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  1. US prepares to go to the polls for mid-term elections

    November 04, 2022

    Bob Schmuhl, Professor Emeritus of American Studies at Norte Dame University, on the mid-terms, and former President Donald Trump's strong hint that he will be a candidate in the 2024 Presidential election.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  2. Midterm Madness Makes for a Dramatic '22 Election

    November 04, 2022

    "In a typical midterm election, the question is who will control Congress for the next two years," with voters commonly slapping down the party in power and forcing a party realignment in the legislative branch, says Matthew Hall, director of Notre Dame's Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  3. Experts: Supreme Court shifting power to state legislatures

    October 31, 2022

    Jeff Harden, a political scientist at the University of Notre Dame, argues state legislatures have always held a lot of power, and the current trend in the Supreme Court isn’t giving them more.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  4. What’s Next for Brazil Following Its Presidential Runoff?

    October 27, 2022

    “We would see a less checked Bolsonaro – one more willing to engage in attacks on democratic institutions,” says Scott Mainwaring, political science professor at the University of Notre Dame.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  5. Opening the Word: The view from high in the sycamore tree

    October 24, 2022

    Catherine Cavadini, Ph.D., is the assistant chair of the University of Notre Dame’s Department of Theology and director of its master’s program in theology.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  6. China congress: How one man on a bridge marred Xi Jinping's big moment

    October 22, 2022

    With Shanghai and Beijing facing restrictions and endless rounds of Covid testing in recent months - the capital saw renewed measures on Thursday - "the middle and upper classes are really affected… it's been a wake-up call for the privileged, they feel that the regime is hurting them too," said Victoria Hui, a political scientist with the University of Notre Dame.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  7. John McGreevy masterfully traces church history from the French Revolution to Pope Francis

    October 17, 2022

    John McGreevy's new book Catholicism: A Global History from the French Revolution to Pope Francis is, as the title suggests, ambitious.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  8. If US presidents could serve three terms

    October 14, 2022

    In his insightful and learned look at the presidency, Robert Schmuhl, a Notre Dame professor emeritus in American studies and author of "Ireland’s Exiled Children," provides some fascinating insights into why the pattern came about and the importance of the 22nd Amendment which bars a president from running for more than two terms, put in place by a disgruntled Republican Congress who wanted badly to see the back of FDR.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  9. Women Over 50 Are The Most Undecided Bloc Of Voters This Election

    October 10, 2022

    The 19th's Mariel Padilla, Notre Dame's Christina Wolbrecht, Bellwether Research and Consulting's Christine Matthews, and AARP Executive Vice President and Chief Advocacy and Engagement Officer Nancy LeaMond join us for the conversation.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  10. How Russian Tanks Captured by Ukraine Are Helping the Fight Against Putin

    October 08, 2022

    Michael Desch, director of the Notre Dame International Security Center, said he did not think Ukraine's recent success in the Kharkiv region was due to any difference in tanks or other armored vehicles.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  11. Roblox Recent Controversy Part of Video Game History

    October 06, 2022

    Matthew Payne, associate professor of media studies the University of Notre Dame, said the majority of the Roblox player-community are children, a vulnerable user group; and, “any controversy where children might be harmed, would be terrible for the Roblox Corporation's bottom-line.”

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  12. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week

    October 06, 2022

    CATHOLICISM: A Global History From the French Revolution to Pope Francis, John T. McGreevy.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  13. Why Outcry Against Netflix's 'Blonde,' 'Dahmer' May Be Missing the Point

    October 05, 2022

    "It's an interesting moment in media right now because viewers seem to have an insatiable appetite for true crime, and movies and series that can claim to be 'based on a true story' at the same time that some are uncomfortable about the exploitation of violence and trauma on a platform such as Netflix," Professor Jason Ruiz of the University of Notre Dame told Newsweek.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  14. Opinion | How much cruelty is a pork chop worth?

    October 04, 2022

    In addition to Scully, the brief is co-written by two other prominent conservative thinkers — Notre Dame law professor O. Carter Snead, who is also director of the university’s de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture, and journalist Mary Eberstadt, a senior research fellow at the Faith & Reason Institute.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  15. Chemical giant BASF is under threat after Russians turn off the gas

    October 04, 2022

    Rudi Bachmann, professor of economics at the University of Notre Dame in the United States, said it’s unfair to single out BASF for criticism.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  16. Notre Dame film expert, South Bend residents weigh in on 'The Little Mermaid' controversy

    September 29, 2022

    "Everybody deserves to see themselves reflected in the media," said Mary Kearney, associate professor of film, television and theater at the University of Notre Dame. Kearney's research primarily focuses on gender, youth and media culture, especially girls' media.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  17. Trust in elections: Mexico shows how fast it can be lost – and regained

    September 22, 2022

    Mexico’s democracy isn’t often held up as an example to follow, especially “given that it’s become one of the most violent democracies in the world,” says Guillermo Trejo, professor of comparative politics at the University of Notre Dame. “But, on the electoral dimension, there are lessons for other countries.”

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  18. Biden’s UN balancing act: Condemning war while advocating broad agenda

    September 21, 2022

    With his vision of the democracy-autocracy struggle and specifically, the war in Ukraine, “Biden is speaking and acting with a high degree of moral certainty that we are on the side of the angels,” says Michael Desch, a professor of international relations at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana and founding director of the university’s International Security Center.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  19. Pakistan Lost $30 Billion in Floods. Should Rich Polluting Countries Pay Up?

    September 16, 2022

    “The global north doesn’t even fulfil its promised annual $100 billion adaptation finance goal. And much of the adaptation finance comes as loans not even grants. So it’s important to have a sense of all this resistance to understand why ‘loss and damage’ demands are not moving ahead faster,” Maira Hayat, an anthropology professor at University of Notre Dame whose research focuses on global climate change politics, told VICE World News. 

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.

  20. An Epic Struggle for the Soul of Catholicism

    September 12, 2022

    Now comes John T. McGreevy, a professor of history at Notre Dame and author of three books on Catholicism, with an attempt at making narrative sense of one of the most tumultuous periods in the history of the oldest institution in the Western world.

    Originally published at news.nd.edu.