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U.S. Congressman David Price (D-NC) and Vanderbilt experts on American politics participated in a candid conversation charting the transformation of Congress. Vanderbilt political scientists Alan Wiseman and Larry Bartels  will share their expertise with Rep. Price in a lively discussion laced with anecdotes and analysis from his book “The… Read More

The place of faith in public life has been hotly debated as promising and perilous since our nation's founding, and the relationship of church and state remains contentious to this day—and for good reason. Too often, Christians end up shaping their faith to fit their politics rather than forming their politics to their faith. They seem to forget their calling is to be used by God in service of others rather than to use God to reach their own desires and ends. Faith can be a redemptive, healing presence in the public square—as it must be, if our nation is to flourish. Read More

The Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy is aimed at solving problems over ideology. Jon Meacham, fmr. Gov. Bill Haslam and professor Samar Ali discuss. Read More

Samar Ali, co-chair of Vanderbilt University's Project on Unity and American Democracy, is quoted. Read More