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Media Mentions: May 2026

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  1. Museum of the Bible launching new exhibits as part of 'The Bible & America 250'

    May 29, 2026

    According to the Museum of the Bible’s website, the lectures will feature “world-renowned scholars and historians from across the nation” and examine “the biblical rhetoric of revolution, the spiritual framing of independence, and the scriptural foundations of early American political thought.” Notable speakers include Thomas Kidd of Baylor University, Robert George of Princeton University, Daniel Dreisbach of American University, Catherine Brekus of Harvard University, Vincent Phillip Muñoz of the University of Notre Dame, Rabbi Meir Soloveichik of Yeshiva University, Esau McCaulley of Wheaton College, Thomas Albert Howard of Valparaiso University and Mark David Hall of Regent University.

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    Vincent Munoz headshot. A man with salt and pepper hair wearing a blue suit jacket and patterned tie looks directly at the camera. A University of Notre Dame lapel pin is visible on his jacket.

    Vincent Phillip Muñoz

    Political Science

  2. Opinion | Harvard’s solution won’t stop runaway A’s. This could.

    May 26, 2026

    By Vincent Phillip Muñoz, a professor at the University of Notre Dame.

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    Vincent Munoz headshot. A man with salt and pepper hair wearing a blue suit jacket and patterned tie looks directly at the camera. A University of Notre Dame lapel pin is visible on his jacket.

    Vincent Phillip Muñoz

    Political Science

  3. 'Cowardly': Democrats Criticize House Republicans for Abruptly Canceling War Powers Vote

    May 25, 2026

    “Republicans used to be able to vote to table these proposals, but they don't have the unanimity that they need to do that anymore,” says Eugene Gholz, an associate professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame.

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    Eugene Gholz headshot. Headshot of a fair-skinned man with a salt and pepper goatee, wearing glasses, a lilac shirt, and a patterned purple tie with a gray suit jacket. He has short dark hair and is smiling at the camera. Framed artwork is visible in the background, out of focus.

    Eugene Gholz

    Political Science

  4. Roughly half of Americans hold a ‘neutral’ stance toward democracy

    May 19, 2026

    The study, led by Matthew E. K. Hall alongside B. Tyler Leigh and Brittany C. Solomon, analyzed responses from more than 45,000 voting-age Americans. Its conclusion lands with a force that is easy to underestimate: democratic neutrality is not harmless indecision. It is a condition that behaves, in elections, much like outright support for undemocratic conduct.

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    Matthew Hall headshot. A white man wearing glasses and a blue button-down shirt smiles warmly in an office setting.

    Matthew E.K. Hall

    Political Science

  5. Notre Dame researches American democracy and the threat of neutrality

    May 12, 2026

    Roughly half of the United States' population expresses neutrality toward one or more undemocratic practices, a trend that researchers at the University of Notre Dame argue in a new study is an overlooked threat to American democracy. The 2026 study, titled “The overlooked threat of democratic neutrality in the USA,” by Matthew E. K. Hall, B. Tyler Leigh and Brittany C. Solomon explores democratic neutrality as prevalent and distinct from opposition to undemocratic practices, reflective of meaningful attitudes, correlated with theoretically related constructs and as "consequential as outright support for undemocratic practices in shaping preferences for anti-democratic candidates.”

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    Matthew Hall headshot. A white man wearing glasses and a blue button-down shirt smiles warmly in an office setting.

    Matthew E.K. Hall

    Political Science

  6. Who is responsible, who is the monster? US professor on ethics in AI

    May 11, 2026

    Based on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein novel, US professor Eileen Hunt brought together theses from philosophy, political science, and technology in her lecture. For several years now, the novel has been read from an interdisciplinary perspective with regard to analogies between the creature and AI.

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    Eileen Hunt headshot. A woman with shoulder-length brown hair, smiling at the camera. She wears a black and white patterned jacket over a black top against a gray background.

    Eileen M. Hunt

    Political Science

  7. What Vance’s criticisms of the pope reveal about religion in America

    May 11, 2026

    For Notre Dame’s David Campbell, a political scientist focused on the role of religion in American democracy, the rebuke — one Vance has since doubled down on — is at once stunning and predictable. Stunning, Campbell said, given “the defining characteristic of Catholicism — the reason Martin Luther split from the church — is the role of the pope” as the preeminent source of God’s word.

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    David Campbell headshot A man smiles warmly at the camera against a plain, light gray backdrop. He wears a textured dark blue blazer over a light pink and white plaid button-down shirt. His light brown hair is styled neatly.

    David Campbell

    Political Science

  8. One Trump challenger wins in Indiana, another loses as president's influence tested in red state

    May 06, 2026

    "Midterms are coming up, and people want to read the tea leaves and want to use this in a bellwether," Notre Dame professor Joshua Kaplan said. And while few national resources have been put into these opponent's campaigns, political science professor emeritus Kaplan says, Trump-aligned political action committees have gone all in.

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    Joshua B. Kaplan headshot. A smiling man with short gray hair and a navy blazer with a gold and black striped tie. He stands in front of a bookshelf filled with various books on American politics and history.

    Joshua Kaplan

    University

  9. The Strait of Hormuz is still blocked. What's the US military doing about it?

    May 05, 2026

    “The U.S. is trying to get back to the situation that existed before we launched this escapade,” says Eugene Gholz, a professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame. “We’re not trying to gain. We’re trying to undo a loss.”

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    Eugene Gholz headshot. Headshot of a fair-skinned man with a salt and pepper goatee, wearing glasses, a lilac shirt, and a patterned purple tie with a gray suit jacket. He has short dark hair and is smiling at the camera. Framed artwork is visible in the background, out of focus.

    Eugene Gholz

    Political Science

  10. Indiana state Senate races are a test of Trump's endorsements over voting against redistricting

    May 05, 2026

    “People always look for signs in state and local elections, of, is this a sign of something bigger? And so this is seen as a sign, because ordinarily, the Indiana primaries don't attract a lot of attention, but people are looking at this as a sign of as a test for the president's clout,” Joshua Kaplan, Professor Emeritus of political science at the University of Notre Dame, told ABC News.

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    Joshua B. Kaplan headshot. A smiling man with short gray hair and a navy blazer with a gold and black striped tie. He stands in front of a bookshelf filled with various books on American politics and history.

    Joshua Kaplan

    University

  11. Anne Millbrooke: We must take a stand, because neutrality helps the oppressor

    May 04, 2026

    Matthew E.K. Hall, B. Tyler Leigh, and Brittany C. Solomon published their research under the title “The Overlooked Threat of Democratic Neutrality in the USA” in the prestigious journal Nature Human Behaviour. The problem, as they defined it, is half of us don’t support or oppose undemocratic measures. Half are neutral. By being neutral, a person can become complicit in undemocratic practices such as censoring media outlets, denying election results, and jailing people without due process of the law set by democratic process.

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    Matthew Hall headshot. A white man wearing glasses and a blue button-down shirt smiles warmly in an office setting.

    Matthew E.K. Hall

    Political Science