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Media Mentions: 2026

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  1. Midterms could mark start of a generational shift in Congress

    October 08, 2026

    “We seem to be reaching an inflection point,” says Jim Curry, a political science professor at the University of Notre Dame who co-authored a study on lawmaker age and representation in Congress.

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    James M. Curry

    Political Science

  2. What makes the Democratic Socialist Party attractive to college-educated voters?

    September 29, 2026

    A recent poll conducted shows a national shift in college-educated Democrat voters leaning more toward Democratic Socialism. Is that the case in Utah as well? Notre Dame political science professor Jim Curry joins ARC Salt Lake to discuss what makes people lean more left toward candidates that are embracing some parts of socialism.

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    James M. Curry

    Political Science

  3. Mideast Oil Exports Rebound Even as Prices Remain Elevated

    September 29, 2026

    “They are getting a substantial amount of oil out, and it is increasing over time as shippers’ confidence goes up,” said Eugene Gholz, an associate professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame and an expert on conflict in the strait.

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    Eugene Gholz

    Political Science

  4. Lessons for the 21st century from a 200‑year‑old book by ‘Frankenstein’ author Mary Shelley

    September 23, 2026

    By Eileen Hunt, Professor of Political Science, University of Notre Dame.

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    Eileen M. Hunt

    Political Science

  5. Photos: United States Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh speaks at Notre Dame on 9/11 anniversary

    September 14, 2026

    Vincent Phillip Muñoz, director of the Center for Citizenship & Constitutional Government at the University of Notre Dame, speaks before a Jeanie Poole O'Shaughnessy Memorial Lecture at DeBartolo Performing Arts Center at Notre Dame on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, in South Bend. The lecture was held in remembrance on the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

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    Vincent Phillip Muñoz

    Political Science

  6. U.S. energy agency raises oil price forecast as war drags on

    September 11, 2026

    Shippers might be able to adjust to a new normal, according to Eugene Gholz, who focuses on national security and economic policy at the University of Notre Dame.

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    Eugene Gholz

    Political Science

  7. International Business Times: Strait of Hormuz remains in ‘deadly stalemate’ as Iranian attacks continue six months into war

    September 06, 2026

    Eugene Gholz, an associate professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame and an expert on conflict in the strait, said the current standoff reflects a rough balance of power between the two sides, neither of which has been able to fully impose its will on the waterway.

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    Eugene Gholz

    Political Science

  8. Iran’s Attacks Keep the Strait of Hormuz in a Lethal Stalemate

    September 06, 2026

    “The strait is neither fully closed nor fully opened,” said Eugene Gholz, an associate professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame and an expert on conflict in the waterway. “Iran can’t close it completely, and the U.S. can’t open it completely.”

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    Eugene Gholz

    Political Science

  9. These politicians love talking about religion. They're also Democrats

    August 25, 2026

    Democrats' coalition of voters tends to be the most religiously diverse, but also the most secular, said David Campbell, director of the University of Notre Dame Democracy Initiative.

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    David Campbell

    Political Science

  10. Congress’ wide age gap comes into focus

    August 24, 2026

    “Voters have these attitudes that they don’t want older members. But then when these older members run, especially incumbents run, they tend to put them back in power,” said James M. Curry, a political science professor at the University of Notre Dame. “Voters are the stopgap.”

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    James M. Curry

    Political Science

  11. A ‘nonbeliever’ in Congress argues new view of religion is gaining ground on the Hill

    August 21, 2026

    University of Notre Dame political scientist David Campbell said Huffman is probably right that secularism’s impact in the U.S. is growing. He called the change “one of the most significant developments in American society in the last generation.”

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    David Campbell

    Political Science

  12. Some Democrats trying to reclaim the issue of faith from the Republican Party

    August 17, 2026

    David Campbell, a professor of politics at the University of Notre Dame, told ABC News that Carter ran on describing himself "as a born-again or evangelical Christian, and no presidential candidate had ever done that before."

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    David Campbell

    Political Science

  13. Hormuz cannot be defeated by missiles. How did Iran make a weapon that confused American power?

    August 16, 2026

    Eugene Gholz, an associate professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame, tells Al-Watan that the current reality is that Iran cannot completely close the strait, and the United States cannot fully open it using military force: “at least at the level of force that each party currently wants to use.”

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    Eugene Gholz

    Political Science

  14. Is There a ‘Religious Revival’ Happening Among Gen Z?

    August 14, 2026

    “I would not say that the evidence [of a revival] has been convincing, but there are hints in the data,” says David Campbell, a professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame. “It’s entirely possible that the anecdotal reports are a leading indicator—so one possibility is three years from now, we’ll be having this conversation and say yeah, it turns out there really was a religious revival; it just takes a while to show up in the data.”

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    David Campbell

    Political Science

  15. How Did We Get To the Point the World’s Most Powerful and Expensive Military is Running Out of Ammo?

    August 12, 2026

    Then finally we assess how we got to the point where the world’s most powerful and expensive military is running out of ammo and speak with Eugene Gholz, a professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame. His work focuses on the intersection of national security and economic policy, on subjects including innovation, defense management and U.S. grand strategy.

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    Eugene Gholz

    Political Science

  16. Michigan's Primary: What to Watch as Votes Roll In

    August 05, 2026

    Here to help us navigate today's election is political science professor Ken Kollman of the University of Notre Dame.

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    Ken Kollman

    Political Science

  17. OPINION | The War China Might Choose

    August 04, 2026

    By Eugene Gholz, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, and Kerby Davis, a Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.

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    Eugene Gholz

    Political Science

  18. Pain or gain? US moves to decouple its defence industry from China’s rare earths

    August 03, 2026

    The latest directive tells defence contractors that the era of relatively easily available waivers and the Trump administration’s repeated retreats from enforcing policies in this area is over, according to Eugene Gholz, an associate professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame.

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    Eugene Gholz

    Political Science

  19. OPINION | Defending Democracy Must Begin in the Classroom

    July 30, 2026

    By Victoria Tin-bor Hui, associate professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame.

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    Victoria Tin-bor Hui

    Political Science

  20. Ukraine's 'turned tide' doesn't comport 'with basic military reality'

    July 29, 2026

    Michael Desch, an international relations professor at the University of Notre Dame, tells RS that drones alone cannot earn Ukraine a military victory. “Best Ukraine can do [with drones] is slow the Russians down a bit,” he said.

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    Michael C. Desch

    Political Science

  21. Why ‘democratic neutrality’ is an overlooked threat to American democracy

    July 28, 2026

    By Matthew Hall, Professor of Constitutional Studies, Political Science and Law, University of Notre Dame; Brittany Solomon, Assistant Professor of Administrative Leadership Management and Organization, University of Notre Dame; and Tyler Leigh, Research Fellow, Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy, University of Notre Dame.

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    Matthew E.K. Hall

    Political Science

  22. The Ancient Epic That Explains America

    July 27, 2026

    Patrick Deneen is a professor of political philosophy at the University of Notre Dame and the author of “American Odyssey: What an Ancient Story Reveals about Our Divided Souls.”

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    Patrick J. Deneen

    Political Science

  23. Why faith matters in today’s political memoirs

    July 27, 2026

    This moment may have a parallel in 2000, when George W. Bush ran as the candidate who would restore morality to the White House following the scandal of Bill Clinton’s affair, says David Campbell, professor of American democracy at the University of Notre Dame.

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    David Campbell

    Political Science

  24. Hong Kong Police Raid Independent Bookstores and Arrest 5 People

    July 16, 2026

    “Independent bookstores are among the few remaining spaces where people can encounter ideas, build social ties and sustain an intellectual public,” said Victoria Hui, an associate professor specializing in Chinese politics at the University of Notre Dame.

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    Victoria Tin-bor Hui

    Political Science

  25. Religion’s Longstanding Gender Gap Is Narrowing Among Gen Z. But Which Gender Is Narrowing It—and Why?

    July 13, 2026

    Gallup did also ask about attendance at religious services, and found that the share of young men who say they attend religious services at least once a month increased by seven percentage points in the span of two years, making them statistically tied in that metric with their female counterparts in the poll’s findings. But David Campbell, a professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame, points out that other surveys that measure weekly attendance haven’t shown the same spike among young men.

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    David Campbell

    Political Science

  26. Ukraine’s controversial recruitment drive: Why prisoners are being sent to war

    July 01, 2026

    "I think it's highly unlikely that it's going to make a dent in the Ukrainian mobilization needs," said Michael Desch, professor of international relations at the University of Notre Dame. "As your reporter pointed out, there are about 1,500 women in Ukrainian prisons, the majority of whom don't qualify for this particular program, and the needs of the Ukrainian ground forces for troops is much greater than that. They need to be recruiting at least 30,000 troops every month and they're not meeting those quotas." (Interview begins at 4:35)

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    Michael C. Desch

    Political Science

  27. I Traced the Hormuz Crisis Back 4,000 Years. Here's What I Found.

    July 01, 2026

    "The cost of insurance is basically proportional to the hazard, to how how big the impact of the bad luck outcome would be, plus a normal rate of profit in the insurance industry, which is affected by the competitive dynamics of the insurance industry," said Eugene Gholz, associate professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame. "If the probability approaches one hundred percent that your ship is going to sink, then the cost of insurance approaches the cost of a new ship. And that would be prohibitive." (Interview begins at 36:00)

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    Eugene Gholz

    Political Science

  28. Catholic Analysis: Trump's Iran Peace Deal — Will It Bring Lasting Peace?

    June 23, 2026

    Joining us now to discuss this developing news, is a leading Catholic scholar on international security and American foreign policy who brings decades of expertise on U.S. strategy, diplomacy, and the Middle East. Michael Desch is the Packey J. Dee Professor of International Relations at the University of Notre Dame. He is also the founding Brian and Jeannelle Brady Family Director of the O'Brien Notre Dame International Security Center.

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    Michael C. Desch

    Political Science

  29. A California city voted to recall its leaders. They’re refusing to leave office

    June 18, 2026

    The council members’ decision to defy the recall puts Avenal in a rare situation because the quo warranto process — which challenges an elected official’s right to hold office — is not commonly used in modern electoral disputes, said Derek Muller, a law professor at the University of Notre Dame specializing in American election law. “Because we have a lot of other pre-election and even post-election mechanisms to figure out who’s entitled to hold the office, we just don’t use quo warranto very much anymore,” Muller said. “But this would be a good use for it.”

  30. Vance gives Catholic converts a bigger stage

    June 16, 2026

    "I would say this is more of religious resilience rather than a religious revival," David Campbell, a political science professor at the University of Notre Dame, tells Axios.

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    David Campbell

    Political Science