Higher intelligence is associated with liberal political ideology, atheism, and men’s (but not women’s) preference for sexual exclusivity. More intelligent people are statistically more likely to exhibit social values and religious and political preferences novel human evolutionary history.
Vigorous two-party competition provides the best guarantee for meaningful, broad-based governance and modest salaries for lawmakers add a second protection against narrow-interest legislation, finds a national study spanning 120 years of state lawmaking.
Brian H. Annex, M.D., chief of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine in the Department of Medicine at the University of Virginia Health System, is available to speak about Clinton’s procedure and the signs and symptoms of heart disease that should not be ignored. Annex's clinical and research areas include a focus on peripheral arterial disease (PAD) where blockages in arteries cause illness and ongoing problems.
U.S. Rep. Barney Frank will appear at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on Tuesday, Feb. 16 to discuss his 30-year career in the U.S. House of Representatives, and to sign copies of his biography “Barney Frank: The Story of America’s Only Left-Handed, Gay, Jewish Congressman,” published by the University of Massachusetts Press.
Dr. David A. Smith, senior lecturer in history at Baylor University, is a scholar with expertise about topics ranging from George Washington’s perceived aloofness to personality quirks and fisticuffs of macho Teddy Roosevelt to reasons why Presidents seems to take on more than the “job description” spelled out in the Constitution.
Funding will ensure that scientists continue transformational research, leading to technologies that spur innovation and generate clean energy jobs to keep the nation competitive in a global economy.
Michael Middleton, associate professor of education at the University of New Hampshire, is available to discuss the sweeping changes proposed by the Obama Administration to the No Child Left Behind Act and the elements of the original act that educators have found problematic.
The President Obama who delivered the State of the Union Address was one not seen for a while, say movement experts Professor Karen Bradley of the University of Maryland and Professor Karen Studd of George Mason University. They describe him as a teacher instructing a class, followed by a principal. “He was back in the swing,” Bradley and Studd say.
As a practicing geriatrician and health policy expert, Dr. Richard Stefanacci recognizes the major components of healthcare reform that cannot wait any longer to be addressed, especially those negatively affecting older Americans and Medicare patients. Dr. Stefanacci identifies key issues and changes that can make healthcare reform a reality.
National Wildlife Federation applauds Obama State of the Union.
President Barack Obama is expected to focus on job creation, helping the middle class, fighting the deficit and health care reform in his State of the Union Address tonight, to begin at 9 p.m. E.T. Here are U.Va. experts in those fields.
The 2010 State of the Union address may be THE most important speech of President Barack Obama’s career. The reason is simple – his presidency hangs in the balance, says Dr. Martin J. Medhurst, co-director of www.PresidentialRhetoric.com and Distinguished Professor of Rhetoric and Communication at Baylor University in Texas.
To win back angry independent voters, U.S. President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address on Wednesday, Jan. 27 needs to be long on details and short on rhetoric when it comes to health care reform and the economy, says University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Professor of Political Communications Larry Powell, Ph.D.
When President Obama gives his State of the Union address, "watch for his serious side" to appear in his voice and gestures, say movement experts Karen Bradley of the University of Maryland and Karen Studd of George Mason University. Especially notice the reach of Obama's arms, for sideways eye movement and a subtle grimace, the two movement experts add.
Several American University professors are available for comment regarding President Barack Obama’s first State of the Union Address.
Kristin Smith, a family demographer with extensive knowledge of child care costs and women’s rising contributions to family incomes, is available to comment on President Obama’s State of the Union address.
With rising unemployment, debate swirling around plans to reform health care, and national security issues, the pressure is on President Obama to make certain his first State of the Union Address resonates with the American public and people around the world. Robert Lehrman, a professor at American University’s School of Communication is uniquely qualified to comment on this and other speeches by the President.
Low approval ratings are not unusual after a president's first year in office, says political science instructor Carrie Cihasky of the University of Indianapolis. Wednesday's State of the Union address gives President Obama a chance to regain public confidence and build support in Congress.
Michelle Obama may be the first African-American first lady, but in other respects she's not that different from her predecessors, says Wake Forest University Professor of Political Science Kathy Smith, who studies first ladies.
The Democrat’s bitter election loss in Massachusetts underscores just how far liberals have fallen in the last year. But a new book, Answering Back: Liberal Responses to Conservative Arguments, provides the tools they need to regain lost ground. “This book is a must-read for everyone who supports Obama and the liberal agenda,” says author David Coates.
Count on more political attack ads in 2010 after a Supreme Court ruling lifting the ban on corporation and labor donations, according to political scientist John Geer.
Experts can comment on various topics relating to politics, American presidential history, homeland security & terrorism and international affairs.
The book's essays provide detailed, state-by-state analyses of how the presidential election, from the nomination struggle through the casting of votes in November, unfolded in states from Texas to Arkansas to Virginia.
President Obama, unlike Bush 43, is not likely to enjoy a surge in public approval after the recent terrorist threat, according to research by political scientists Elizabeth Zechmeister and Jennifer Merolla. Obama doesn’t get the same image boost as Bush did when terrorism occurred on his watch.
There may be a strong link between our political affiliation and how we react to certain labels. Democratic, Republican, and Independent volunteers support a mandatory environmental surcharge if it is described as an “offset,” while only Democratic volunteers support the surcharge when it is labeled as a “tax.”
Civil rights lawyer and University of Maryland law professor Sherrilyn Ifill argues that "elections" on shows like American Idol influenced young people who entered the electorate during Barack Obama's presidential campaign, and offer lessons for improving the political election process.
As President Obama wraps up his first year in office, how has his government affected the United States’s relations with its largest trading partner? What will President Obama’s direction be during the next four years and what impact will that have on Canada? Ryerson University experts can provide their insight on these and other questions in the lead-up to President Obama’s state-of-the-union address in February.
The attempted terrorist attack on Christmas Day came at the worst time for President Obama and has reinvigorated debates about U.S. security, says Will Walldorf, assistant professor of political science at Wake Forest University.
How much can the president influence the economy? Not as much as many people think, says Robert Whaples, chair and professor of economics at Wake Forest University. “It is important to realize that economic growth and unemployment trends are determined by the decisions and interactions of billions of individuals around the globe."
“Liberals will be remembering that the President was elected on a mandate of change and a promise of bipartisanship,” says David Coates, professor of political science at Wake Forest University and the author of “A Liberal Tool Kit: Progressive Answers to Conservative Arguments.”
Like all Presidents, Barack Obama will use his State of the Union Address to tell the American people what is important to him, says Peter Siavelis, associate professor of political science at Wake Forest University and co-editor of the book “Getting Immigration Right: What Every American Needs to Know.” Siavelis explains what it will mean if President Obama mentions immigration in his State of the Union speech.
Johns Hopkins Medicine has several experts who can discuss health care reform as evident in these two opinion pieces.
As the first State of the Union address approaches, University of Texas at Austin researchers are available to offer expertise on U.S. politics, the Obama administration and terrorism.
President Obama will use his State of the Union address in February to remind Americans that he inherited a collapsing economy, two wars and a broken intelligence system according to an Iowa State University political scientist.
Baylor University political scientist and professor Dr. Bradley Thayer is available as an expert to speak about terrorism and national security policy. His research centers on international politics, including international relations theory, grand strategy, nuclear deterrence and nuclear proliferation.
A list of faculty experts to serve as sources for reporters covering the upcoming State of the Union Address.
As the debate over health reform continues, please remember that faculty members of The George Washington University (GW) Medical Center Department of Health Policy are available to comment on topics regarding health reform, including: general policy/political analysis, Medicare, Medicaid, compliance, community health centers, state health reform, affordability, finance, health technology information.
Dan Cassino says young Americans see little difference between political campaigns and messages and marketing strategies designed to pitch them an iPod. His new research shows that young voters today are different from any other generation.
The latest edition of The George Washington University Battleground Poll finds a majority of voters (56%) believing that the country is on the wrong track. Their top areas of concern are the economy and jobs, health care costs, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the federal budget deficit.
Finance professor's op-ed addresses the need for Social Security to be stabilized before healthcare reform takes place.
Nearly a third of those ages 18 to 64 in Texas do not have health insurance.
The Iowa Electronic Markets has opened a Congressional control prediction market, giving traders the opportunity to predict the party alignment of Congress after next year's mid-term elections.
President Obama launched the “Educate to Innovate” campaign, a nationwide effort to motivate U.S. kids to excel in math and science. Jeffrey Choppin, Ph.D., believes that this initiative is a great way to engage students in mathematics outside the classroom. He suggests that the initiative should help students grapple with problems that are authentic and mathematically intriguing, with an underlying goal of connecting the ways students experience the world with formal mathematical concepts.
The American Society for Indexing (ASI) wishes to present its Golden Turkey Award for misadventures in indexing to Sarah Palin and HarperCollins for Going Rogue.
Just over half of Americans believe healthcare reform would do more harm than good and disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president, according to a University of Iowa Hawkeye Poll released today.
As President Obama visits Asia and topics include the U.S. military presence in Okinawa and other locations, Mark Gillem is available to provide information about land use decisions by the U.S. military.
A new book by a University of Illinois at Chicago scholar examines how the AIDS epidemic impacted American politics in the 1980s and 1990s and argues that the era was not as politically conservative as it is often characterized.
It's no wonder the market for children's literature has seen its share of books about the new president, But the number of titles about Barack Obama is astounding, said Phil Nel, K-State professor of English and head of K-State's children's literature program.
The 11th annual Arkansas Poll finds Arkansans of mixed minds about changing the health care system and that it’s too early to tell about next year’s senatorial race.
For questions about what a modern “smart” grid would look like or how it would function, please consider the research expertise of Alan Mantooth, professor of electrical engineering and executive director of the National Center for Reliable Electric Power Transmission (NCREPT) at the University of Arkansas.
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