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July 24, 2018
“Ask the Experts”: The US’ History of Promoting Religious Liberty Abroad (Part 1) with Prof. Luke Perez and Newsy’s Cliff Judy
As part of the ongoing “Ask the Experts” collaboration, Kinder Institute Postdoctoral Fellow Luke Perez sat down with Newsy Channel Manager Cliff Judy for a two-part discussion of the United States’ diplomatic strategy of promoting religious liberty abroad and the “hugely important moments in humanitarian history” that have come from it.
July 16, 2018
2018 Kinder Scholars Profile: Mary Grace Newman
For the second official installment of the “Notes from the Capital” update series, we have a brief feature on Mary Grace Newman’s time as an Education and Public Programs intern with the National Archives, complete with news of her chance encounter with the nation’s first president. Click here for the series’ first installment, now updated […]
June 20, 2018
Notes from the Capital: News from Our 2018 Kinder Scholars
Each year, a cohort of 20-plus MU undergrads makes the trek eastward to the capital in early June to take part in the Kinder Institute’s annual Kinder Scholars D.C. Summer Program. Through the program, they spend the next two months interning at various sites throughout Washington, reading and discussing materials for the co-taught “Beltway History […]
June 18, 2018
“Ask the Experts” (Update): Gerrymandering and SCOTUS with Prof. Jay Dow and Newsy’s Cliff Judy
In a real-time update of last week’s interview on gerrymandering, MU Political Science Professor and Kinder Institute faculty member Jay Dow sat down with Newsy’s Cliff Judy to weigh in on the Supreme Court’s June 18 decision against intervening in two high-profile partisan gerrymanders—a Democratic gerrymander in Maryland and a Republican gerrymander in Wisconsin.
June 14, 2018
“Ask the Experts”: Gerrymandering and SCOTUS with Prof. Jay Dow and Newsy’s Cliff Judy
It’s the practice of drawing voting districts that gives one person’s vote more weight than another’s. And while that sounds blatantly unfair, gerrymandering is as old as the republic itself—it was used in the very first congressional elections for a seat in Virginia. The Supreme Court heard two cases in the past year—Gill v. Whitford […]
June 8, 2018
“Ask the Experts”: DACA and the Supreme Court with Prof. Jennifer Selin and Newsy’s Cliff Judy
Many legal experts believe the Supreme Court will inevitably hear a case about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. But historically, justices of the nation’s highest court have largely deferred to the executive branch on issues such as immigration and national security. And SCOTUS is especially hesitant to get involved in any […]