Americans aren’t asking for transgender sports bans. So why pass them? Patrick Miller, Jami Taylor, Donald P. Haider-Markel, Daniel Lewis, and Andrew R. Flores - May 22, 2022 Conservative Republicans are pushing a policy agenda.
Black motherhood shapes leadership in unique ways Andrene Z. Wright / Managing Editor - May 6, 2022 Black mothers face distinct challenges that can lead to a commitment to caring for a broad community
Three reasons the U.S. hasn’t passed more gun regulations (and one reason this time might be different). Eulalie Laschever and David Meyer - May 6, 2021 The NRA is in free fall.
The ‘model minority’ myth hurts Asian Americans – and even leads to violence Yung-Yi Diana Pan and Margaret M. Chin - April 18, 2021 Assuming that anti-racist efforts don’t work for Asian Americans makes discrimination harder to eliminate
John Geddert killed himself after being charged with abuse. Gymnastics’ problems go beyond any one person. Julie Novkov - March 3, 2021 This time, the athletes themselves are pushing for change — and that may make the difference.
Trump is at the NRA today. It didn’t used to be a Republican ally. Matthew Lacombe - April 25, 2019 The organization was nonpartisan before the 1970s. What happened?
Why are teachers protesting in ‘blue’ cities? Sarah Reckhow, Rebecca Jacobsen, and Jeffrey R. Henig - March 7, 2019 Deep-pocketed national donors are changing local school politics. Teachers unions are scrambling to keep up.
The 2019 Women’s March was bigger than you think Jeremy Pressman and Erica Chenoweth - February 1, 2019 After two years of counting political crowds in the United
To many Americans, being patriotic means being white Michael Tesler - October 13, 2017 [caption id="attachment_64796" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Members of the San Francisco 49ers
This is what millennials think about the NFL protests Vladimir Medenica and Matthew Fowler - October 5, 2017 Last week, polling data suggested that most Americans think athletes
This is why Democrats lose in ‘rural’ postindustrial America Jonathan Rodden - February 14, 2017 [caption id="attachment_48344" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Voters line up Thursday, Oct. 20,
When evangelical clergy oppose Trump, their flocks listen. But they’re not speaking up. Paul Djupe, Andrew Lewis, Anand Sokhey, and Amanda Friesen - November 4, 2016 [caption id="attachment_48917" align="aligncenter" width="960"] (iStock)[/caption] Although Donald Trump is doing
This map will change how you think about American voters — especially small-town, heartland white voters Jonathan Rodden - October 31, 2016 In perhaps the most painful gaffe of his 2008 campaign,
As voter rights cases churn through courts, rights are uncertain. But confusion is guaranteed. Richard Hasen - August 11, 2016 [caption id="attachment_43538" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Indiana voters cast their vote at
This new California law could dramatically change the demographics of its electorate Mindy Romero and Eric McGhee - July 11, 2016 [caption id="attachment_43538" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Voters cast their ballots at a
Every latest shift in the polls is news. But it shouldn’t be. Andrew Gelman - May 19, 2016 [caption id="attachment_39837" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses
This is what Trump and Sanders get wrong about free trade Guian McKee - May 17, 2016 [caption id="attachment_40569" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Protesters in Tokyo rally against the
Trump and Sanders aren’t blazing new trails. Populism has run through U.S. politics for a very long time. Noam Gidron and Bart Bonikowski - April 28, 2016 [caption id="attachment_39837" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses
You funded these clinical trials, but you’ll never know what they found. Andrew Gelman - December 26, 2015 [caption id="attachment_33972" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] The administrative building of the National
How ALEC helped undermine public unions Alexander Hertel-Fernandez - December 17, 2014 [caption id="attachment_19175" align="alignnone" width="620"] Indiana Gov. Mike Pence delivers his
Two intrepid young political scientists meet the Klan: A reminiscence - June 3, 2009 John’s post about Scott Roeder and mine about militant extremists
What do Indianapolis, Boston, and Vancouver have that Cincinnati, Kansas City, and Washington lack? - May 22, 2009 Good professional sports teams... ...according to this analysis by the