Articles by Dave Gillespie

About Dave Gillespie (8 Articles)

Charles A. Dana Professor of Political Science, Emeritus, Presbyterian College. South Carolina Professor of the Year, 1993. Fulbright Professor, Estonia, 1997. Vice-President for Academic Affairs at Presbyterian College, 1997-2005. Taught occasionally at College of Charleston and The Citadel, 2006-2015. Author of two books on U.S. third parties and a book on the racially-motivated mass shooting at a black Charleston church.

The White Slave Jordan Chambers

July 23, 2018 // 5 Comments

Photo of Jordan Chambers with five children, four of which appear to be white

Dave Gillespie and Judi F. Gillespie — Surprising though it may be, it is true. Through most of the long global history of slavery, race or “blood” was largely [...]

Crime and Due Process: Two Scenes Connected in the Dylann Roof Case

July 31, 2017 // 2 Comments

Dave Gillespie — On June 17, 2015 Dylann Roof murdered nine African American parishioners at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South [...]

The Dylann Roof Trial: First-Hand Reflections and Assessment

January 2, 2017 // 3 Comments

Dave Gillespie — The verdict came in around mid-afternoon Thursday, December 15, just a couple of hours after the lawyers completed their closing statements and the [...]

The Others: They Almost Always Get There First

October 7, 2016 // 1 Comment

Dave Gillespie — Whatever you think of Hillary Clinton, her nomination is undeniably a milestone in history. Clinton is the first woman ever to win the presidential [...]

Twenty-five Selfies in the Raphael Room

August 15, 2016 // 7 Comments

David Gillespie — It was Monday, June 20. This year. Celebrating a milestone wedding anniversary, we were in Rome. This would be a day for touring the Vatican under the [...]

Heroes in the Mother Emanuel Tragedy

May 27, 2016 // 4 Comments

David Gillespie — You may recall the main villain in the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church story: Dylann Roof,a young Columbia, South Carolina area white [...]

Racism: It Is What It Is, Wherever It Is

March 18, 2016 // 10 Comments

J. David Gillespie — The Holocaust. In its scope, volume, and cold, cruel deliberateness, it may rank as the most heinous crime one people have ever carried out against [...]

It’s a Reality Show

February 15, 2016 // 5 Comments

J. David Gillespie — For a long time politicians have tried to make politics entertaining to the masses. Roman rulers offered the plebs “bread and circuses.” [...]