News
Articles about events and initiatives at the Center for the Political Future and Unruh Institute, as well as contributions from our team to significant publications in California and beyond.
PBS Nation - Enough is enough: Fed-up Americans crave unity amid violence
As authorities intercepted more than a dozen pipe bombs addressed to President Donald Trump’s most ardent critics, political scientists and ordinary Americans observed, again, that rabid partisanship had devolved to the point of acts of violent extremism.
Read More
USC Dornsife News - Q&A: Robert Shrum on the politics of climate change
The director of USC Dornsife’s Center for the Political Future examines the politics of averting a climate calamity. By Lance Ignon
Read More
NBC - USC Center to Bring Bipartisan Dialogue
NBC4’s Conan Nolan talks with Bob Shrum, the man who navigated the Gore and Kerry campaigns for president and Mike Murphy, the man behind John McCain’s 2000 run and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s gubernatorial campaign. Both are heading USC’s new Center for the Political Future.
Read More
Daily Trojan - Panel discusses the interaction of entertainment, politics
Prominent figures in the entertainment and politics industries came together on Tuesday at Tommy’s Place to discuss how entertainment affects the political atmosphere of America. By JOYCE LI
Read More
The Axe Files with David Axelrod Ep. 270 - Bob Shrum
David Axelrod, the founder and director of the University of Chicago Institute of Politics, brings you "The Axe Files," a series of revealing interviews with key figures in the political world.
Read More
Bloomberg Markets: Balance of Power - Small Business Optimism at Record High
Bloomberg Markets: Balance of Power" focuses on the politics and policies being shaped by the agenda of President Trump's administration.
Read More
The Mercury News - USC political street fighters battle for civility in Trump era
Political pros show students they don’t need to scream at each other to make their points. By George Skelton
Read More
LA Times - Two longtime political street fighters have a new cause: restoring civility to Trump-era public discourse
Democratic strategist Bob Shrum and Republican guru Mike Murphy are heading up a new Center for the Political Future.
Read More
Daily Trojan - USC creates political center to encourage dialogue among students
With the rising political tension and the upcoming 2018 midterm elections, the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences announced its new Center for the Political Future on Tuesday. By Erica Hur
Read More
Daily Trojan - USG and the Unruh Institute of Politics rolls out new voter platform
Andrea Klick writes about a different kind of competition than usual between top California schools.
Read More