John McCain: Age Is No Barrier

May 16, 2008

If McCain enters the Oval Office in 2009, he will be America’s oldest first-term president. For U.S. voters, ageism is more acceptable than sexism or racism, says Gerald C. Davison, dean of the USC Davis School of Gerontology. But this attitude ignores the fact that today’s seniors are sharper and longer-lived.

Infidelity and the Political Wife

May 2, 2008

Stand by your man, for the good of the office? Sociologist Karen Sternheimer probes
the role of political wives, from Spitzer to Clinton.

A Religious Uniter

April 25, 2008

Of the three candidates, Obama has the best chance of bridging the gap between America’s liberal and evangelical Christians, says Paul Lichterman.

A God of War?
Presidential Faith and U.S. Foreign Policy

March 28, 2008

If God told President Bush to invade Iraq, what would he tell President McCain or Obama to do? USC’s Lyn Boyd-Judson explores the relationship between the kind of faith in the Oval Office, and American policy abroad.

The Money Game

March 7, 2008

Funding is the fuel that feeds the political engine. USC experts on campaign finance address the candidates’ fundraising efforts.

Voices on Health Care Policy

February 22, 2008

Experts at the Keck School of Medicine and the School of Pharmacy offer prescriptions on critical national and California health care issues.

For U.S. Foreign Policy, Self-Interest Is Morality

February 15, 2008

A strategy of selfishness may be America’s best bet, and it could stave off war with Iran, says USC international relations professor Patrick James.

What Does "Change" Mean?

January 25, 2008

Change: A favorite mantra of the Democrats and an uneasy one for Republicans. A psychologist and a communication prof probe the concept.

Supreme Court Decisions: Sources Available

January 4, 2008

As we transition into 2008, U.S. Supreme Court Justices hear arguments on election law, the death penalty, the rights of detainees, discrimination, and age bias.

Scientists Consider AIDS, Stem Cell Ethics and Politics

January 14, 2005

Two nationally prominent scientists addressed issues regarding the forces shaping the ongoing efforts to battle AIDS and the “promise and reality” of embryonic stem cell research Jan. 11 at the Keck School of Medicine. The occasion was a Southern California...