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Scott Englert

Equal protection under the law? Proposition 8, DOMA and beyond

Scott Englert, Politics Editor Nate Balmert, Staff Writer Oral arguments for two cases regarding same sex marriage began last week…

Fixing Federalism

Scott Englert, Politics Editor On March 19 in the Eck School of Law, Michael Greve, a law professor at George…

Tumultuous times: War College students on military strategy

Scott Englert, Politics Editor The United States’ foreign policy concerns are numerous, including continued violence in Afghanistan, an increasingly confrontational…

Four more years: Students react

Scott Englert, Politics Editor President Barack Obama formally began a second term on Monday, January 21, announcing “we must act.”…

Toppling dictators 101

Scott Englert, Politics Editor Among the most pressing and troublesome topics in foreign policy today is the presence of dictators…

Professor Akhil Amar discusses Constitution

The Bill of Rights guarantees Americans certain individual rights. Akhil Reed Amar, Sterling Professor of Law at Yale Law School,…

Election 2012: Five things to watch

1.  Impact of the Final Presidential Debate – It is too early to determine the precise impact of the presidential…

Explaining President Obama: A Kesler Approach

The year 2012 is an election year; concurrently, President Barack Obama and his challenger, Former Governor Mitt Romney, face intense…

The Pope and Public Discourse

Pope John XXIII’s 1963 encyclical, Pacem in Terris, is an influential document that continues to influence public policy.  Accordingly, The…

Election 2012: Your Off and On Campus Update

The 2012 Presidential Election is under 70 days away and as citizens, Notre Dame students are seeking to become informed…