After the 5th Circuit’s ruling, does DACA have a future? Jaclyn Kelley-Widmer - October 6, 2022 The decision against the Obama-era policy seems to invite other challenges to immigrant rights
Police stop Black drivers more often than Whites. We found out why. William Cai, Sharad Goel, and Johann Gaebler - September 14, 2022 Departments enforce speed limits in a handful of areas, our research finds — and those are often disproportionately Black.
Taiwanese people will be reassured by Pelosi’s visit, research says Yao-Yuan Yeh, Fang-Yu Chen, Charles K.S. Wu, and Austin Horng-En Wang - August 2, 2022 A high-level visit might boost confidence in U.S. security commitments
The ‘massacre generation’ believes government can prevent mass shootings Alexandra Middlewood and Abigail Vegter - June 7, 2022 Our research found a sharp shift in young people’s attitudes from 2012 onward
Trans advocates work locally. Conservatives fight back nationally. Alison L. Gash - May 31, 2022 Support for LGBTQ rights is at an all-time high, but some state legislatures are on the attack
Advocating for asylum-seeking children is traumatic, new research finds Stephanie L. Canizales - March 17, 2021 Restrictive immigration policies hurt both minors and those caring for them
Virginia may abolish the death penalty. There’s a racist history behind why a few jurisdictions use it most. Frank R. Baumgartner and Christian Caron - February 3, 2021 A death penalty opponent demonstrates outside the U.S. Penitentiary in
Pete Buttigieg may not know this yet: Rail transportation funding is a racial equity issue. Sarah Reckhow, Kate Lowe, and Andrea Benjamin - January 31, 2021 Transit projects serving Black and low-income communities get canceled. Projects serving White communities go forward. The reason isn’t obvious.
Why Indian Americans are not becoming Republicans any time soon Sumitra Badrinathan, Milan Vaishnav, and Devesh Kapur - October 14, 2020 Our study examines why they’re sticking with the Democrats
Kamala Harris is likely to bring in Indian American voters, this research finds Sara Sadhwani - August 14, 2020 Indian Americans are especially likely to vote when another Indian American is on the ballot — more so than people of other minority racial or ethnic identities.
Four things to know about the U.S. decision to close the Chinese consulate in Houston Jessica Chen Weiss and Elizabeth N. Saunders - July 22, 2020 Trump administration’s latest move could make it harder to repair the U.S.-China rift
Some lawmakers are calling for truth commissions on racial violence. How do these work? Kelebogile Zvobgo and Carla Winston - June 8, 2020 These factors help commissions create effective solutions
Saudi Arabia is launching an oil price war. That’s risky. Jim Krane - March 22, 2020 Without oil revenues, the monarchy could be in trouble
The U.S.-India trade deal fell through. What happens now? Trevor Cloen and Irfan Nooruddin - March 5, 2020 Future negotiations will have to deal with even more controversial issues.
Trump’s India trip didn’t produce a trade deal. Here’s what did result. Sameer Lalwani - February 27, 2020 And Trump surprised everyone by praising Pakistan
Several black mayors have endorsed Bloomberg. Will that influence black voters? Andrea Benjamin - February 24, 2020 Some endorsements matter more than others
Armed rebel groups lobby in D.C., just like governments. How does that influence U.S. policy? Reyko Huang - February 6, 2020 They push for funding and recognition, and often get it
The Indian prime minister and Trump addressed a Houston rally. Who was signaling what? Devesh Kapur - September 29, 2019 Here’s why Indian Americans are conflicted about the U.S. president.
India’s prime minister will visit the U.S. next week. What will he say about human rights in Kashmir? Suparna Chaudhry - September 20, 2019 Narendra Modi’s government has kept the region under lockdown since early August
Here’s how Democratic candidates can change American opinion when talking about inequality Bastian Becker - September 16, 2019 Americans feel uneasy about income gaps that grow from characteristics that are hard or impossible to change.
The Democratic candidates are unabashedly liberal. Is that what Democratic voters want? Martin Wattenberg - September 12, 2019 More and more, Democrats think about policy and ideology when they think about politics.
Trump is at the NRA today. It didn’t used to be a Republican ally. Matthew Lacombe - April 25, 2019 The organization was nonpartisan before the 1970s. What happened?
Why are teachers protesting in ‘blue’ cities? Sarah Reckhow, Rebecca Jacobsen, and Jeffrey R. Henig - March 7, 2019 Deep-pocketed national donors are changing local school politics. Teachers unions are scrambling to keep up.
Is MS-13 as dangerous as Trump suggests? Mariely Lopez-Santana, Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, and Camilo Pardo - December 7, 2018 [caption id="attachment_81146" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Police detain suspects after dismantling a
How did climate change initiatives do in the midterms? Some lost — but some won. Megan Mullin - November 16, 2018 [caption id="attachment_80284" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Houston under water in 2017 after
What political science can tell us about mass shootings E.J. Graff - October 29, 2018 [caption id="attachment_79520" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A Pittsburgh Steelers logo with one
Millions of protesters turned out in June — more than in any month since Trump’s inauguration. Jeremy Pressman and Erica Chenoweth - August 31, 2018 This is the 17th installment in a monthly series reporting
Tens of thousands of people protested in April and May — on topics like gun violence, labor rights and science Kanisha Bond, Jeremy Pressman, and Erica Chenoweth - August 1, 2018 [caption id="attachment_76231" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Emmy Adams, of Golden, Colo., joins
A few counties are responsible for the vast majority of executions. This explains why. Janet Box-Steffensmeier and Benjamin Campbell - February 1, 2018 [caption id="attachment_68713" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A guard stands behind bars at
The Republican tax bill spurred more than 120 public protests in November Jeremy Pressman and Erica Chenoweth - December 29, 2017 This is the 11th installment in a monthly series reporting
Federal disaster aid for Puerto Rico isn’t foreign aid — but Trump acts that way Jessica Trisko Darden - October 13, 2017 Puerto Rico was back in the news Thursday — this
Responding to Puerto Rico’s disaster is uniquely complex. But Trump is still falling short. Jeremy Konyndyk - September 29, 2017 [caption id="attachment_64261" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Marta Sostre Vazquez reacts as she
National flood insurance will help clean up after Irma and Harvey. And that’s a problem. Logan Strother - September 11, 2017 [caption id="attachment_63426" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A person walks through the flooded
Harvey caused a chemical plant explosion. Is that the next face of climate change? Jeff Colgan - September 6, 2017 Among Hurricane Harvey’s devastating effects were environmental accidents. In Crosby,
The Hates, ‘Houston’: The Week In One Song Christopher Federico - September 1, 2017 This week: Hurricane Harvey pummels the Texas Gulf Coast. On
How many votes could Hurricane Harvey cost Trump in Texas? Jeffery Jenkins, Boris Heersink, and Brenton Peterson - August 29, 2017 Hurricane Harvey has slammed into Texas, bringing power outages, destruction
Will Trump’s new rules make it harder to get asylum in the U.S.? That will vary dramatically from one judge to the next. Richard Vengroff - June 27, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60393" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Chaldean Americans protest against the seizure
In Texas, almost all non-voters have a photo ID — but few understand the voter identification rules Renée Cross, Mark Jones, and Jim Granato - May 8, 2017 [caption id="attachment_57954" align="aligncenter" width="960"] An election worker checks a voter's
Donald Trump did not win 34% of Latino vote in Texas. He won much less. Francisco Pedraza and Bryan Wilcox-Archuleta - December 2, 2016 [caption id="attachment_47873" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Fabiola Vejar, right, registers Stephanie Cardenas
This is what Americans think about transgender students in locker rooms Jason Pierceson - December 21, 2015 [caption id="attachment_33828" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] Empty lockers. (Jessica Contrer/The Washington Post)[/caption]
This map shows the 31 countries where transgender and gender-variant candidates have run for office since 1977 Logan Casey and Andrew Reynolds - December 16, 2015 [caption id="attachment_33473" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Tamara Adrián, lawmaker-elect in Venezuela's parliament,
Americans are turning against the death penalty. Are politicians far behind? Kaneesha Johnson and Emily Williams - December 7, 2015 [caption id="attachment_26698" align="aligncenter" width="908"] This Feb. 29, 2000, photo shows
When Katrina evacuees moved to new places, people's attitudes changed — for the worse John Sides - August 30, 2015 [caption id="attachment_29003" align="aligncenter" width="1100"] Victims of Hurricane Katrina stayed at
When Katrina evacuees moved to new places, people’s attitudes changed — for the worse John Sides - August 30, 2015 [caption id="attachment_29003" align="aligncenter" width="1100"] Victims of Hurricane Katrina stayed at
Where changing ‘one person, one vote’ would matter the most — in 2 maps Sono Shah and Karthick Ramakrishnan - May 28, 2015 The Supreme Court surprised many observers of voting rights and
Where changing 'one person, one vote' would matter the most — in 2 maps John Sides - May 28, 2015 The Supreme Court surprised many observers of voting rights and
Immigration activists are empowered when they don’t fear arrest Melissa Michelson - December 19, 2014 [caption id="attachment_19370" align="alignnone" width="620"] Demonstrators protest near the Casa Azafran
Immigration activists are empowered when they don't fear arrest Henry Farrell - December 19, 2014 [caption id="attachment_19370" align="alignnone" width="620"] Demonstrators protest near the Casa Azafran
The Key to Surviving Natural Disasters John Sides - August 29, 2012 bq. Hurricane Isaac, which made landfall in Louisiana last night,
Renowned sociologist is utterly misinformed about American voters Andrew Gelman - July 27, 2012 Elder statesman of sociology Peter Berger writes: [New York mayor
Terrorists on Tight Budgets Henry Farrell - March 24, 2011 "Tyler Cowen":http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2011/03/price-elastic-terrorists.html blogs on the decision of an al Qaeda
Hurricane Katrina and Political Science - September 1, 2010 In the five years since the Hurricane, what has political
Silly baseball example illustrates a couple of key ideas they don’t usually teach you in statistics class Andrew Gelman - July 31, 2010 From a commenter on the web, 21 May 2010: Tampa
Larry Evans on the House Votes on Health Care John Sides - November 10, 2009 At my request, Larry Evans sends the following, based on
The best cities for singles - September 25, 2008 Forbes magazine has a new edition of its "best cities
Conservative Dominance of Political Talk Radio - February 16, 2008 Tune in to a political talk radio show these days
Please respond immediately… - January 28, 2008 ... if you can answer the following question from faithful