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.
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After the Marches: Immigrant Mobilization
April 4, 2008
Political parties have taken a backseat to community-based organizations in their ability to mobilize immigrants, says USC’s Janelle Wong.
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 Melting Pot of Christian Voters
March 21, 2008
In religion, as in politics, there is a left, right and center, says USC’s Paul Lichterman. Christians’ voting patterns aren’t homogeneous.
Obama and the Pastor: A Question of Faith, or Race?
March 20, 2008
Diane Winston of the USC Annenberg School wonders why Barack Obama’s religious connections are scrutinized more closely than those of Hillary Clinton and John McCain. A look at the case of Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
Q&A: Religion and the Candidates
February 21, 2008
From Obama’s oratorical style, flavored with black church tradition, to voter fears about Huckabee’s overt evangelicalism, religion is woven into this presidential race. Donald Miller, a professor in the USC College, analyzes the faith of the candidates and the American public.
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.
A Most Diverse Super Tuesday
February 1, 2008
When the February 5 primaries roll around, they will showcase perhaps the most diverse pack of presidential candidates in United States history. According to USC Annenberg School professor Richard Reeves, what follows will be a battle between old prejudices and man's better nature.
The Internet, al Qaeda's True Voice
January 18, 2008
With its focus on bin Laden's videos, the media misses copious Internet content that has more to say to the al Qaeda faithful and more to teach us about fighting terrorism, says USC's Philip Seib.
Wanted: A Leader, Not Someone Electable
January 4, 2008
Leadership experts and White House veterans Warren Bennis and Tom Freedman look to history for the qualities that make a great American president.
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