Politics and Public Policy

by Frederick P. Hitz , Senior Lecturer, Batten School of Public Policy Now that the filmed story of Edward Snowden’s betrayal of the National Security Agency’s (NSA) efforts to capture hostile communications between terrorists abroad and persons in the US. has come to a theater near you, it seems appropriate to re-visit the extraordinary threat to US National Security […]

Written by: Barbara A. Perry, Miller Professor of Ethics and Institutions, Director of Presidential Studies at UVA’s Miller Center and former Supreme Court Fellow.   A shorter version of this blog entitled “One-third of all U.S. presidents appointed a Supreme Court justice in an election year” appeared in The Monkey Cage at the Washington Post […]

Written by Craig Volden, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Frank Batten School of Leadership & Public Policy, and Lifetime Learning’s HooReads! featured author       Americans are dismayed with their government in Washington. Their approval of the job that Congress is doing hovers around record lows. Many major policy problems are going unaddressed. And […]

Written by Larry Sabato, Director, UVA Center for Politics Reposted with permission from Sabato’s Crystal Ball The UVA Center for Politics’ latest documentary, Ball of Confusion, has begun airing on PBS stations across the nation this week. Check your local listings to see when it’s playing in your area, and click on the image below […]

By: Larry J. Sabato, Director, University of Virginia’s Center for Politics,  Kyle Kondik & Geoffrey Skelley Reposted with permission from Sabato’s Crystal Ball Listen to Larry Sabato’s October 31, 2015 More Than the Score lecture here.   The third Republican presidential debate, held in Colorado on Wednesday night, was an odd, disjointed affair. The moderators […]

The Presidential Race: Where Does It Go From Here? Larry J. Sabato, Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley, U.Va. Center for Politics October 18th, 2012 Get a preview of the More Than the Score talk with Larry Sabato. It’s going to be interesting to see what Larry’s Crystal Ball will predict. Who will you be voting […]

by Jody Kielbasa, Director, Virginia Film Festival We are thrilled to announce that the VFF’s 25th Anniversary year will feature the launch of a special “Presidency in Film” series presented in conjunction with the Miller Center at the University of Virginia. One of the series’ highlights will be a special screening of the political classic […]