DAN SCHNUR, director of USC's Jesse Unruh Institute of Politics.
This op-ed originally appeared in the Los Angeles Times.
Have you heard the one about the Westside Jewish Republican Club? Its members take turns hosting the gatherings, and they meet each month in the host's car.
The Democrats' advantage among Jewish voters might not be quite that extreme, but there's no question that the Jewish community in this country has always leaned strongly toward the Democratic Party...
EDWARD D. KLEINBARD, professor, USC's Gould School of Law, and Peter C. Canellos, former chair of the New York State Bar Association Tax Section.
This op-ed originally appeared at CNN.
Mitt Romney's refusal to release tax returns in the critical years of his income accumulation has done little to dispel the legitimate concern that arises from hints buried in his scant disclosure to date: Did he augment his wealth through highly aggressive tax stratagems of questionable validity?
One relevant line...
LOIS BANNER, professor of history and gender studies, USC Dornsife.
This op-ed originally appeared in the Los Angeles Times.
Why is Marilyn Monroe still an American icon 50 years after her death? She is endlessly analyzed in films and biographies; her image appears on T-shirts and posters; her popularity is reflected in the 52,000 Marilyn-related items for sale on EBay. My USC students, fixated on contemporary pop culture, know little about 1950s Hollywood stars, except for...
JOHN MONTEROSSO, associate professor of psychology, USC Dornsife, and BARRY SCHWARTZ, professor of psychology, Swarthmore.
This op-ed originally appeared in the New York Times.
Are you responsible for your behavior if your brain “made you do it”?
Often we think not. For example, research now suggests that the brain’s frontal lobes, which are crucial for self-control, are not yet mature in adolescents. This finding has helped shape attitudes about whether young people are fully responsible for their actions. In 2005, when...
DIANE WINSTON, Knight chair media & religion, USC Annenberg.
This op-ed originally appeared in the Los Angeles Times.
Do something!"
That was the command William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, gave his son upon seeing homeless men huddled under London Bridge. Booth was a man of action who, in his zeal to save souls, valued deeds over creeds.
What would the 19th century Christian evangelist have done about the growing number of poor today, huddled in American cities, suburbs and...
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