The Trump administration is investigating campus antisemitism Brent E. Sasley - March 20, 2025 What do Jewish students think about the administration’s claims that this is a widespread and virulent problem?
Kamala Harris wants to tackle America’s caregiving challenge Rachel VanSickle-Ward, Ivy A.M. Cargile, Jennifer Merolla, and Jill S. Greenlee - October 23, 2024 Millions of Americans care for aging parents or partners. That number will rise.
Today is International Day of Peace. Can you measure what peace is? Roger Mac Ginty and Pamina Firchow - September 21, 2022 One way is to see whether people feel safe going about their daily lives, the Everyday Peace Indicators project finds
MAGA was the real winner of the Ohio Republican primary Mia Costa, Zachary Albert, and Raymond J. La Raja - May 12, 2022 Ranked-choice voting alone wouldn’t have significantly changed the result, but non-partisan primaries — like Alaska’s — might.
Most Americans want Congress to support child care and elder care, our research finds — even many Republicans Sarah Hayes, Rachel VanSickle-Ward, Jennifer Merolla, Jill S. Greenlee, and Ivy A.M. Cargile - October 29, 2021 Will Congressional Republicans listen?
We know one thing about Iran’s new president, even before this week’s election. He won’t be a reformer. Hossein Mahdavi - June 17, 2021 The consolidation of power within the Revolutionary Guard leaves little room for opposition politicians
What do women want for Mother’s Day? Biden hopes he has some answers. Sarah Hayes, Jill S. Greenlee, and Ivy A.M. Cargile - May 6, 2021 A roundup of political science research on what mothers want from public policy
Germany has banned political parties in the past. Can it credibly condemn Turkey for doing the same? Mika Hackner - April 7, 2021 Trying to protect democracy from anti-democratic parties can give anti-democratic governments cover if they use the same tactics
Jordan detained a prince. The government’s determined to squash political dissent. Jillian Schwedler - April 5, 2021 Criticizing the king is considered an act of terrorism
U.S. cities and states are discussing reparations for Black Americans. Here’s what’s key. Peter Dixon - August 23, 2020 One lesson from international efforts: Keep reparations distinct from general social support.