Kurt Braddock was interviewed by several media outlets over the last couple of weeks. He spoke to French outlet La Presse to discuss the implications of the assassination attempt of Donald Trump, particularly as it relates to political polarization in the United States.
Kurt also spoke with Reuters about the growing attempts by Republicans to pin political violence on rhetoric coming from the Democrats. Kurt noted that this is a false equivalence, given the years of belligerent rhetoric coming out of the Trump camp.
Kurt was also interviewed by Vox Media regarding the kinds of events that can cause or accelerate political violence in the U.S.
The Washington Post interviewed Kurt Braddock about the right's attempts to compare Donald Trump to Teddy Roosevelt in the wake of the assassination attempt.
In addition, Kurt decided to get a little creative over the summer and start a podcast about the deeper themes in horror movies. Called Dark Overtones, Kurt speaks to academics, psychologists, sociologists, and his own friends and family to discuss some of the hidden meanings in horror movies of the last 50 years. Kurt has always loved horror movies, and now he can geek out about them with academic bona fides!
Filippo Trevisan was interviewed by the German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) about the implications of this week’s visit and address to Congress by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu for U.S. politics and the election campaign. Filippo noted that “"By inviting Netanyahu, Speaker Johnson hoped to create a media spectacle” and Vice President Kamala Harris’s “absence enabled her to project an image of a leader whose agenda isn't dictated by others and could also help her mend the relationship with pro-Palestinian voters that the Democrats need to win in November.”
Prior to President Biden’s withdrawal from this year’s election, DW also interviewed Filippo about the turmoil in the Democratic party and the plan to hold a virtual roll call before the Convention in August. In the interview, he noted that the Democrats needed something capable of resetting their campaign, either by replacing Biden with another candidate or by announcing radical ideas that would capture the media and voters’ attention (also, this is probably the only time Filippo's photo is ever going to appear next to George Clooney’s!)
Professor Emeritus Joe Campbell discussed election polls and the presidential race in an interview Monday on the "Soundside" program of KUOW, the NPR station in Seattle.
Joe also was interviewed about the U.S. political landscape several times in the past week on Gray TV's "Local News Live" programs. He also was interviewed by the Chilean newspaper, El Mercurio.
Joe's most recent commentary was posted last week at The Hill.
