American Focus

Robert S. Taylor, associate professor of political science at UC Davis, dissects the religious conservative view on HPV vaccination. His focus is "an imminent criticism of the religious conservative position," as he believes that "the policies don't follow the religious conservative position."

Daniel Y. Kono, associate professor of political science at UC Davis, discusses "explanations of procurement discrimination, why some governments discriminate more than others and why governments use procurement discrimination as opposed to other types of protectionist instruments."

Louis Warren, professor of history at UC Davis, discusses how public education and the land set aside for public universities are a legacy of the homestead era.

Giovanni Peri, professor of economics at UC Davis, discusses immigration and its impact on the labor market in the United States.

Walt Stone, professor of political science, discusses the effects of the Tea Party on the 2010 election.

Stephen Jessee, an assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin, discusses voters' ideological preferences, and the influence of party identification on voters' decisions on presidential elections.

UC Davis economics professor Hilary Hoynes speaks about welfare in today's economy.

Paul Leigh, professor of public health sciences at UC Davis, discusses the possibility that too many specialists are driving up the costs of medical care.

Bill McCarthy, professor of sociology at UC Davis, explores the connections between adolescent romantic relationships and deviant behavior as part of the Institute of Governmental Affairs Policy Watch Seminar series.

Vikram Amar, associate dean for academic affairs and professor of law at UC Davis, speaks on the constitutional challenges to the health care law as part of the Institute of Governmental Affairs Policy Watch Seminar series.

Dennis Ventry, acting professor of law at UC Davis School of Law, talks about the tax subsidy for mortgage interest as part of the Institute of Governmental Affairs Policy Watch Seminar series.

During this talk sponsored by the UC Davis Institute of Governmental Affairs, global migration and immigration reform are discussed by Kevin Johnson, dean and professor at the UC Davis School of Law, and Philip Martin, UC Davis professor of agricultural and resource economics, and chair of the UC Comparative Immigration and Integration Program.

Phillip Swagel, former assistant secretary for economic policy, U.S. Treasury Department, discusses the financial crisis from an insider's point of view.