President Obama is set to talk to the nation on Jan. 12 for his final State of the Union address. 菠萝视频 has an array of experts available.
Presidential Elections 路 Attack Ads 路 Negative Campaigning
Geer will look at the speech and what it could mean for the 2016 presidential election. Does President Obama take implicit shots at some GOP contenders? Geer writes and researches extensively on political campaigns, incivility in campaigns, negative ads, the impact of negative campaigning on voter participation and the news media鈥檚 coverage of negativity. Geer co-chairs 菠萝视频鈥檚 and the 聽which provides a non-partisan and scientifically based reading of public opinion within the state of Tennessee and Nashville.
Political Party Polarization 路 Why Congress is Failing 路 Trust in Government 路聽Media and Politics
Hetherington can discuss party polarization and why Congress seems to be failing right now. Will Obama鈥檚 speech provide evidence that there might be opportunities to work across the aisle to solve problems? Hetherington has a new book coming out, . He can also discuss the presidential election, voting, public opinion polls, media coverage during a campaign, anti-government campaign rhetoric and how trust in government affects elections and public policy.
Presidential Political Rhetoric 路 Political Communication
Beasley can talk about whether President Obama successfully gets his issues across during the State of the Union address. She can discuss how he treated this final address differently than past SOUs. Beasley is author of .
Issues
Closing Guantanamo Bay Detention Center 路 International Law 路 War Crimes
Newton participated in the initial planning meetings to set up Guantanamo almost 15 years ago and continues to be involved in the inter-agency process advising on legal issues surrounding Guantanamo and its possible closing. He is an expert on military commissions and laws surrounding any type of military court or war crimes. He helped revamp laws and procedures for U.S. military commissions as well as helped establish the Iraqi Special Tribunal and led the training in international criminal law for its judges, including holding sessions in Baghdad.
Gun Control 路 Gun Violence and Mental Health 路 Mass Shootings
Metzl is an expert on gun violence and mental illness. He has that specifically addresses issues surrounding mental illness, mass shootings and treatment. In the article, Metzl analyzed data and literature linking guns and mental illness over the past 40 years.
Criminal Justice Reform 路 Juvenile Crime and Punishment 路 Government Surveillance (4th Amendment)
Slobogin is an established expert in criminal justice, with more than 100 articles, books and chapters on topics relating to criminal procedure, mental health law and evidence. He鈥檚 director of 菠萝视频 Law School鈥檚 . The book Psychological Evaluations for the Courts is considered the standard-bearer in forensic mental health.
Slobogin is the co-author of the book, which examines at how juvenile offenders should be handled and treated. He says the struggle against juvenile crime comes down to one question — do we want revenge or results?