump, his oldest sons, two associates, and the Trump Organization began in Manhattan on October 2. Jose Pagliery, political investigations reporter for The Daily Beast, noted that the presiding judge, New York Supreme Court Justice...
Marcia P. Coggs Center: Milwaukee County breaks ground on new home for Health and Human Services
County Executive David Crowley, local and state leaders, the Coggs family, and members of the public gathered on October 2 at a construction site in the King Park neighborhood to help Milwaukee County break ground on the new Marcia P. Coggs Health and Human Services...
A dire shortage of mental health providers is preventing youth from getting urgent help
By Steven Berkowitz, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus The hospital where I practice recently admitted a 14-year-old girl with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, to our outpatient program. She was referred to us six months...
Departure of Rupert Murdoch from Fox coincides with increasingly fractured conservative media landscape
The departure of Rupert Murdoch as the leader of Fox’s parent company and his News Corp. media holdings after decades at the helm is unlikely to have as much of an impact on conservative media overall as it would have a decade ago. That is because the landscape...
Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News legacy is one of lies, little accountability, and political plunder
By Lorna Grisby, Politics & Society Editor, The Conversation Rupert Murdoch, 92, one of the world’s most influential modern media figures, announced on September 21, 2023, that he was stepping down as chair of Fox Corp. and executive chairman of News Corp. By...
Research shows how social media algorithms warp the process people use to learn from each other
By William Brady, Assistant Professor of Management and Organizations, Northwestern University People’s daily interactions with online algorithms affect how they learn from others, with negative consequences including social misperceptions, conflict and the spread of...
Economic countermeasures: How China has responded to U.S. sanctions with policy of blocking laws
By Bashar Malkawi, Professor of Law, University of Arizona After a recent meeting between U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and officials in Beijing, China released a statement demanding “practical action” over the issue of sanctions. The implication was that the...
Out of Many, One: Milwaukee honors valor of local Latino veterans during Hispanic Heritage Month 2023
Milwaukee honored the valor of its Latino veterans during Hispanic Heritage Month 2023 with a visit from the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense and a special banquet at the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center on September 27. James Saenz, the Deputy Assistant...
U.S. Democratic process in jeopardy as GOP state legislatures seek control of local election offices
Lawmakers in several Republican-led states have been looking to exert more authority over state and local election offices, claiming new powers that Democrats warn could be used to target left-leaning counties in future elections. The moves range from requiring...
Trends show political migrations to red and blue states are further driving America’s polarization
Once he and his wife, Jennifer, moved to a Boise suburb last year, Tim Kohl could finally express himself. Kohl did what the couple never dared at their previous house outside Los Angeles, the newly-retired Los Angeles police officer flew a U.S. flag and a “Thin...
