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Dr. John Kenneth White
Ordinary Professor of Politics, The Catholic University of America
Office: 469 Law School
Office Phone: 202-319-6136
Email: white@cua.edu
Home State: Rhode Island
Professor White is author of several books on political parties and the American Presidency. The New Politics of Old Values examined the role of values in political campaigns and presidential rhetoric with a special focus on the Reagan presidency. The Values Divide explored how political polarization developed in the post-Reagan years along cultural and social issues. Barack Obama's America described how a new political demography has reshaped American presidential politics that facilitated the election and reelection of Barack Obama.
What Happened to the Republican Party, White's latest book describes how the Republican party has been transformed from the Reagan years into the party of Donald Trump. He has also recently co-authored the textbook American Political Parties: Why They Formed, How They Function ,and Where They're Headed with Professor Matthew Kerbel of Villanova University. His forthcoming book is tentatively titled The Republican Party, Donald Trump, and the Rise of Authoritarianism which will be released later this year.
Professor White has made numerous media appearances and has been often quoted in major newspapers and journal articles. He writes a biweekly column for The Hill.
Check out some of Dr. White's incredible publications. You won't be disappointed!
Barack Obama's America
What Happened to the Republican Party?
The Values Divide
Party On!
Classes taught by Dr. White
Fall 2021
Politics 111 (Intro to American Government)
An introduction to the basic institutions and principles of American government with particular attention to constitutional foundations, historical development, and the linkages between those institutions and the public.
Politics 317 (American Public Opinion)
Examines the evolving nature of public opinion in the United States, including the formation of political attitudes, continuities and discontinuities in American public opinion, the myths and realities of polling, and the effects of public opinion polls on the operations of the American polity.
Spring 2022
Politics 310 (The US Presidency)
A study of this uniquely American institution with attention given to the intentions of the Framers and the importance of the Presidency in articulating national values and shaping American priorities. Emphasis on historical, constitutional, and institutional evolution of the office. American Government.
Politics 400 (American Political Parties)
Examines the vital role political parties play in the American polity. Three aspects of parties are carefully examined: their roles in shaping how governments operate, how party organizations (such as the Democratic and Republican National Committees) lend institutional support to candidates, and how party conditions frame electoral politics. American Government.
Check out Dr. White's columns on The Hill!
Public opinion hasn't changed on abortion. The Republican Party has - 10/18/2022
Public opinion hasn't changed on abortion. The Republican Party has - 10/18/2022
Quietly, the Biden presidency has been hugely consequential - 10/04/2022
Quietly, the Biden presidency has been hugely consequential - 10/04/2022
What Queen Elizabeth and Tom Cruise are teaching us - 09/20/2022
What Queen Elizabeth and Tom Cruise are teaching us - 09/20/2022
2022 is a tale of 2 presidents - 09/06/2022
2022 is a tale of 2 presidents - 09/06/2022
The Catholic Church is at a crossroads: Will it choose renewal or decline? - 08/09/2022
The Catholic Church is at a crossroads: Will it choose renewal or decline? - 08/09/2022
Mitch McConnell's historic miscalculation - 07/26/2022
Mitch McConnell's historic miscalculation - 07/26/2022
The 25th Amendment was supposed to fix the issue of presidential disability. It didn't - 07/12/2022
The 25th Amendment was supposed to fix the issue of presidential disability. It didn't - 07/12/2022
Let Biden be Biden - 05/31/2022
Let Biden be Biden - 05/31/2022
Democrats think in the moment. Republicans think in decades - 05/17/2022
Democrats think in the moment. Republicans think in decades - 05/17/2022
Lies, conspiracy theories and the Republican party - 05/03/2022
Lies, conspiracy theories and the Republican party - 05/03/2022
Our politics is stuck in neutral - 04/19/2022
Our politics is stuck in neutral - 04/19/2022
Republicans are building a legacy of shame - 04/05/2022
Republicans are building a legacy of shame - 04/05/2022
Being president means expecting the unexpected - 03/22/2022
Being president means expecting the unexpected - 03/22/2022
Where have you gone, Laura Bush? - 03/08/2022
Where have you gone, Laura Bush? - 03/08/2022
This time, the State of the Union address will matter - 02/22/2022
This time, the State of the Union address will matter - 02/22/2022
Kamala Harris takes center stage - 02/09/2022
Kamala Harris takes center stage - 02/09/2022
The Armageddon elections to come - 01/25/2022
The Armageddon elections to come - 01/25/2022
Who will write the history of Jan. 6? - 01/11/2022
Who will write the history of Jan. 6? - 01/11/2022
The Constitution isn't working - 12/28/2021
The Constitution isn't working - 12/28/2021
Meet Washington's most ineffective senator: Joe Manchin - 12/14/2021
Meet Washington's most ineffective senator: Joe Manchin - 12/14/2021
Religion and the perils of being comfortable - 11/30/2021
Religion and the perils of being comfortable - 11/30/2021
Joe Biden's gamble with history - 11/23/2021
Joe Biden's gamble with history - 11/23/2021
In Marjorie Taylor Green, a glimpse of the future - 02/05/2021
In Marjorie Taylor Green, a glimpse of the future - 02/05/2021
Amy Coney Barrett sullies the Supreme Court - 09/28/2021
Amy Coney Barrett sullies the Supreme Court - 09/28/2021
Will 2021 bring the happy ending America so desperately needs? - 12/31/2020
Will 2021 bring the happy ending America so desperately needs? - 12/31/2020
2022 is a tale of 2 presidents - 09/06/2022
2022 is a tale of 2 presidents - 09/06/2022
A Catholic case for Joe Biden - 02/05/2020
A Catholic case for Joe Biden - 02/05/2020
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