Politics

As the United States exerts growing pressure on Mexico, USC Dornsife political scientist Pamela Starr, author of The Making of Mexico, explains what Americans often misunderstand about the country next door and why the relationship matters.

Faculty

President Trump’s approval rating remains low and largely unchanged from November, while a majority of all Californians and a growing number of people representing the diversity of the state — including Democrats, Republicans and even Trump supporters — think that things in California are going in the right direction.