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Barkun quoted in New Yorker article on constitutional policing
Michael Barkun, professor emeritus of political science, comments that William Potter Gale, who proposed the idea of a constitutional sheriff, believed, "We know what the law really means. It’s all those lawyers who have erected a kind of apparatus of deception."
Meredith Professor Perreault, teaching awardee D'Amico honored
Tom Perreault, professor of geography, was named Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence. In addition, Francine D'Amico, teaching professor of international relations, received a Meredith Teaching Recognition Award. These awards recognize and reward outstanding teaching at the University.
Reeher quoted in Washington Examiner article on timing for Trump's agenda
"Certainly, he [President Trump] won't be shy about using executive powers—that will be the same—but Obama also used his remaining time, especially in his second term, to exercise the rhetorical presidency," says Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute.
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The Assault on the State
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In their new book, “The Assault on the State,” Stephen E. Hanson and Jeffrey Kopstein describe the dangers of state erosion and outline a strategy that can reverse this destructive trend.