In The News: Department of Political Science

Vegas PBS

Every ten years, we get counted. The Census Bureau sets out to see how many people live in the United States, and in the process, it also gathers information about age, race, gender, income and a myriad of other important details.

International Policy Digest

After two decades of herculean efforts to eradicate extremism and establish democracy, the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan has finally come to an end.

Las Vegas Sun

Climate change is knocking at our door, from deadly wildfires near Lake Tahoe to extreme storms like Hurricane Ida.

Las Vegas Review Journal

One thing that people across the political spectrum agree on is that powerful forces threaten our political institutions and rights.

Boston Globe

New research from the Boston Fed argues that the racial wealth gap may be smaller and more stable than thought.

Nevada Independent

In May, things were looking up. Today, conditions on the ground have forced a reassessment.

Nevada Independent

In May, things were looking up. Today, conditions on the ground have forced a reassessment.

East Asia Forum

Presidents of Taiwan are rarely well known in the international community. Lee Tung-hui was an exception.

CNN

Political and population trends are colliding as the steadily escalating tension between red states and their blue cities across the Sun Belt is reaching a breaking point over the volatile issue of school masking.

Massis Post

The consequences of the 2020 Artsakh War produced two expansive modes of crises in Armenia, one specific to the country’s security architecture, and the other specific to domestic political stability.

Northern Nevada Business Weekly

More than eight months after Gov. Steve Sisolak shocked many in Nevada’s higher education world by floating the idea of breaking the state’s four community colleges off into their own governing board, nearly all parties are still waiting for the other shoe to drop.

Nevada Independent

More than eight months after Gov. Steve Sisolak shocked many in Nevada’s higher education world by floating the idea of breaking the state’s four community colleges off into their own governing board, nearly all parties are still waiting for the other shoe to drop.