by jocelynsagemitchell | Jul 25, 2022 | Public Opinion, Teaching and Mentoring
Photo of the stone plaque in Independence National Historical Park by Ed Uthman, Flickr The First Amendment of the US Constitution gives us five crucially important freedoms: freedom of religion, of speech, of the press, of assembly, and of petition. While...
by jocelynsagemitchell | Jun 24, 2022 | Media Appearances, Public Opinion
The horrific and terrifying tragedy in Uvalde, Texas on May 24, 2022, where 19 children and 2 teachers were murdered in their elementary school classroom by a gunman with a semi-automatic rifle, was the second deadliest school shooting on record in the US (second only...
by jocelynsagemitchell | May 21, 2022 | Grants and Team Projects, Public Opinion, Publications
Image from Lesekreis, Wikimedia Commons I love this quote from Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass, when Humpty Dumpty says to Alice: “When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean – neither more nor less.” Now, the political science research is...
by jocelynsagemitchell | Mar 23, 2022 | Public Opinion, Teaching and Mentoring
In my intro American politics class (“American Government and Politics,” or “AGP”), I begin the class with a basic introduction to US political ideas and institutions, including the three branches of government. But then, by week 3, we get right into the thick of...
