An Analysis Program on the U.S. Election
An analysis program on the U.S. elections on Scheizer Radio und Fernsehen with Claudia Bruhwiler and Martin Dahinden is available here.
Claudia Brühwiler at the Virtual Party Conference of the US Democrats
The audio recording is available here. Der Wahlkampf in den USA geht in die heisse Phase. Diese Woche halten die US-Demokraten ihren Nominierungs-Parteitag ab. Aufgrund der Corona-Pandemie…
Hell is Other Catholics: Review of Good Intentions: A History of Catholic Voters’ Road from Roe to Trump
Good Intentions: A History of Catholic Voters’ Road from Roe to Trump. Steven P. Millies. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2018. There is a familiar English proverb, “The…
Why Do We Have an Electoral College?
During the debates over the ratification of the Constitution, Alexander Hamilton remarked in Federalist 68 that the method of presidential selection was “almost the only part of the…
The Electoral College and The Founders’ Design
During the debates over the ratification of the Constitution, Alexander Hamilton remarked in Federalist 68 that the method of presidential selection was “almost the only part of…
The Limits of Identity Politics
After the election, a student came into my office and asked me, “What is my major good for?”[1] The quote perfectly captured the post-election state of my…
A Canadian View of the U.S. Election
Give to love your hearth and hall. But do not give advice at all. -Phyllis McGinley The American election is steadily drawing closer, and our new…
The Use and Abuse of “Political Correctness”
A consistent defense of the uncivil rhetoric at the heart of the Trump campaign is an appeal to being politically incorrect. The idea is that liberal politicians…
The Alcibiades of Our Time
We now have two presidential candidates each appealing to their bases with head-fakes to an ever-diminishing center. Donald Trump has tapped into the political, economic, and cultural…
Mob Rule and Moral Language
What explains Donald Trump’s appeal, especially among the white working class? The various theories that have been offered – being economically left behind in a globalized, knowledge-based…
The Language of Politics Today: Donald Trump, Racism, and Sexism
How it is that Donald Trump, who has proudly proclaimed he's a racist and sexist, is the Republican nominee for the presidency? His misogynist comments about Megyn…
The Anti-Federalist Roots of Voter Outrage
The current outburst of voter discontent, which has made the 2016 election campaign an equal source of fascination and dread, contains the elements of a revolution and…
The U.S. Electoral College
[Election] law, however, is not an autonomous sphere with its own laws of justice. It does not have the purpose of giving every ethnic group with special…