2024

Events – Fall 2024

August 27, 2024 – Public Lecture David Lublin: “Welcome to the 2024 Election!” On August 27, the institute hosted David Lublin, who spoke on the state of our political parties, their functionality, and the trends of heightened partisanship over the past decade.   During his presentation, Professor Lublin joked that political parties “disagree because they disagree,” […]

Events – Spring 2024

April 18, 2024 – Public Lecture Shepard Siegal: “Politics and the trickster” On Thursday, April 18th, The Foley Institute, along with the WSU Political Science Club, hosted author and activist Shepard Siegal as he spoke broadly about the Trickster character type. The trickster is a universal folktale archetype that commonly challenges societal values and beliefs. […]