Maxwell School News and Commentary

"Emotions can cause us to care about foreign policy, and they can also fundamentally shape the types of policies that citizens want. Emotions change our decision-making calculus," finds Shana Gadarian, associate professor of political science, and her co-author.

“I think Mr. Gorsuch is going to prove himself to be one of the most, if not the most conservative justice on the court. Probably more conservative than Justice Scalia, or at least as conservative,” says Professor Emeritus William C. Banks.

A paper co-authored by Leonard Burman, professor of public administration and international affairs, found that the taxable share of U.S. corporate stock had fallen from 80 percent in 1965 to a mere 24 percent in 2015. The explanation for the sharp decline lies in the proportion of shares held by tax-exempt retirement accounts or by foreigners, who generally escape U.S. tax on dividends.

"The swamp is pretty sticky and it is hard to drain," says Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute. "It is going to be very difficult for any one individual—even the president—to restructure the entire culture and network that exists inside the Beltway."

Jihoon Yu '10 M.A. (PSc)/'14 Ph.D. (PSc) and Erik French '12 M.A. (PSc), a current Ph.D. student in political science, explore some of the potential risks and rewards of a U.S.-assisted South Korean nuclear-powered submarine program.