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Political Science

The Constitutional Presidency

| April 7, 2020 | Blog Contributor

The Constitutional Presidency
What makes a good president? With primary elections essentially over and November looming on the political horizon, this question is both too late and very timely. The same question was asked even before the creation of the executive office, and the answers proposed...
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Bryan Knowles
Bryan Knowles was selected as a 2020 Blog Contributor for the Faith & Public Life blog and is a senior at Bryan College where he is a double major in history and politics & government.

A Third Article on Impeachment

| March 9, 2020 | Blog Contributor

A Third Article on Impeachment
The recently concluded impeachment proceedings involving President Donald J. Trump have prompted many opinions and observations, some less valid or less accurate than others. Americans, and indeed all of humanity, display a continual willingness to believe that their...
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Bryan Knowles
Bryan Knowles was selected as a 2020 Blog Contributor for the Faith & Public Life blog and is a senior at Bryan College where he is a double major in history and politics & government.

Emergency Powers for Climate Change

| December 13, 2019 | Blog Contributor

Emergency Powers for Climate Change
In case of a national emergency, the United States government must, in a quick and focused manner, react. Because an orderly response is most likely to come from one voice—the commander in chief—emergency powers fall into the lap of the president. But over the last...
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Katherine Cvancara
Katherine Cvancara was selected as a 2019 Blog Contributor for the Faith & Public Life blog and is a senior at George Fox University where she studies biology and political science.

2019 AEI Summer Honors Program

| November 29, 2018 | Events, Faith, Politics, Poverty, Society, Summer Programs, Upcoming Events

2019 AEI Summer Honors Program
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE 2020 SUMMER HONORS PROGRAM. The American Enterprise Institute’s Summer Honors Program is a series of educational and professional development opportunities in Washington, DC, for top undergraduate students. Students in the program...
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Rediscovering the Elephant in the Room: The Virtue of Epistemic Confidence

| July 12, 2018 | Politics, Society, Summer Programs

Rediscovering the Elephant in the Room: The Virtue of Epistemic Confidence
When I consider today’s intellectual climate, I cannot help but think of the fable of blind men and an elephant. Each man forms judgments based on the feel of a particular portion of the elephant, resulting in varying theories about whether the object is a snake,...
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