Kim Yi Dionne September 29, 2023
Study shows even a brief shift in partisan majority can affect legislation.
Elizabeth N. Saunders, Marina E. Henke, Nadiya Kostyuk, Rachel Myrick, and Kenneth Schultz September 28, 2023
Does Putin have a vote in U.S. elections?
International relations scholars have a ‘good chat’ about U.S. elections and foreign policy.
Henry Farrell September 27, 2023
Why do election losers accept their losses?
What we learn from a minimalist view of democracy.
Michael Tesler September 26, 2023
How conservatives are boosting RFK Jr.’s campaign
Fox News coverage is a double-edged sword in a Democratic primary.
Sarah Binder September 25, 2023
What does it take to depose the House speaker?
Hint: There’s a secret list of speakers in waiting
Editors'Picks
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Will foreign policy actually matter in the 2024 U.S. election?
It may not matter much to voters, but foreign policy is definitely on the ballot.
Elizabeth N. Saunders
- September 21, 2023
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Welcome to Good Authority
Our mission is to bring insights from political science to a broader audience.
John Sides and Kim Yi Dionne
- September 20, 2023
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What China’s economic slowdown means for the world
It’s a slowdown, not a collapse.
Jeremy Wallace
- September 20, 2023
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How states make it harder to get food assistance
Hungry people face complex requirements.
Andrea Silva
- September 20, 2023
Christopher Federico - September 19, 2023
The week in one song returns, this time to Good Authority!
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Alexandra Guisinger and Anurag Jain September 25, 2023
Young Americans are dovish on China
They don’t prioritize TikTok regulation – or other measures pushing back against China.
Sarah Binder and John Sides September 22, 2023
Good cake
In honor of political scientist and pie aficionado, Lee Sigelman
Christopher Clary September 22, 2023
What if India really was involved in killing a Sikh activist in Canada?
The international consequences could prove modest.
John Sides September 22, 2023
The problem with “select-all-that-apply” survey questions, graphed
A wonky little polling nugget for your weekend.
BookReviews & Interviews
Anti-trans politics are also white identity politics
Myths of racial innocence are behind the bathroom bills and sports bans.
The long and ugly tradition of treating Africa as a dirty, diseased place
Fear-mongering about disease has consequences.