Category Archives: bio

Trump has been indicted: What’s next? Analysts weigh in. (DC News Now)

Political Scientist Stephen Farnsworth from the University of Mary Washington said Thursday’s news was “historic.”

“If Republicans stick with Donald Trump, this will be a very, very high-risk strategy for 2024 for swing voters who are not inclined to look the other way in the same way that deep red Republicans would,” Farnsworth said.

 

Trump has been indicted: What’s next? Analysts weigh in. (DC News Now)

George Mason University Students Petition Against Youngkin as Commencement Speaker (NBC4-TV, Washington)

University of Mary Washington Political Science professor Dr. Stephen Farnsworth says that as Americans become more polarized, universities are struggling to find a balance between protecting free speech and protecting marginalized students. "As more and more people are combative and hateful in the things that they have to say, universities increasingly feel pressure by the left and by the right and are caught in the middle in these kinds of culture wars," Farnsworth said.

George Mason University Students Petition Against Youngkin as Commencement Speaker (NBC 4)

Biden’s Ottawa Trip Focused on Ukraine (CP24, Toronto)

"It is a relationship that benefits both nations in all sorts of ways whether we are talking about economic or security, said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington. "I think one of the things that is really clear about the Biden presidency is that this is a presidency about restoring the long- standing bond not only with Canada but with other allies and nations around the world that have had sort of a back hand experience in the Trump years."

Biden’s Ottawa Trip Focused on Ukraine (CP24, Toronto)

Trump to Hold Rally in Waco, Texas (CTV News Canada)

"You can expect former President Trump to be talking about how bad the prosecutors are and how unfairly he was treated. Trump always turns to being a victim when he feels squeezed and that works pretty well with his base supporters," said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington.

Trump to Hold Rally in Waco, Texas (CTV News Canada)

Preparations for Trump’s Possible Indictment (CTV News Canada)

"Well, this is a serious, serious problem for the former president. He's looking at the possibility of all of the most sorted tales of his business as well as his personal life coming to the floor right at the time he is running for president," said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington.

Preparations for Trump’s Possible Indictment (CTV News Canada)

Behind the Scenes of Kal Penn’s Big Week at The Daily Show (Esquire)

Still, I asked Penn if what late night hosts have been selling has anything to do with their having fewer customers, and whether they’ve suffered alongside the decline of a truly great product: what one observer, Stephen Farnsworth, co-author of "Late Night With Trump," has called the “political crack cocaine” of Donald Trump.

Behind the Scenes of Kal Penn’s Big Week at The Daily Show (Esquire)