Alison Dagnes
I am a Professor of Political Science (and chair of the Department, which sounds good but is the opposite of powerful, glamorous, or fun) at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania.
My most recent book, Super Mad at Everything All the Time: Political Media and Our National Anger, was remarkably prescient for being published in 2019.
Since I warned of the consequences of the media-fueled rage… things have gotten exponentially worse.
I am also the author of A Conservative Walks Into a Bar (2012) and Politics on Demand: The Effects of 24-Hour News on American Politics (2010), which were far more fun to write.
I have also edited two books on political scandal; Sex Scandals in American Politics (2011) and Scandal! (2013) which makes me something of an authority on the topic. My father is so proud.
I give interviews, public talks, and impromptu lectures to my daughters on a wide range of topics about American politics.
Prior to receiving my doctorate in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, I was a producer for C-SPAN on Capitol Hill which is not as boring as it sounds.
