Tag Archives: politics
Looking at presidential elections
On this Election Day BC Bookmarks highlights the new edition of a text co-authored by Boston College Assistant Professor of Political Science David Hopkins, Presidential Elections: Strategies and Structures of American Politics. Hopkins’ areas of study and teaching include American … Continue reading
The Tragedy of William Jennings Bryan
On Oct. 27, Gerard Magliocca, author of The Tragedy of William Jennings Bryan: Constitutional Law and the Politics of Backlash, will take part in a panel discussion on his book with BC Associate Professor of Political Science Ken Kersch, director … Continue reading
Political evil
The new book Political Evil: What It Is and How to Combat It by Boston College’s Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life Director Alan Wolfe (featured in BC Bookmarks last month) has recently been reviewed by the New … Continue reading
Alan Wolfe faces his critics
The new book Political Evil: What It Is and How to Combat It by acclaimed Boston College political scientist Alan Wolfe is a provocative challenge to widely held beliefs about genocide, intervention and the use of force to combat evil … Continue reading
Feminized majority
BC alumna Katherine Adam (Class of 2007) had her senior thesis published as book — a rare feat for an undergraduate project. On March 15, Adam will return to campus to discuss her book, The New Feminized Majority: How Democrats … Continue reading
Politics & culture
Wall Street Journal columnist and author Peggy Noonan, speechwriter for Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, will speak on campus Oct. 19 at 4:30 p.m. in Robsham Theater. Her appearance is part of the Carroll School’s Winston Center for … Continue reading