USC Dornsife News

Distinguished Professor of History, Anthropology, and Economics Peter Mancall discusses the deep roots of grievance in American politics.

‘Cultural Catholics’ who rarely attend Mass now make up half of the church in the United States, explains Maureen Day of USC Dornsife’s Center for Religion and Civic Culture.

In foreign affairs, the national security adviser plays a coordinating role, setting the flow of recommendations to the National Security Council and the president, explains Gregory Treverton of political science and international relations.

Nuclear experts from the US and Iran are due to meet in Oman. The turn to diplomacy indicates Trump is erring against reviving a maximum pressure strategy with Tehran.

Before they disturb the fragile politics of the Arctic, would-be expansionists may want to study up on its climes, cultures, and history — specifically how earlier profit-seekers fared when trying to claim northern lands.

After recent tariff news from President Donald Trump’s administration, USC Dornsife economist Monica Morlacco discusses who the import taxes will affect and when — and what the long-term effects may be.

Their lives were thrown into chaos when they decided to travel to England to establish trade relations – but got sold into slavery along the way.

USC experts explain the powerful form of computing that’s reshaping our world in an exclusive Dornsife Dialogues event.

Create a moral panic. Blame it on certain people. Commence monitoring. Deploy droves of security agents. Detain or remove the targets. Sound familiar?