Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, is co-author of a research paper, “News Coverage of U.S. Presidential Campaigns: Reporting on Primaries and General Elections, 1988-2012,” which was presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., last month.
Congressional Hopefuls to Debate at UMW (The Free Lance-Star)
Brat Dodges Debate Challenges, Opponents Say (Richmond Times-Dispatch; Daily Progress.Com)
Ties to Scotland Bring Debate to U.S. (The Wall Street Journal)
Proposed Texas Textbooks Are Inaccurate, Biased and Politicized, New Report Finds (The Washington Post)
Land the Helicopter and Let Child Set the Tone (The Free Lance-Star)
6 Ways Big-Picture Economic Trends Affect Your Budget (Forbes.Com)
Bob McDonnell Found Guilty of Public Corruption (MSNBC.Com)
Nabil Al-Tikriti Discusses Obama Speech on Iraq/Syria on KPFK Radio Station
Nabil Al-Tikriti
On Thursday, September 11, 2014, Associate Professor of History and American Studies Nabil Al-Tikriti appeared on Los Angeles-based KPFK’s “Radio Uprising” program to discuss President Obama’s speech the previous evening concerning the latest developments in Iraq and Syria. Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar, Al-Tikriti was also joined by Marjorie Cohn, professor at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law, and author of the forthcoming book “Drones, Targeted Killings: Legal, Moral, Geopolitical Issues.”
The segment lasted just over 34 minutes, and can be screened via this podcast: http://uprisingradio.org/home/2014/09/11/facts-behind-the-rhetoric-an-in-depth-analysis-of-obamas-speech-on-isis/.
In the course of this discussion, Al-Tikriti described the regional factors which contributed to the rise of the “Islamic State,” the role played by certain U.S. regional allies, the legacy of the 2003 Anglo-American invasion of Iraq, and the difficulties to be faced by Washington policymakers in the days to come.
O’Dell’s Interview Featured on With Good Reason
Associate Professor of Biology Deborah O’Dell’s interview about bees was rebroadcast on With Good Reason Sept. 6.