News & Analysis
Trump continues to reshape the landscape of the American presidency and news media
Tony Pederson, managing fellow of the Overby Center, discusses the settlement of a libel suit Trump filed against CBS News over the editing of a 60 Minute interview with Vice President Kamala Harris.
In a bit of a trick, Trump has placed Confederate names back on Southern military bases
The names of Confederate leaders are back on military bases in the South, but the honorees are from a different era and have the same names that were moved by Congress. There seems to be a sense that the Trump administration is playing politics with the military and ignoring a bipartisan move by Congress, writes Tony Pederson of the Overby Center.
Trump challenge to universities is a threat to history and nature of academic inquiry
Professor Charles Mitchell of the University of Mississippi writes that the Trump administration’s agenda for universities would undermine their historic independence and research ability.
A friend roared at me on Facebook. Here’s how we can turn down the political volume.
Retired Houston Chronicle executive editor Steve Riley, writing for the Overby Center, relates a typical encounter on social media that speaks to the problem of our political dialogue.
U.S. Department of Education began as an acorn and is now a forest
The Department of Education is comparable to a forest, funding dozens of programs in all states and territories and issuing edicts forcing local schools to spend lots of cash on filing compliance forms.
A Hispanic version of ‘The Talk’ is needed as border crisis finally becomes reality
A father and daughter in Deep South Texas had "The Talk" regarding how to respond to questioning from immigration authorities.
A president-centric nation was not part of the plan by the Founders
The use of executive orders to make law has increased rapidly in the last 50 years, and for various reasons.
The Supreme Court’s TikTok decision has created a loophole in the First Amendment
The U.S. government put forward a case that was basically a ruse, and the justices fell for it, banning a specific communicator for the first time.
Danger lies ahead if news media lose protections from the Sullivan standard
Since 1964, defamation law has provided strong protections for ensuring a “profound national commitment” to debate on public issues.
It’s time to re-evaluate the presidency of Jimmy Carter
Tony Pederson, managing fellow of the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics, discusses the presidency of Jimmy Carter.
Curtis Wilkie remembers Jimmy Carter’s campaign and presidency
Former President Jimmy Carter died Sunday at the age of 100 after almost two years in hospice care. Curtis Wilkie, inaugural fellow at the Overby Center, covered Jimmy Carter’s 1976 presidential campaign against Gerald Ford from the beginning for the Boston Globe, and he was White House reporter during Carter’s four years as president. Charles Overby, chairman of the Overby Center, recently interviewed Wilkie.
The slog toward erasing bias: Long, complicated and incomplete
Charles Mitchell of the University of Mississippi and a member of the Overby Center panel of experts argues that the benefits of diversity initiatives can be significant.
After the election, we all need to find our ‘better angels’
Tony Pederson, managing fellow of the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics, discusses the need for community post-election.
Evangelicals again likely to give overwhelming support to Trump
Terry Mattingly, a member of the Overby Center panel of experts, discusses evangelicals likely to have overwhelming support for former president Donald Trump.
GOP continues to make gains as Texas Hispanic voting bloc matures
Carlos Sanchez, a member of the Overby Center panel of experts, discusses the Hispanic voting bloc in Texas and the influence they have.