Law and Politics
Historian James Hankins on Political Thought in the Italian Renaissance
James Hankins is a professor of Renaissance Intellectual History at Harvard University. He is the founder and General Editor of the I Tatti Renaissance Library from Harvard...
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Philosopher RĆ©mi Brague on His Writing
RĆ©mi Brague is professor emeritus of Arabic and religious philosophy at the Sorbonne and Romano Guardini chair of philosophy (emeritus) at the Ludwig Maximilian University of...
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Missile Strikes Against Syria ‘as Serious as Triggering Events,’ Expert Says
As the Trump administration considers military operations against Syria in the wake of a suspected chemical weapons attack Saturday (April 7) in the town of Douma, a University of...
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Professor D. C. Schindler on Freedom From Reality
D.C. Schindler is an associate professor of metaphysics and anthropology at the John Paull II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family. He is also the author of Freedom from...
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U.S. Democratic Health in Stable Condition, According to New Democratic Virtues Index
In a current political environment that some view as divisive and extremely partisan, a new Democratic Virtues Index from the University of Notre Dameās Rooney Center for the...
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Prominent Women in Political Office Boost Female Candidates down Ballot, New Research Finds
The presence of a prominent female officeholder has a positive effect on the number of women running for lower offices in her state, according to new research by University of...
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Political Scientist Patrick J. Deneen on Why Liberalism Failed
Patrick J. Deneen holds a B.A. in English literature and a Ph.D. in Political Science from Rutgers University. He worked at the US Information Agency as a speechwriter and special...
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Study Shows Social Media an Effective Tool for Predicting Voting Outcomes
A new study reveals social media may highlight intergroup polarization of voter opinion more adequately than traditional polls when predicting election outcomes. Researchers at...
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New York Times Columnist Ross Douthat on His Work, Faith, and Influences
Ross Douthat is a New York Times columnist and betseller author. He joined us on campus for a roundtable discussion about Disarming Beauty, the second volume in the de Nicola...
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Morality and Social Control in Criminal Law
Panel discussion during the 2017 Notre Dame Fall Conference featuring panelists Marc de Girolami (St. Johnās University), Cecelia Klingele (Wisconsin Law), Meghan Ryan (Southern...
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Called to Communion
Talks given at the 2017 Notre Dame Fall Conference by Mary Anne Case (University of Chicago) on āTrans Formation in the Vaticanās War on āGender Ideology'ā; Pia de Solenni...
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By Man Shall His Blood Be Shed: On The Death Penalty
Panel discussion at the 2017 Notre Dame Fall Conference. Panelists: Joseph Bessette (Claremont McKenna College), Edward Feser (Pasadena City College), Gerard Bradley (Notre Dame...
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