Thousands of miles from their homeland, Britons living in the Inland Northwest keenly felt the loss of the only monarch they have ever known. For some, the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday meant the passing of an age. Englishman Richard Elgar, a political science professor at Washington State University, admitted to being “not […]
Arizona State scholar speaks about current high court during Foley Institute lecture at Pullman Recent decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court suggest the court’s new conservative majority is willing to engage in judicial activism, thereby undermining respect for the rule of law. That’s the view of Stefanie Lindquist, a professor of law and politics at […]
August 26 has been observed as Women’s Equality Day in the United States for nearly 50 years, but equality is still a distant goal, says Amy Mazur, the Johnson Distinguished Professor in political science at WSU Pullman and a global expert on gender equality who has consulted with the World Bank, the European Union, and […]
Mistrust of system persists despite no evidence of voter fraud In the early morning on Nov. 4, 2020, Donald Trump stood at a lectern in the White House and told a throng of cheering supporters he’d won the presidential election. “We are up BIG, but they are trying to STEAL the election,” Trump wrote on […]
The 4th Congressional District in Washington state is a land of snow-capped volcanic peaks and lush irrigated orchards that produce most of the nation’s apples. It’s also home to one of the few Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump and then won his next election. U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse was one of […]
Patty Murray was first elected to the U.S. Senate from Washington state in 1992 during the “Year of the Woman,” motivated to run for higher office in part by the contentious Clarence Thomas Supreme Court confirmation hearings. At that time, Murray was the self-professed “Mom in Tennis Shoes,” advocating for working families and outraged by […]
Eight Arts & Sciences faculty representing four distinct areas are members of the new interdisciplinary research teams formed during the 2022 Washington State University Climate Hackathon. During the two-day event last spring, participants defined the scope of climate change-related challenges, shared expertise in
Fueled by the false narrative that widespread fraud stole the 2020 election from Trump, election officials nationwide have been under constant attack from election conspiracists. Now, many of those conspiracists are seeking control of elections offices, asking for votes while telling those same people their votes may not count. The trend, both locally and nationally, […]
Each month brings new 40-year highs in inflation and this year has seen spiking prices at the pump, in the grocery store and in housing — a fact that has not escaped the notice of Republicans hoping to parlay those numbers into election victories in the fall. One avenue Republicans are taking is advertising: Republican […]
The two Republican members of Congress from Washington who drew interparty challenges due to their vote to impeach former President Donald Trump were leading other Republicans in the state’s top two primary Wednesday. Under Washington’s primary system, all candidates run on the same ballot, and the top two vote getters in each of Tuesday’s races […]