America's Future: Conversations about Politics & Policy during the 2008
Republican National Convention

Monday, September 1, 2008 (Humphrey Institute, U of Minnesota)

8:15 am - 9:30 am. Faith and Politics (Krista Tippett, Richard Land et al)
9:45 am - 11:15 am. Climate Change & Energy Security
(George Pataki, James Woolsey, Bud McFarlane et al)
11:30 am - 1:00 pm. The Future of U.S. Foreign Assistance
2:15 pm - 3:30 pm. Conservatism Today
(David Frum, E.J. Dionne et al)

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About the Blog

Smart Politics is the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance's blog at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs that is home to timely, pointed, non-partisan discussion of Upper Midwestern and national politics. Smart Politics excavates the key issues driving the 2008 elections as well as provides perspective on statewide and district campaigns in Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Unlike most political blogs, Smart Politics' political discussion is driven by thoughtful non-partisan analysis: the Center boasts the largest on-line collection of Upper Midwestern public opinion and historical election results. Smart Politics is an on-line extension of the wide array of public events and programs convened by the Center to promote an informed and engaged citizenry.

Site design

Smart Politics was redesigned in Summer 2008 by Graham Lampa, Project Lead for the "Emphasizing the 'Public' in Public Affairs" initiative. This project, funded by a Service and Process Improvement Fund grant from the University of Minnesota's Office of Service and Continuous Improvement, created weblogs for the other Humphrey research centers in the spirit of Smart Politics, which forged the way. The other blogs can be accessed from the Humphrey blog digest.

Smart Politics header image of the Minnesota State Capital courtesy of flickr user tboard and used under a Creative Commons license.

Smart Politics logo by Heidi Sandstad, Graphic Designer.