Sheldon Goldman comments in a news analysis about how Republicans, who control both houses of Congress and the White House, have little to show for their dominance and appear to be happy to coast to the mid-term elections without pushing for more legislative victories beyond some deregulation and the tax cut bill. 

Raymond J. La Raja writes an essay in The Conversation about the Democratic Party and how its pluralism is both a strength and a weakness.

Paul Musgrave comments in a news story about President Donald J. Trump’s seemingly contradictory foreign policy views on key subjects such as Syria and trade with China and how often the president’s views are revealed in his Twitter comments.

Paul Musgrave says more moderate voices in the Trump administration carried the day in the decision to attack a limited number of targets in Syria over the weekend.

Leah Wing, Senior Lecturer II of Legal Studies has been awarded this year’s UMass College of Social & Behavioral Sciences Outstanding Teaching Award. This award celebrates exceptional teaching, mentoring, and curriculum development efforts, and their impact on students.