In The News: Department of Political Science

Las Vegas Sun

The Supreme Court seems poised to uphold Mississippi’s challenge to Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that affirmed a woman’s right to abortion.

Las Vegas Sun

The Nevada lieutenant governor’s office has been vacant for more than three months, but the absence has not been felt because “not much happens in that office,” UNLV political scientist David Damore said.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

Despite internal audit, county reviews, statewide certification, court cases, some still believe voter fraud is major issue.

The Defense Post

If the US policy of strategic ambiguity continues to be its primary doctrine toward the Taiwan Strait a grim picture emerges.

Nevada Current

Nevadans next year will have the opportunity to vote on open primaries and ranked-choice voting, if a newly formed statewide coalition has its way.

The Limited Times

Beijing's crackdown on Hong Kong has played a huge role in the way Taiwan's younger generation views China.

ExBulletin

As Hong Kong authorities arrested pro-democracy supporters, including opposition politicians and newspaper editors, a growing number of Taiwanese are considering the island’s future relations with mainland China.

CNN

In just five years, Lin Fei-fan went from charging into Taiwan's legislature and occupying the building with hundreds of students to a senior job for the island's ruling party.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

At the ballot box in 2020, minority communities came out in droves to choose political leaders at the national, state, and local levels.

Jack Miller Center

The Great Works Academic Certificate Program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas will be hosting JMC faculty partner Colleen Sheehan for a lecture on James Madison and the current political polarization in America:

Voice of America

Taiwan is expected to top the agenda when U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet virtually late Monday in Washington to discuss how both countries can “responsibly manage” their ongoing competition, experts say.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

Every ten years the population is counted in the census. Nevada added 400,000 people over the past decade.