NBC News Los Angeles affiliate KNBC-TV featured Christian Grose of the USC Dornsife College on the first day of former President Trump’s impeachment proceedings. “On the defense side, Trump’s lawyers were a bit all over the place. One of the lawyers got a bit of criticism for being meandering, he was Read more…
The Washington Post featured an op-ed by Jeffrey A. Jenkins of the USC Price School and a colleague on how Sen. Mitch McConnell is positioning the impeachment fight over the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. “McConnell is framing whether to convict Trump in institutional terms: A president interfered with Congress’s Read more…
NPR featured Ange-Marie Hancock-Alfaro of the USC Dornsife College on how President Trump is using race to divide the electorate. “Part of the strategy is to create enough chaos and confusion and to create enough anger, frankly, in his base that they will make sure that they continue to kind Read more…
? This month, Lisa is joined by Anthony Orlando, Jeff Jenkins, and Christian Grose to discuss Bob Woodward’s latest reportage on the Presidency: Fear. How does this stack up to other Woodward titles and how does the principal-agent theory work it’s way into conversation with these political junkies? What we’re Read more…
by Nathan K. Micatka and Nicholas Napolio On December 4, 2018, a group of scholars gathered at the University of Southern California to present research and perspectives on foreign policy in the age of Trump. Some important questions addressed in the symposium were: whether and to what extent Trump is similar or different Read more…
Fox & Hounds Daily published commentary by Sherry Bebitch Jeffe of the USC Price School and Doug Jeffe on how President Donald Trump’s approval ratings will impact Orange County, California, elections.
“In order for us to be inclusive, we need to really highlight that representation matters and include as many people, organizations, thought processes and concerns that people may have,” said Malaika Merid, a second-year Master of Public Policy Student at USC Price who was one of the event organizers. “This is a gathering space of real diverse thought, and I think that the best way for us to move forward with that is to keep creating ways to find more diversity of thought to be included within the forum.”
KPCC-FM’s “Take Two” interviewed Sherry Bebitch Jeffe of the USC Price School about President Donald Trump’s policy clashes with California. Trump versus California on so many policy decisions: immigration, DACA, and what is next for the Dreamers. Healthcare, environment, taxes, national monuments and on and on and on. There’s been a political as Read more…
The Sacramento Bee quoted Sherry Bebitch Jeffe of the USC Price School about the future of California’s Republican party in the age of Donald Trump. Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, a political analyst at the University of Southern California and veteran of scores of state party conventions, said the lack of big-name Read more…
Fox and Hounds ran an op-ed covering major takeaways after the 2016 Republican National Convention written by Bedroisan Center Faculty Affiliate Sherry Bebitch Jeffe and Doug Jeffe. One of the clear takeaways: “Trump’s message? “Trust me; don’t trust her.” And voters’ perceptions of “trustworthiness” are helping to drive this Presidential race.” For Read more…
by Raphael Bostic If you list the 34 countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development—generally considered to be the most highly developed, democratic nations in the world—and you rank them by the percent of citizens who voted in the last major election, the United States will come in Read more…
Sherry Bebitch Jeffe and Doug Jeffe compare and contrast the political contest between the two Presidential front runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton with the 1991 Louisiana Governor’s race between David Duke and Edwin Edwards. Click here to read the article.
What is the great tragedy in The Tragedy of Richard II? What makes a good leader – a king, a president? Can Shakespeare inform political discussions today? Listen and see what our guests think.
by David Gastwirth This week’s Road to the White House examined the merits and criticisms of an upcoming California ballot measure, Proposition 35 – the “Californians Against Sexual Exploitation Act” (CASE) Initiative. Coming into the panel, I really could not understand how there could be strong opposition to tougher sanctions Read more…