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  1. The Catholic right wing takes a wrong turn

    February 22, 2023

    Halfway through Trump’s term, Notre Dame political scientist Patrick Deneen gave voice to the bubbling conservative discontent.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  2. Vietnam veteran's dog tag found in rice field, returned to family 57 years later: 'Means the world'

    February 18, 2023

    In October 2022, former Virginia Senator Jim Webb and Notre Dame Professor Michael Desch took a group of students to visit the province. While exploring near an airstrip used by the U.S. military, a villager approached them and said he had six dog tags that were found plowing rice fields over the years.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  3. Hong Kong’s Brand Makeover Leaves Out Mention of Social Upheaval

    February 13, 2023

    “You see the same buildings, the same bustling streets—Hong Kong looks like before. But what’s really important is the soul,” said Victoria Hui, an associate professor of politics at the University of Notre Dame. “The Hong Kong brand has been destroyed, and the Hong Kong soul has emptied out.”

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  4. Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Leaders Held an Election. Now They’re on Trial.

    February 12, 2023

    “The trial of the 47 represents a turning point in the crackdown because it reveals the true purpose of the national security law,” said Victoria Hui, an associate professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame who studies Hong Kong.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  5. Mishandled classified materials have caused an uproar. Here’s why.

    February 09, 2023

    Perspective by Katlyn Marie Carter. Carter is an assistant professor of history at the University of Notre Dame.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  6. Peace through strength? US rattles China with new defenses near Taiwan.

    February 09, 2023

    While it’s not hard to see why the new announcement on bases seems hostile to Beijing, “we’re not talking about putting intermediate-range ballistic missiles there, which would look like an ability to attack targets in China,” says Eugene Gholz, associate professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.  

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  7. Russia Only Managing Tiny Advances Amid Ammo and Troop Issues: U.K.

    February 07, 2023

    "It is clear the Kremlin thinks it has the capacity to continue the war and resume the offensive," said Ian Ona Johnson, assistant professor of military history at the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  8. Low unemployment or low inflation? The Fed’s dual mandate, explained, and why officials could soon face an impossible choice

    February 01, 2023

    “The Fed wants the unemployment rate to be consistent with what the economy’s potential is, and that’s not zero,” says Eric Sims, economics professor at the University of Notre Dame.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  9. Kansas City’s role in making doomsday weapons is a boon for the local economy

    February 01, 2023

    “There’s a lot of sophisticated electronics, you know, timers, fuses, conventional explosives that help the nuclear explosives go off,” says Eugene Gholz, a political science professor at the University of Notre Dame.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  10. How arming Ukraine is stretching the US defence industry

    January 31, 2023

    (subscription required) This affliction is not unique to the US, says Eugene Gholz, professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame, as armies always use more weapons than intended. 

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  11. The Politics of Being Pope Francis

    January 20, 2023

    Making things more tenuous, according to Ulrich Lehner, a theology professor at the University of Notre Dame, Francis has rejected the typical practice of using the College of Cardinals as an advisory board in favor of consulting a small circle of trusted advisers. 

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  12. Could Europe end up with a worse inflation problem than America?

    January 19, 2023

    Recent work by Rüdiger Bachmann of the University of Notre Dame and colleagues shows that workers in Germany are more likely to change jobs when demand is high than during recessions. 

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  13. Lectures in History: American Colonies after the Seven Years War

    January 18, 2023

    University of Notre Dame professor Katlyn Carter taught a class about British imperial reforms and American colonial grievances in the wake of the Seven Years War (1756-63).

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  14. Rise in middle-aged white ‘deaths of despair’ may be fueled by loss of religion, new research paper argues

    January 16, 2023

    The working paper, from Tyler Giles of Wellesley College, Daniel Hungerman of the University of Notre Dame, and Tamar Oostrom of The Ohio State University, looked at the relationship between religiosity and mortality from deaths of despair.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  15. Fact check: Pope’s death confirmed with traditional means, not hammer

    January 11, 2023

    The claim that a hammer is used for tapping on the pope's head is “a legend," though one that has been "repeated countless times as early as the 1850s," said Ulrich Lehner, a University of Notre Dame theology professor.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  16. A Korean War Wall of Remembrance Set Hundreds of Errors in Stone

    January 09, 2023

    Erika Doss, a professor of American studies at the University of Notre Dame who has written extensively about monuments, said that Americans increasingly see recognizing individuals as critical. “We see ourselves as a nation of individuals, so listing the names becomes unifying,” she said. But she wondered how so solemn a gesture could have gotten so flawed this time. She asked, “Didn’t they have an editor?”

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  17. Future doctor of the church? Scholars say Benedict XVI stands the test of time

    January 04, 2023

    John Cavadini, a theology professor at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, said that with the encyclicals, Pope Benedict is "taking up a very basic facet of our faith … and explaining it to people."

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  18. Pope Francis presides over funeral for ‘taboo-breaking’ predecessor

    January 04, 2023

    “It was a real break with precedent and very unlike a pope that took the Church’s tradition very seriously,” said John McGreevy, who is also provost at the University of Notre Dame. “It was one of the great things he did.”

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  19. US Catholics recall Benedict XVI as theologian, teacher and pastor

    January 01, 2023

    John McGreevy, the Charles and Jill Fischer Provost at the University of Notre Dame, who recently published the book Catholicism: A Global History from the French Revolution to Pope Francis, commented that in some ways Benedict’s death marks the end of the post-Vatican II era.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  20. Lone Gray Wolf’s Journey Sheds New Light on Elusive Predator

    January 01, 2023

    Such concerns are part of a fraught relationship between wolves and humans in North America, said Jon T. Coleman, an environmental history professor at the University of Notre Dame. 

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.