Politics
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In China’s War on the Coronavirus, a Community Is Besieged
Politics Professor Ben Read was quoted in a New York Times story about a suburb of Wuhan, China, that has been besieged by the coronavirus.
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The Senate filibuster explained – and why it should be allowed to die
In an op-ed for The Conversation, Politics Professor Dan Wirls explains the Senate filibuster–and makes a case for why it should be allowed to die.
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Eisenhower called it the ‘military-industrial complex.’ It’s vastly bigger now.
Politics Professor Dan Wirls published an op-ed about the nexus today of private interests and national defense, which he calls the "National Security Corporate Complex," in the Washington Post.
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The real climate change controversy: Whether to engineer the planet in order to fix it
Sikina Jinnah, an associate professor of politics who studies global environmental politics, was quoted in a Los Angeles Times article about proposals to address climate change by geoengineering the Earth's climate.
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Don’t blame Sharia for Islamic extremism – blame colonialism
Mark Massoud, associate professor of politics, penned a piece for The Conversation about Islamic extremism and colonialism that was picked up by SFGate, among other news outlets.
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How does climate change impact water?
The Santa Cruz Sentinel tapped Ruth Langridge, a lecturer in politics and a lead author of the state Climate Change Assessment, for comment on the local impacts of climate change on water supplies.
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What the Midterms Mean for Climate Change
Liz Beaumont, associate professor of politics, was featured in a Sunday New York Times post-election piece about climate change that was focused on how people can get more engaged on issues they care about.
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Why our college students think like Trump
Ryan Coonerty, who teaches law and politics, penned an op-ed for the San Francisco Chronicle about the changes he has seen in students over the past 10 years, including today's students' lack of confidence in law or politics as a means to protect the freedom of speech.
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Reform needed for Supreme Court justice terms
Politics Professor Dan Wirls penned a timely op-ed for the Santa Cruz Sentinel, proposing reforms to the terms served by Supreme Court justices.
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Daniel Wirls: Democratic Party is guilty of dereliction of duty on defense spending
Politics Professor Dan Wirls penned a scathing opinion column for the San Francisco Chronicle about Washington DC's latest binge of military spending.
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Trump’s right about one thing: The US Senate should end its 60-vote majority
Politics Professor Dan Wirls penned an opinion piece for The Conversation about the Senate's 60-vote majority rule, and it was picked up by papers around the country, including the Albany Times-Union and Idaho Press-Tribune.
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The art of politics and meditation
A talk about the art of politics and meditation by Dean Mathieowetz of politics was covered by Mustang News in San Luis Obispo.