John Bolton will be the new national security adviser. That doesn’t mean we’re going to war — yet. Elizabeth N. Saunders - March 23, 2018 Here are three ways foreign policy advisers - and especially hawkish advisers - matter.
How Putin’s regime is both authoritarian and incompetent Daniel Treisman - March 14, 2018 [caption id="attachment_47500" align="aligncenter" width="960"] (Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool/Reuters)[/caption] Russians will vote Sunday
It’s not just fake news. Even real news can warp political perceptions. Mareike Schomerus and Anouk Rigterink - January 9, 2017 [caption id="attachment_52165" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Then-South Sudan First Vice President Riek
More and more people get their news via social media. Is that good or bad? Kevin Curry - September 30, 2016 [caption id="attachment_46991" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton checks
Key ingredients of opposition to free trade? Prejudice and nationalism Shahrzad Sabet - August 22, 2016 [caption id="attachment_45498" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Protesters against the TPP display signs
Trump’s voters are ready to risk everything. Why? Lawrence Evans - March 14, 2016 [caption id="attachment_37110" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Members of the cleaning crew sweep
Why fear explains the failure of Egypt’s revolution Jakob Wichmann, Gamal Soltan, and Ellen Lust - January 25, 2016 [caption id="attachment_34738" align="aligncenter" width="908"] An Egyptian protester throws back a
You’re more likely to be fatally crushed by furniture than killed by a terrorist Andrew Shaver - November 23, 2015 [caption id="attachment_32564" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A woman lights candles Nov. 17
Mega-dams are a mega-waste of money and resources Andrew Gelman - March 25, 2014 In a new paper, "Should we build more large dams?
What are the (relatively) settled matters in the social sciences? Andrew Gelman - July 23, 2013 Nicholas Christakis asks (scroll to the P.P.P.S. at the end