Stories in Candidate Rhetoric
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.
February 1, 2008

USC's Virginia Kuhn relates how the candidates' carefully constructed messages get sideswiped by Internet denizens.
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.
January 11, 2008
A pair of USC professors offer their takes on the field of Democratic candidates, and research on the role of race in electoral politics.
January 17, 2007
Daria Roithmayr, law professor and expert on race and gender, can discuss Barack Obama's and Hillary Clinton's possible bids for the presidency. Roithmayr worked for Edward Kennedy and has worked as a strategist and research specialist on several Congressional campaigns....
October 6, 2004
POLITICAL COMMUNICATIONTHOMAS HOLLIHAN, professor of communication, can comment on the strategy behind the candidates' messages, their communication styles and media coverage of the debates. Contact: (213) 740-3947 (office) or hollihan@usc.edu. MARTIN KAPLAN, director of USC's Norman Lear Center, can discuss...
July 28, 2004
Puritanism, colonial clashes and cowboy mythology have all left an imprint upon America's foreign policy. A USC scholar examines the elements that have shaped the nation's approach since World War II. By Nicole St.Pierre
April 9, 2004
At an upcoming USC conference, experts from around the world will discuss democracy, 9/11 and the direction of global terrorism. Among one researcher's chief concerns: the likelihood of future attacks on U.S. soil. By Katilin Solimine