Commentary
Podcast: Hate’s Role in War, Ethnic Conflict and the Democratic Process
In recent western history, hate has seemed to fuel political movements and conflicts around the world from the Nazi Holocaust to the Rwandan genocide of Tutsi people. Elizabeth Drummond, professor of modern European history…
Issues Intertwined: The Economics of Immigration Reform
I am going to make the case for a more open U.S. immigration policy. I am not making a moral argument (although I could); rather, we need to take a hard-nosed look at our…
LMU Professor: Why We Need Protest
In his address on Tuesday at Georgetown University last September, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke out for “freedom of thought and speech on the American campus,” a value that he believes is under…
Protection Promises
What is asylum? The term “asylum” indicates the protection given by a state to individuals who enter state territory seeking protection from persecution, and who, because of the persecution, are unable or unwilling to…