Faculty Feature: Politics Podcast
1) Immigration and American Exceptionalism
Robert George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the James Madison Program in the Politics Department, discusses the issues of immigration and American exceptionalism. He explains t...Show More
2) The Long and Tragical History of Post-Partisanship
R. Sean Wilentz, George Henry Davis 1886 Professor of American History in the History Department, explains the history of “post-partisanship” in U.S. politics, from George Washington’s presidency up t...Show More
3) The Obama Presidency: What Kind of Leader? (Lecture only)
Evan Thomas, Lecturer in The Council of the Humanities and Ferris Professor of Journalism, suggests strategies to increase President Obama's effectiveness as a national leader amidst a polarized legis...Show More
4) How to Pick a Supreme Court Justice
Provost Christopher Eisgruber, Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Public Affairs in the Woodrow Wilson School and the University Center for Human Values, explains what the nation should look for in ...Show More
5) The President and the Pauper: The Dueling Forces of Opportunity and Exclusion in Contemporary African American Life
Imani Perry, Professor in the Center for African American Studies, presents data about the contemporary racial landscape and the simultaneous existence of exclusion and opportunity. Presented on the o...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.6) Religion and the Law
Provost Christopher Eisgruber, Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Public Affairs in the Woodrow Wilson School and the University Center for Human Values, discusses the challenges associated with exc...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.7) Presidential Leadership and the Politics of National Security: A Look Back on the Cuban Missile Crisis
Julian Zelizer, Professor of History and Public Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School, discusses the history of U.S. national security politics, focusing upon the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. Presente...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.8) Asian America: Race and Fantasy
Anne A. Cheng '85, Professor of English and African American Studies, discusses the Asian American experience throughout U.S. history and how it relates to the concept of American pluralism. Presented...Show More
9) Wounded Warriors: Understanding the Politics of the Strong Black Woman
Melissa Harris-Lacewell, Associate Professor of Politics, discusses the notion of the strong black woman in a lecture based upon her forthcoming book, Sister Citizen: A Text For Colored Girls Who've C...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.10) Presidents, Public Opinion, and Policy
Brandice Canes-Wrone '93, Professor of Politics and Public Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School, explains the practice through which U.S. Presidents try to shape the political process by influencing p...Show More