Professor John Lappie: PSU's Political Pundit

There is always interest in presidential elections. They decide what direction the country will be heading in the next four years … and maybe beyond. Of course, there are the barbs, innuendos, and flat-out lies that make for interesting discussions.

So to know that John Lappie, PhD, assistant professor of political science, was one of tens of millions of people in the United States—and millions more worldwide—to fervently follow the race between George W. Bush and Al Gore is no surprise.

However, Lappie was merely a middle schooler in Connecticut. That is not the normal demographic for an interest in politics...READ MORE