I have long been fascinated, and sometimes amused, by the different definitions given by political scientists, political theorists, political leaders and other commentators of the word “politics” (or “the political”). I have decided to start compiling these definitions here. For now, they will be in no particular order, but I Read more…
Last week, in one of our large 120-student sections, a student was threatened by another student after class for something she had said in class. She did not see the student’s face, but she heard him say “You better watch what you say, or I’ll shoot you.” Or something like Read more…
I was going to write something more substantial here about the Birthright Citizenship controversy, but I don’t have time (today at least). But a quick overview of the legal landscape with good links is provided by Eugene Volokh here and by Adam Liptak here Link to US Civitas Facebook Discussion Read more…
This Economist article offers an interesting analysis, further confirming the extent to which social group identities are the proper unit of analysis in understanding American politics today. This could provoke a lot of discussion, but I want to respond to the opening sentence in that article. I’m doing this because Read more…
The 14th Amendment turns 150 today. Put another way, the Constitution we live under today is now 150 years old. ‘The Constitutional Amendment That Reinvented Freedom‘- New York Times Link to US Civitas Facebook Discussion Thread