In the NewsSept. 11 Hasn’t Yet Found Its Meaning9/2/2026Description Steven Simon, a distinguished visiting fellow at the Davidson Institute for Global Security, writes that “the country looks to be edging, awkwardly and without much self-awareness, toward a reckoning it has avoided for a generation.”Centre Daily Times
In the NewsWould Darline Graham Be the First Sister to Succeed a Brother in Congress?8/26/2026Description Government professor Brendan Nyhan discusses the political advantages family ties may provide candidates and voters’ “parasocial relationships” with elected officials. “We feel like we know them, and that may carry over to their relatives.”The New York Times
QuotedQuoteThis is just wreaking havoc in an election with real stakes and no real interest in understanding the effects of what you are doing.BylineMia Costa, associate professor of government | AttributionThe New York TimesDate8/19/2026
In the NewsAn Israeli Satirist’s Bid to Save His Country’s Democracy8/17/2026Description Visiting Professor of Government Bernard Avishai profiles Lior Schleien and his efforts to engage Israeli youth in discussions about democracy, secularism, and Israel’s political future.The New Yorker
In the NewsTo Defend Democracy, Funders Must Give Beyond Their Comfort Zones8/11/2026Description The Polarization Research Lab is cited for research finding that 83% of Democrats and 79% of Republicans oppose violations of democratic norms.The Chronicle of Philanthropy
ArticlesVeterans Participate in Academic Bootcamp on CampusDate7/28/2026Body Dartmouth partners with the Warrior-Scholar Project on a college readiness program.ImageThumbnail
In the NewsAmerica Still Has the Upper Hand Over China7/27/2026Description Professor of Government Stephen Brooks and co-author Ben Vagle ’22 assert that the United States retains significant economic leverage over China but “needs to act in concert with its Asian and European allies.”Foreign Affairs
In the NewsThe Broken Nuclear Umbrella6/26/2026Description In an opinion piece about the United States’ extended nuclear deterrence strategy, government professors Jennifer Lind and Daryl Press say the U.S. “needs to refashion deterrence strategies for the world not as it once was, but as it is.”Foreign Affairs
QuotedQuoteThese AI tools are not presenting a truly neutral representation of really nuanced policy debates, on average.BylineSEAN WESTWOOD, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF GOVERNMENT | AttributionThe Washington PostDate6/25/2026
QuotedQuoteThey want a majority of the population to turn their backs. That’s all that’s necessary.BylineBenjamin Valentino, Nelson A. Rockefeller Professorship in Government | AttributionThe New York TimesDate6/8/2026
