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Political Science Insights to Illuminate the News

Stephen Dyson

Stephen Dyson December 21, 2019

Think ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ is the end of the story? Think again.

The franchise still falls short for those who want political commentary with their science fiction spectaculars

Stephen Dyson February 22, 2019

In this dystopian novel, the Wall gets built — and the emergency is real.

John Lanchester’s “The Wall” is a nightmare vision of a near-future Britain.

Stephen Dyson November 1, 2018

How do you make a hit political TV drama? Don’t talk too much about politics.

Stephen Dyson September 23, 2018

Showtime’s ‘The Circus’ is fast food — tasty if not always nourishing

Stephen Dyson July 3, 2018

Tired of American news? ‘A Very English Scandal’ plunges you into 1970s British social repression and political ambition.

Stephen Dyson March 19, 2018

In the TV thriller ‘Occupied,’ Russia has Western democracy on the run

Stephen Dyson November 4, 2017

The new ‘Star Trek’ has gotten darker and more pessimistic — just like our politics

Stephen Dyson July 20, 2017

President Trump, do you remember that time Margaret Thatcher fired all the economists?

Stephen Dyson February 18, 2016

Here’s why you have to watch ‘Occupied’ – a near-future political nightmare

Stephen Dyson December 7, 2015

So the world is a fake. Now what? Two television shows look for answers.