In Northern Ireland, Catholics now outnumber Protestants. That’s a first. Laurence Cooley and John Coakley - October 4, 2022 But look closely and you’ll find a more complicated picture. What does that mean for prospects of a United Ireland?
We couldn’t find religious bias in news coverage of the Supreme Court Mark Brockway and Hailey Womer - May 26, 2022 We analyzed news coverage of Amy Coney Barrett’s religion during her confirmation hearings
Conspiracy theories are spreading wildly. Why now? Margaret Appleby - May 18, 2022 The Buffalo shooting shows how deadly such theories can be.
Evangelicals opposed abortion long before their leaders caught up Neil O’Brian - May 17, 2022 Before Roe v. Wade, Catholic leaders were more vocal about their opposition — but rank-and-file evangelicals mostly agreed with them.
Why did Sen. Graham grill Ketanji Brown Jackson about her religious faith? Matthew Dahl - March 24, 2022 Research suggests that religion doesn’t influence judges’ decisions.
Two Polish women died after being refused timely abortions. Many Poles are outraged — and protesting. Courtney Blackington - February 17, 2022 Antiabortion organizations are powerful in Poland, but abortion rights support is growing
If the Supreme Court undermines Roe v. Wade, contraception could be banned Rachel VanSickle-Ward and Kevin Wallsten - December 10, 2021 Constitutional protections for birth control could be on shaky ground.
This book explains when peacekeeping works — and when it doesn’t Naazneen H. Barma - August 19, 2021 To give peace a chance, start with the grass roots, not the treetops.
Conservatives don’t want a bigger social safety net. But they do want to care for the needy. Stephanie Ternullo - August 2, 2021 Communities should take care of their own through local churches and nonprofits, White Midwesterners told me
Catholic clerics struggle to avoid partisan politics. Evangelical leaders dive right in. Why the difference? L. Felipe Mantilla - July 20, 2021 It’s all about hierarchy and its absence.
Politicians aren’t usually saints. But Pope Francis just put one on the path to sainthood. Emma Campbell-Mohn - July 7, 2021 Is the pope endorsing the European Union?
The Supreme Court handed conservatives a narrow religious freedom victory in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia Andrew Lewis - June 17, 2021 New research explains a surprising channel of support for religious freedom claims
Peru’s government forcibly sterilized Indigenous women from 1996 to 2001, the women say. Why? Ñusta Carranza Ko - February 18, 2021 Indigenous women have been demanding justice ever since.
Argentina legalized abortion. Here’s what it means for Latin America. Taylor Boas, Mason Moseley, Mariela Daby, and Amy Erica Smith - January 17, 2021 Abortion rights advocates focused on public health consequences for women in poverty.
Chile voted to write a new constitution. Will it promise more than the government can deliver? Peter Siavelis and Jennifer Piscopo - October 29, 2020 In a global first, women will make up half the constitutional convention
Poland is a Catholic country. So why are mass protests targeting churches? Anna Grzymala-Busse / Managing Editor - October 28, 2020 The conservative government’s move to ban abortion could backfire
Openly LGBTQ candidates are running in record numbers — again Gabriele Magni and Andrew Reynolds - October 27, 2020 Numbers and diversity are increasing every election cycle. Here’s why.
The ‘Trump Pride’ rally won’t win over LGBTQ voters. So why hold it? Zein Murib, Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte, Phillip Ayoub, and Gabriele Magni - October 26, 2020 Welcome to “homonationalism,” or justifying anti-immigrant policies by arguing that immigrants threaten gay rights.
The pope said he supports civil unions for same-sex couples. American Catholics will approve. Ryan Burge - October 22, 2020 Even Republican Catholics have a favorable view of lesbians and gay men.
U.S. school principals discriminate against Muslims and atheists, our study finds Steven Pfaff, John B. Holbein, Holger L. Kern, and Charles Crabtree - September 10, 2020 Nineteen years after the 9/11 attacks, anti-Muslim bias still operates widely
Attacking LGBT life helped the right-wing Polish president win reelection — barely Phillip Ayoub - July 21, 2020 The Polish LGBT movement and its allies are responding with innovative tactics
Poland’s ruling party might not win Sunday’s first-round presidential election Mary Stegmaier and Kamil Marcinkiewicz - June 25, 2020 The campaign season has been full of surprises
Police reforms helped bring peace to Northern Ireland Kimberly Cowell-Meyers and Carolyn Gallaher - June 17, 2020 Crime rates have dropped. And many Catholics no longer see the police as a hostile force.
How religion shapes Africans’ political behavior Laura Seay - June 4, 2020 “From Pews to Politics” offers unique insights
Who can convince Americans to follow the science on coronavirus? Religious leaders. Sam Winter-Levy and Bryan Schonfeld - May 7, 2020 They can get people to look beyond partisanship.
Two years after Nicaragua’s mass uprising started, why is Daniel Ortega still in power? Mateo Jarquín and Kai M. Thaler - April 30, 2020 These three things explain why a mass nonviolent uprising didn’t manage to oust the authoritarian ruler.
Argentina is about to debate legalizing abortion — despite being a very Catholic country Mason Moseley and Mariela Daby - March 6, 2020 Since 2015, a mass feminist movement has changed the national discussion.
‘Why We’re Polarized’ shows how media, emotion, politicians and more are dividing Americans Daniel Hopkins - January 28, 2020 Ezra Klein explains the political science for you.
Boris Johnson’s campaign rhetoric reveals why there’s a constitutional crisis over Brexit Julia Rone - December 3, 2019 The nation is split over who should rule, the people or Parliament.
Catholic leaders in the Amazon are talking about ‘ecological conversion.’ Here’s what this means. Amy Erica Smith - November 12, 2019 The Amazon Synod also proposed allowing married deacons to become priests.
Few Chileans have a voice in government. That’s why so many are in the streets. Javier Sajuria - November 5, 2019 A small, wealthy class runs both major political parties — and the government.
When poor countries build roads and schools, they are also building citizens Kim Yi Dionne - September 4, 2019 Here’s the final installment in this year’s TMC African Politics Summer Reading Spectacular
Here are the three new books you need to understand Nigeria Alexander Thurston - August 24, 2019 It’s the 11th installment of this year’s African Politics Summer Reading Spectacular! One’s an introduction, one explores Boko Haram and the third looks at the future of Nigeria’s democracy.
Northern Ireland’s Troubles began 50 years ago. Here’s why they were so violent. Joseph M. Brown and Gordon C. McCord - August 21, 2019 Catholics and Protestants lived side by side — but with very few shared social or economic ties
‘Strong NGOs and Weak States’ takes an intriguing look at the path of justice in Congo and South Africa Laura Seay - August 15, 2019 NGOs may wield more power than you think.
How did the Catholic Church respond to Africa’s decolonization? This new book explains. Laura Seay - August 7, 2019 “African Catholic” investigates the transformation of both church and politics.
Whom you supported in ‘Game of Thrones’ says a lot about your real-world politics Joshua D. Ambrosius - May 24, 2019 For instance, people who supported House Stark back decentralized government.
How Trump has changed white evangelicals’ views about morality Geoffrey Layman and David Campbell - April 24, 2019 So what if Mayor Pete Buttigieg calls him a “porn star president”?
What happened in Sri Lanka? Here’s what you need to know. Kate Cronin-Furman - April 23, 2019 These attacks come at a precarious political moment.
Once, the ‘Judeo-Christian tradition’ united Americans. Now it divides them. Anna Grzymala-Busse - April 17, 2019 The Judeo-Christian tradition has become a partisan catchphrase.
Sorry, President Trump. Here’s why American Jews aren’t abandoning the Democratic Party. Michael Tesler - March 21, 2019 These three factors mean a “Jexodus” is unlikely any time soon.
5 big lessons from Slovakia’s presidential elections Tim Haughton, Marek Rybar, and Kevin Deegan-Krause - March 17, 2019 Outsider and anti-corruption crusader Zuzana Caputova faces a tough fight in the second round.
Human rights workers are getting killed in Colombia. Here’s what could help save the peace. Shauna Gillooly and Kelebogile Zvobgo - February 11, 2019 Just over two years ago, the Colombian government and the
The African Union called on Congo to suspend its election’s results. That’s unprecedented. Anna Mwaba - January 21, 2019 After a contentious race, on Jan. 10, 2019, Democratic Republic
Congo’s elections had a startling result. This is what’s going on. Sara Hellmüller - January 17, 2019 [caption id="attachment_82718" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Congolese police officers hold back members
Newspaper coverage of Muslims is negative. And it’s not because of terrorism. Erik Bleich and der Veen - December 20, 2018 [caption id="attachment_81788" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Community members gather during funeral prayers
Here’s why the Vatican stopped American bishops from voting on responses to sexual abuse Bill McCormick - November 15, 2018 [caption id="attachment_80205" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, archbishop of Galveston-Houston and
Nazi guards weren’t the only ones killing Jews during the Holocaust. Some — but not all — communities did it themselves first. Why? Jeffrey Kopstein and Jason Wittenberg - August 22, 2018 [caption id="attachment_77028" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Jakiw Palij, a former Nazi concentration
This is why Argentina did not legalize abortion this week Julia Rubio - August 11, 2018 [caption id="attachment_76608" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Activists in favor of the legalization
For Albanians, it’s not just an eagle. Here’s the deeper story on those World Cup fines. Ani Kokobobo - July 2, 2018 [caption id="attachment_75214" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Switzerland's Granit Xhaka celebrates with the
The politics of assisted reproduction, explained Heather Mohamed and Erin Heidt-Forsythe - May 13, 2018 [caption id="attachment_46700" align="aligncenter" width="960"] (iStock)[/caption] This Mother’s Day, many women
20 years after the Good Friday Agreement, few people recognize how Northern Ireland’s religious leaders helped bring peace Nukhet Sandal - April 10, 2018 [caption id="attachment_71995" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Martin McGuinness, the Sinn Fein chief
No, Pope Francis isn’t more political than his predecessors, after all Federica Genovese - April 1, 2018 [caption id="attachment_71691" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Pope Francis celebrates a Palm Sunday
New survey report raises alarms for freedom of speech in Malawi as protests loom Kim Yi Dionne - December 8, 2017 [caption id="attachment_67093" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Bike taxi operators wait for work
How to persuade people that climate change is real Alexander Maki - November 28, 2017 [caption id="attachment_63509" align="aligncenter" width="960"] (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)[/caption] Last week, Bloomberg
Catholic leaders in the Philippines haven’t stopped Duterte’s bloody war on drugs — yet. This is why. David Buckley - September 29, 2017 Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody “War on Drugs” shows little
The Jim Carroll Band, ‘Catholic Boy’: The Week In One Song Christopher Federico - September 8, 2017 This week: Erstwhile Catholic boy Steve Bannon takes the U.S.
These are the three reasons fascism spread in 1930s America — and might spread again today Seva Gunitsky - August 12, 2017 [caption id="attachment_62324" align="aligncenter" width="960"] White nationalists clash with counterprotesters at
This is what we can learn from Joseph Kony’s bodyguard Laura Seay - July 21, 2017 [caption id="attachment_61206" align="aligncenter" width="192"] (Zed Books)[/caption] Five years after the
Merkel opposed marriage equality — until now. What happened? Phillip Ayoub - June 29, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60491" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The Brandenburg Gate is seen with
Duterte has put part of the Philippines under martial law. Here’s how dangerous that can be. Jessica Trisko Darden and Christopher Fariss - June 14, 2017 [caption id="attachment_59804" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Filipino residents walk past an armored
A record number of LGBTQ people were just elected to the British Parliament Andrew Reynolds - June 11, 2017 [caption id="attachment_59644" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] (Andrew Cowie/Agence France-Presse via Getty Images)[/caption]
A tiny party of hardliners holds the balance of power in Britain. Here’s what you need to know Henry Farrell - June 9, 2017 [caption id="attachment_59560" align="aligncenter" width="960"] British newspapers on Friday tout the
How fights over Trump have led evangelicals to leave their churches Paul Djupe, Jacob Neiheisel, and Anand Sokhey - April 11, 2017 [caption id="attachment_56671" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Pastor Joshua Nink, right, prays for
The truth behind Ireland’s dead babies scandal Henry Farrell - March 3, 2017 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606"] The entrance to the site under
Did Congo’s crisis just get a lot worse? Philip Roessler and Harry Verhoeven - February 3, 2017 [caption id="attachment_53587" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Congo police forces clash with civilians
Catholics like the European Union more than Protestants do. This is why. Sam Winter-Levy and Nikita Lalwani - January 12, 2017 [caption id="attachment_42786" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A European Union flag, with a
Thousands of Poles took to the streets — and defeated a draconian antiabortion law Anna Grzymala-Busse - October 14, 2016 A massive “Black Protest” rocked Poland last week: Tens of
Evangelical voters will almost surely vote for Donald Trump. Here’s why. Paul Goren and Christopher Chapp - October 3, 2016 For at least three decades, the Republican Party has won
Zambia’s violent and razor-close election is mired in controversy. Here’s why. Matt Herman and Elizabeth Sperber - September 18, 2016 [caption id="attachment_46353" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Zambian President Edgar Lungu arrives to
White Christian America is dying John Sides - August 15, 2016 Robert P. Jones is the founding CEO of the Public
Will Tim Kaine deliver Virginia (and Catholics)? Don’t count on it. Kyle Kopko and Christopher Devine - July 23, 2016 [caption id="attachment_44317" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Hillary Clinton and Sen. Timothy M.
Are Muslim countries more violent? Nils Gleditsch and Ida Rudolfsen - May 16, 2016 [caption id="attachment_37168" align="alignnone" width="908"] Syrian government troops drive an armored
Why would Poland make its already strict abortion law draconian? Anna Grzymala-Busse - April 18, 2016 Since 1993, Poland has one of the most restrictive abortion
One-third of all U.S. presidents appointed a Supreme Court justice in an election year Barbara Perry - February 29, 2016 Eminent Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes famously described his fellow
Why give to charity? What Muslims and Catholics have in common. Ramazan Kılınç and Carolyn Warner - February 3, 2016 [caption id="attachment_35289" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Pope Francis smiles at pilgrims in
Refugees in Europe? Here’s a different reason people are saying no to them. Ábel Ravasz - January 18, 2016 [caption id="attachment_33864" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Migrants from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan
No, Trump’s anti-Muslim proposals aren’t anti-American. They’re just the latest entries in a history of American religious and racial persecution. Nancy Wadsworth - December 21, 2015 Donald Trump’s recent declaration that he would ban Muslims from
Donald Trump’s attacks on Muslims fit a pattern of persecution. Just ask Jews, Catholics and Mormons. Henry Farrell - December 8, 2015 [caption id="attachment_33274" align="aligncenter" width="908"] undefined[/caption] David T. Smith (@dtsmith_sydney) is
Want to help the Islamic State recruit? Treat all Muslims as potential terrorists. Richard Maass - November 30, 2015 [caption id="attachment_32767" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Sister Munira Salim Abdalla, chief administrator
As Pope Francis calls for compassion toward the poor in Africa, what are African churches doing? Beatty Riedl and Gwyneth McClendon - November 28, 2015 [caption id="attachment_32739" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Pope Francis listens to a speech
New research shows that French Muslims experience extraordinary discrimination in the job market John Sides - November 23, 2015 [caption id="attachment_13728" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Muslims pray during Eid al-Fitr, marking
Did Poland just vote in an authoritarian government? Radoslaw Markowski and Hubert Tworzecki - November 3, 2015 [caption id="attachment_31641" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Passers-by walk in front of an
Why American Catholics may not be persuaded by Pope Francis’s message on immigration Tatishe Nteta and Kevin Wallsten - September 27, 2015 [caption id="attachment_29983" align="aligncenter" width="908"] People gather on the Mall to
New evidence shows that the pope can change Catholics' minds about the culture war - September 22, 2015 [caption id="attachment_29644" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] Are Americans listening? Pope Francis greets
New evidence shows that the pope can change Catholics’ minds about the culture war David Buckley - September 22, 2015 [caption id="attachment_29644" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] Are Americans listening? Pope Francis greets
New research shows just how much presidents try to manipulate public opinion John Sides - August 9, 2015 [caption id="attachment_28333" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] (Haraz N. Ghanbari/AP)[/caption] The political scientists
How many dead civilians makes a war crime? Ask the UN, Israel, and Hamas. David Traven - July 14, 2015 [caption id="attachment_27363" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] A Palestinian runs in an area
Will Catholic Republicans side with the Pope on climate change? Amrita Khalid - June 26, 2015 [caption id="attachment_26547" align="aligncenter" width="2000"] Pope Francis' waves as he arrives
Around the world, do symbols like the Confederate flag stand for heritage or hate? Jonathan Blake - June 26, 2015 [caption id="attachment_26571" align="alignnone" width="620" class="align center"] People gather at the
Why does the Republican Party still oppose LGBT rights? Andrew Reynolds - June 18, 2015 [caption id="attachment_26191" align="aligncenter" width="2048"] Like other right-of-center parties, the British
The Irish vote for marriage equality started at a constitutional convention. Jane Suiter, David Farrell, and Clodagh Harris - June 5, 2015 [caption id="attachment_25782" align="aligncenter" width="606"] Irish voters celebrate the country’s historic
Ireland's voters approve same-sex marriage. Here's how that happened. Henry Farrell - May 23, 2015 The official results make it clear that Ireland has voted
Ireland’s voters approve same-sex marriage. Here’s how that happened. Henry Farrell and Niamh Hardiman - May 23, 2015 The official results make it clear that Ireland has voted
Why science teachers sow doubt about evolution (even when they don't mean to) John Sides - February 24, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21688" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] Researcher Svante Paabo with a reconstructed
Why science teachers sow doubt about evolution (even when they don’t mean to) - February 24, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21688" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] Researcher Svante Paabo with a reconstructed
French hate speech laws are less simplistic than you think Erik Bleich - January 18, 2015 [caption id="attachment_20198" align="alignnone" width="982"] French comedian Dieudonne M'Bala M'Bala (AP
Times have changed, KKK edition Andrew Gelman - December 30, 2014 Rep. Steve Scalise (R) of Louisiana got into the news
When party machines turned immigrants into citizens and voters Seth Masket - December 16, 2014 [caption id="attachment_19115" align="aligncenter" width="600"] (Associated Press)[/caption] Americans typically associate party
Sisi channels Salazar…whoever he was Oren Samet-Marram and Nathan Brown - June 3, 2014 [caption id="attachment_11296" align="aligncenter" width="567" special=""] Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends the