Elections
The States Project
Alabama: A Son of the South Returns to the Heart of Dixie
A Son of the South Returns to the Heart of Dixie.
By David H. WattThe States Project
Massachusetts: A Teacher Strolls Along the Freedom Trail
A Teacher Strolls Along the Freedom Trail.
By Heather D. CurtisThe States Project
Minnesota: A Professor Tells a Tale of Two Congressional Districts
A Professor Tells a Tale of Two Congressional Districts.
By Michael D. McNallyExcerpt
Paradise Lust: The Lawyer Who Found Eden along the Florida Panhandle
On Elvy Edison Callaway’s hand-drawn map of northwest Florida, the Jim Woodruff Dam over the Apalachicola River looks like the narrow wrist of a giant …
By Brook Wilensky-LanfordEssay
What Happened to Romney’s “Evangelical Problem”?
For six years, reporters and commentators have told the American public that evangelicals don’t want to vote for Mitt Romney because he is a Mormon. …
By John-Charles DuffyInterview
Red State Religion: An Interview with Robert Wuthnow
Red State Religion: Faith and Politics in America’s Heartlandby Robert WuthnowPrinceton University Press, 2012 Robert Wuthnow is the Gerhard R. Andlinger ’52 Professor of Sociology …
By Alfredo GarciaReport
The Changing Face of the Southern Baptist Convention
The Rev. Fred Luter held up his Bible and stomped his feet. It was Monday evening, and he stood on the stage of the convention …
By Ingrid NortonReport
How Your View of God Shapes Your View of the Economy
In recent decades, “big tent” conservatism has seemed on the brink of collapse, its poles buckling under competing constituencies with “values” voters in one corner …
By Paul FroeseThe States Project
Wisconsin: A Political Scientist Surveys the Recall Election
A Political Scientist Surveys the Recall Election.
By Christopher B. ChappEssay
Obama and Jeremiah Wright: Why a Pulled Ad Does Not Mean a Dead Issue
In May, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright appeared resurrected from the ashes of the 2008 campaign. There was an uproar after The New York Times broke …
By Paul Harvey and Edward J. Blum