Some female leaders handled covid and other crises very well Katie Tyner and Farida Jalalzai - December 20, 2022 What made these leaders effective? We interviewed politicians, journalists, doctors and others in New Zealand and Iceland to find out.
‘The most powerful woman in the world’ is stepping down. What is Merkel’s legacy on gender equality? Sabine Lang, Petra Ahrens, and Phillip Ayoub - September 23, 2021 As a conservative woman in government, the German chancellor has often ‘led from behind’ on gender issues
El Salvador’s president launched a ‘self-coup.’ Watch for creeping corruption and authoritarianism. Steven Levitsky and Manuel Meléndez-Sánchez - May 19, 2021 Peru’s authoritarian past is a cautionary tale for El Salvador’s future
Denmark already had a Muslim ban. It was just called something else. Samantha Brown - March 23, 2017 [caption id="attachment_55740" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] Nyhavn Canal in Copenhagen (iStock)[/caption] The
Robots aren’t killing the American Dream. Neither is trade. This is the problem. Sarah Bauerle Danzman and Jeff Colgan - March 10, 2017 [caption id="attachment_55178" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Robots named Thunderbird and Cyclops lower a
Trump will win or lose. Either way, the Koch network will still shape the Republican Party. Theda Skocpol, Henry Farrell, and Alexander Hertel-Fernandez - February 29, 2016 [caption id="attachment_36521" align="aligncenter" width="908"] David Koch, executive vice president of
Five years after the Tunisian revolution, political frustration doesn’t diminish progress Laryssa Chomiak - January 14, 2016 [caption id="attachment_34382" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A protester wearing a Tunisian flag,
Bernie Sanders says Denmark is socialist. Forbes Magazine says it’s the most business-friendly country. Who’s right? Henry Farrell - November 11, 2015 [caption id="attachment_32039" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders
The SkyNet factor: Four myths about science fiction and the killer robot debate Charli Carpenter - September 3, 2014 [caption id="attachment_15172" align="aligncenter" width="814"] Sci-fi imagery at the United Nations
How VA scandals have made the VA better Dan Hopkins - May 22, 2014 [caption id="attachment_10766" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki
Why a Bitcoin vulnerability has undermined the Silk Road Henry Farrell - February 14, 2014 [caption id="attachment_6689" align="aligncenter" width="606"] (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)[/caption] Criminals face two very
Would today’s captains of industry be happier in a 1950s-style world? Andrew Gelman - September 6, 2013 In a post about "rich whiners," Matthew Yglesias argues that
The Real Reason We Need Declarations of War John Sides - September 4, 2013 This is a guest post by my colleague Eric Grynaviski.
The State of the Presidential Race in Kenya Joshua Tucker - February 16, 2013 Continuing our series of election reports, we are pleased to
I have the least stressful job in America (duh) Andrew Gelman - January 6, 2013 I agree with Susan Adams that being a professor, at
Monkey Cage to Begin Charging NY Times Employees for Access Joshua Tucker - March 20, 2011 As many of you may know by now, last week
Forbes Magazine Names The Monkey Cage One of “Seven Powerful Blogs” John Sides - November 9, 2010 The "list":http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2010/1122/powerful-people-10-john-harris-chait-hot-air-my-picks-bloggers.html is compiled by John Harris of Politico, and
Strategic Voting and the Theory of the Second Best John Sides - April 7, 2010 Bruce Bartlett has a column at Forbes that discusses how
15 Questions about Electioneering by Corporations John Sides - February 15, 2010 bq. Were Republicans more likely to be elected governor in
Yet another set of college and university rankings - September 3, 2009 Washington Monthly has just published its rankings of American colleges
Everybody in academia hates the US NEWS ratings. Now they have something new to hate. - August 14, 2009 The nation's best college is the U.S. Military Academy. Rounding
The Best Countries for Business - April 22, 2009 Forbes magazine has just released its ranking of the “best
The best cities for singles - September 25, 2008 Forbes magazine has a new edition of its "best cities