States are still trying to ban trans youths from sports. Here’s what you need to know. Elizabeth Sharrow, Jaime Schultz, Lindsay Parks Pieper, Anna Baeth, and Danne Diamond - April 10, 2024 State legislators have proposed dozens of bills targeting trans children. What’s at stake?
Republican attacks on LGBTQ lives may have helped elect Democrats Andrew R. Flores - December 16, 2022 On abortion and LGBTQ issues, the U.S. is increasingly dividing into two nations: one that restricts and one that protects autonomy on sexuality and gender
Patriot Front is on the march. It’s selling a story about whiteness. Candice K. Travis - July 24, 2022 Here’s the story the group was peddling when it marched on Boston’s Freedom Trail — and in hundreds of other appearances so far this year
Why are Republicans so focused on restricting trans lives? Dan Cassino - March 20, 2022 Thinking about gender identity pushes American men to identify as Republican, research finds
Are U.S. companies punishing Republicans for Jan. 6? Here’s what our research finds. Florian Gawehns and Amy Meli - January 4, 2022 Contributions to members of Congress who supported overturning the 2020 election are down compared to four years ago. But it’s early.
The new census numbers kicked off redistricting. That’s even more complicated than you may realize. Sara Sadhwani, Rowan McGarry-Williams, Noah Kim, and Deanna Han - August 24, 2021 Here are four things to know.
Five states ban transgender girls from girls’ school sports. But segregating sports by sex hurts all girls. Elizabeth Sharrow - April 16, 2021 When Title IX first segregated school sports into girls’ and boys’ teams, it was meant to be temporary.
Biden reversed Trump ban on transgender people serving in military. Expect backlash in states. Zein Murib - February 2, 2021 More than 20 bills restricting transgender freedoms have already been introduced.
The politics of D.C. statehood follow a well-worn path. Here’s why. Paul Frymer - July 6, 2020 Race also featured in past statehood debates
Why ‘constitutionalist sheriffs’ won’t enforce coronavirus restrictions Zoe Nemerever - April 22, 2020 For years, these locally elected officials have been leading rebellions against government authority.
A new kind of anti-trans legislation is hitting the red states Zein Murib - February 25, 2020 Here’s the new target, after ‘bathroom bills’ failed and marriage equality won
Trump named a loyalist to head intelligence. Will Richard Grenell eliminate dissent? Brent Durbin - February 24, 2020 The incoming director of national intelligence will have a limited tenure
Surprised by all these abortion bans? Meet Americans United for Life — the most significant antiabortion group you’ve never heard of. Susan Roberts - May 31, 2019 It designs legislation aimed at staying out of the headlines and minimizing backlash.
Here’s how female candidates can sway fathers’ votes — if their first child is a daughter Tatishe M. Nteta, Jesse H. Rhodes, Jill Greenlee, and Elizabeth Sharrow - November 3, 2018 [caption id="attachment_79748" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Hillary Clinton celebrates on stage after
What keeps Native Americans from voting – and what could change this Melissa Rogers and Jean Schroedel - October 18, 2018 Voter requirements for IDs with street addresses would pose a further challenge.
In the 2018 midterms, many more people are running — and far more seats are contested — than we’ve seen for a generation. Rochelle Snyder and Barry Burden - October 17, 2018 [caption id="attachment_78990" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Amy McGrath, a former U.S. Marine
Will raising human rights issues really derail nuclear negotiations with North Korea? Danielle Chubb and Andrew Yeo - June 27, 2018 [caption id="attachment_75004" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump makes a statement before
The Equal Rights Amendment is one state from ratification. Now what? Robinson Woodward-Burns - June 20, 2018 [caption id="attachment_74733" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Activists from a variety of women’s
Congress is about to loosen the reins on the banking industry. Here’s why. Christopher Mitchell - May 21, 2018 [caption id="attachment_73603" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Souvenir license plates for sale at
In December, thousands of Americans protested against the tax plan, for DACA and about all the other usual suspects Jeremy Pressman and Erica Chenoweth - January 25, 2018 This is the 12th installment in a monthly series reporting
This is what Orrin G. Hatch’s retirement means for the Senate Sarah Binder - January 3, 2018 Sen. Orrin G. Hatch of Utah, the longest-serving Republican senator,
There are huge holes in how the U.S. states investigate politicians’ conflicts of interest Pedro Cruz, Mike Beaudet, and John Wihbey - January 12, 2017 [caption id="attachment_50207" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A voter casts a ballot behind
Why don’t more Americans vote? Maybe because they don’t trust U.S. elections. Pippa Norris, Max Grömping, and Holly Garnett - December 26, 2016 [caption id="attachment_49104" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Wristbands for voters at a polling
Early voting predict who wins. This is good news for Democrats. Brian Schaffner and Anthony Rentsch - November 1, 2016 Early voting in the 2016 election is underway in many
If you want a more powerful President Trump, impose term limits on Congress Thad Kousser - October 19, 2016 [caption id="attachment_48055" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump holds
Bernie Sanders thinks the Democratic primary process ‘distorts reality.’ Does history back this up? Jeffery Jenkins and Boris Heersink - April 17, 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont recently said his
Utah’s Mormons rejected Trump and picked Cruz. Here’s why. Benjamin Hertzberg - March 23, 2016 [caption id="attachment_37823" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Ted Cruz speaks to supporters at
Everything you need to know about delegate math in the presidential primary John Sides - February 16, 2016 [caption id="attachment_35097" align="aligncenter" width="908"] (Joshua Lott for The Washington Post;
Why the GOP loses if the Obamacare lawsuit wins Patrick Egan - June 1, 2015 At some point in the next few weeks, the Supreme
Everything you need to know about how the presidential primary works Josh Putnam - May 12, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24688" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="align center "] Caucus participants place
Governors to watch for 2016 and beyond: What the polls tell us Patrick Egan - October 21, 2014 Of the 28 incumbent governors running for reelection in 2014,
Legalizing Marijuana: Some Lessons from The Netherlands Erik Voeten - November 8, 2012 Washington State and Colorado legalized the recreational use of marijuana
More on Unions and State Budgets John Sides - February 22, 2011 Thanks to some useful comments to my earlier "post":https://themonkeycage.org/2011/02/the_relationship_between_union.html, I
Early Voting and Political Equality John Sides - October 26, 2010 My colleague "Elizabeth Rigby":http://www.tspppa.gwu.edu/faculty/rigby.cfm sends this along as a follow-up
The Return of the (Really) Conservative Democrat? Andrew Gelman - May 17, 2010 Boris Shor writes: Alan Mollohan (D), who has represented West
Gay marriage: a tipping point? Andrew Gelman - June 12, 2009 Fancy statistical analysis can indeed lead to better understanding. Jeff
Ranking states by the liberalism/conservatism of their voters Andrew Gelman - June 30, 2008 Here's a graph of the 50 states (actually, I think