OSHER 630 - Current Issues in American Public Affairs and Politics

Examine current political and governmental issues breaking that day and week -- locally, nationally, internationally! The class is highly interactive. Controversial questions are scrutinized. Answers in group discussion are encouraged. Readings from the New York Times and NPR and local newspapers + other Internet sources provided in hard copy. The 2019 Special Counsel Report on Russian Interference to Congress and the Public (the 448 page "Mueller Report") will be examined during each class meeting to provide additional insights into the 2020 presidential campaign.