NICHOLAS O. BERRY is a Professor and the Chairperson of the Department of Politics at Ursinus College. He is the author of Political Configurations, editor of two books, and coauthor of IR: An Introduction to International Relations. His academic work has appeared in Orbis, Presidential Studies Quarterly, The Yale Review, and many other journals. In addition, his op-ed pieces have appeared in The New York Times and the Philadelphia Inquirer. He was a political columnist for The Evening Phoenix and also served as Democratic Party Chairman in Lynchburg, Virginia, and Mayor and Council Member in Mt. Vernon, Iowa.
