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  1. 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 Hui headshot. An Asian woman with black hair and glasses smiles warmly at the camera. She is wearing a green velvet shirt and a delicate necklace.

    Victoria Tin-bor Hui

    Political Science

  2. 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 Desch headshot. A man with a full white and gray beard, wearing amber-colored glasses, a green tweed jacket, a plaid collared shirt, brown sweater vest, and a dark green textured tie. He is smiling against a gray background.

    Michael C. Desch

    Political Science

  3. 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 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

  4. 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 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

  5. 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 Deneen headshot. A Caucasian man with salt-and-pepper hair wearing a navy blue suit and blue glasses over a blue and gray patterned tie. He is posing for a headshot against a gray background.

    Patrick J. Deneen

    Political Science

  6. 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 Hui headshot. An Asian woman with black hair and glasses smiles warmly at the camera. She is wearing a green velvet shirt and a delicate necklace.

    Victoria Tin-bor Hui

    Political Science

  7. 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 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. 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 Desch headshot. A man with a full white and gray beard, wearing amber-colored glasses, a green tweed jacket, a plaid collared shirt, brown sweater vest, and a dark green textured tie. He is smiling against a gray background.

    Michael C. Desch

    Political Science

  9. 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 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