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  1. A Lot Has Changed for Women Since 2016. What Does That Mean for Kamala Harris?

    July 23, 2024

    If ultimately not successful, Mrs. Clinton’s candidacy did change the idea of what was possible, said Christina Wolbrecht, a political scientist at the University of Notre Dame who studies women’s voting patterns.

  2. Harris attacks Trump at rally, promises compassion over chaos

    July 23, 2024

    Bob Schmuhl, Professor of American Studies at the University of Notre Dame, discusses vice president Kamala Harris' campaign speech at Milwaukee.

  3. The Prime Minister who came to stay

    July 23, 2024

    Review of "Mr. Churchill in the White House: The Untold Story of a Prime Minister and Two Presidents" by Robert Schmuhl. Indeed, author Schmuhl tells this hidden-in-plain-sight story with the kind of charm and humor you don't expect in a book on the War. 

  4. A Trump-Vance Foreign Policy Could Reshape the GOP for Decades to Come

    July 19, 2024

    It's unclear exactly where a Trump-Vance administration would land on China. "On the one hand, Trump is a trade hawk and frequently critical of China on that score," a professor of international relations at Notre Dame, Michael Desch, a self-described "card-carrying realist," tells the Sun.

  5. ND Shakespeare Festival offers zany performances for both families and 'adults only'

    July 18, 2024

    The Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival will bring back favorite performances of “ShakeScenes” on July 20 at the University of Notre Dame’s DeBartolo Performing Arts Center and “Shakespeare After Hours” on July 26 at LangLab.

  6. The Seven Thinkers and Groups That Have Shaped JD Vance’s Unusual Worldview

    July 18, 2024

    A professor of political theory at the University of Notre Dame, [Patrick] Deneen rose to prominence in 2018 with the publication of his book Why Liberalism Failed, a sweeping critique of small-l liberalism and a forceful argument for a more communitarian approach to American political life.

  7. Jerome Powell's 2% obsession

    July 16, 2024

    “The idea here is this is a number that is low and stable, is kind of easy to remember, everyone will know it, and if we can target inflation to be 2%, nobody will really have to worry about inflation,” said Jane Ryngaert, an assistant professor of economics at the University of Notre Dame.

  8. New research indicates fatherhood changes men’s brains

    July 15, 2024

    Testosterone levels in men are important because they facilitate the drive to partner and procreate. Although the decline could be alarming to some, University of Notre Dame professor Lee Gettler has found through research that the decline occurs primarily as a reset of priorities.

  9. 2024 presidential election: See how LDS, other religious groups’ views on Biden have shifted

    July 15, 2024

    The real question, Notre Dame’s David Campbell said, is why the plunge — 11 percentage points — has been so steep with Latter-day Saints. Indeed, only Muslims, at 12 percentage points, saw a bigger decline in that period.

  10. Why Choose the Liberal Arts? With Dr. Mark Roche

    July 14, 2024

    On this episode of the Chasing Leviathan podcast, host PJ Wehry and Dr. Mark Roche discuss the practical, intrinsic, and moral value of a liberal arts education, as well as the role of educators in shaping the learning experience. The conversation delves into the Enlightenment and counter-Enlightenment, as well as the impact of education on individual growth and societal discourse.

  11. Why a Tactic Used by Czars Is Back With a Vengeance

    July 11, 2024

    “Everyone is online,” said Dana Moss, a professor at Notre Dame who coedited a recent book about transnational repression. “And we all have tracking devices called smartphones in our pockets.”

  12. ‘Budgets reflect priorities’: Former leaders alarmed by layoffs at U.S. bishops’ peace and justice department

    July 09, 2024

    “Whatever the reason for the cuts, the bishops have much less capacity to be in solidarity with a Church that is in the forefront of work for justice and peace from Congo and Colombia to Ukraine and the Holy Land,” [Gerard] Powers wrote. Conference leadership cited finances for the decision, but several former leaders have questioned that financial rationale.

  13. What does it take to become a saint in the modern age?

    July 09, 2024

    “Canonization is fundamentally about holiness — but it’s also about relevance,” says Kathleen Sprows Cummings, history professor at the University of Notre Dame and author of the book A Saint of Our Own. 

  14. The ‘dad bod’ is not inevitable, even if evolution helped make it happen

    July 09, 2024

    In humans’ evolutionary past, a drop in testosterone may have helped men adjust to and increase their involvement in their children’s lives, says Lee Gettler, an anthropologist who has studied the science of men’s changing bodies.

  15. Washington Roundup: Biden Drops In Polling; High Court Rules On Presidential Immunity

    July 08, 2024

    “The drop in Biden poll numbers reflects the reality in post-debate America,” Robert Schmuhl, professor emeritus of American studies at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, who critically observes the modern American presidency, told OSV News, arguing Democratic-leaning or undecided independents “saw someone that wasn’t in command of facts or the argument for reelection.”

  16. Joe Biden defiantly states he will continue to run for president amid heavy criticism

    July 07, 2024

    Interview with Bob Schmuhl, Emiritas Professor of American Studies at the University of Notre Dame.

  17. ‘Mr. Churchill in the White House’ Review: A Distinguished Guest in Washington

    July 05, 2024

    Mr. Schmuhl, an emeritus professor of American studies and journalism at the University of Notre Dame, knows that he is covering well-trodden ground.

  18. US priests' assembly emphasizes relational dimension of the Eucharist

    July 02, 2024

    Fr. Michael Driscoll, professor emeritus of theology at the University of Notre Dame, delivered the first keynote on Monday evening. The subject of his talk was "How the Eucharist Schools Us for Action."

  19. Supreme Court rules presidents have immunity in core constitutional acts

    July 02, 2024

    “The ruling is a partial victory for Donald Trump and future presidents,” Robert Schmuhl, professor emeritus of American studies at the University of Notre Dame, who critically observes the modern American presidency, told OSV News.

  20. Revealed: How top scientists now think you can 'catch' depression and anxiety like you would a cold - here's how you can protect yourself

    July 02, 2024

    For example, a 2014 U.S. study in the journal Clinical Psychological Science found depressive thinking may spread between roommates at university. Psychologists at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, studied 108 new students who'd been randomly assigned to share rooms as pairs.