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October 24, 2017
Texas House Speaker Straus Won't Seek Re-election
State Rep. Joe Straus, who leads the centrist wing of the Republican Party in the House, announced that he will not seek re-election in 2018. Mark P. Jones, fellow in political science, comments in various news outlets on the ramifications of Straus’ decision for Texas politics.
October 20, 2017
Elevating China’s leader to the level of Mao
China studies fellow Steven W. Lewis comments on the political impact of a new viral app in China that encourages users to virtually clap for President Xi Jinping’s opening speech from the 19th National Congress of the Communist Part of China.