What O.J. Simpson taught us about political news Danny Hayes - April 15, 2024 People like entertainment more than substance.
Why the U.S. border wall is getting more and more popular Michael Tesler - November 3, 2023 There are long and short-term factors behind this trend.
Sanders is out. Does that mean that ‘the party decides’ after all? Adam Hilton - April 9, 2020 A look at this year’s primaries shows it’s more complicated than that.
Are young people today hostile to democracy and capitalism? Far from it. Thomas Wood and Eric Oliver - December 7, 2018 [caption id="attachment_81193" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Demonstrators carry an inverted U.S. flag,
The Internet isn’t saving local news. Here’s how that’s hurting democracy. Jennifer Lawless and Danny Hayes - November 13, 2017 [caption id="attachment_64714" align="aligncenter" width="960"] In this Nov. 1, 2016, photo,
Is the media biased against Bernie Sanders? Not really. John Sides - September 23, 2015 [caption id="attachment_27976" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders speaks
How Democrats derailed marijuana legalization in California Michael Tesler - November 10, 2014 Tuesday’s elections were described by some as the “marijuana midterms”
Forget Obamacare, remember when Syria was going to ruin Obama's term? Remember Syria?? Joshua Tucker - November 14, 2013 Scott Wilson's article here at the Washington Post on the
Your genes influence your political views. So what? Larry Bartels - November 12, 2013 A small but active cottage industry has sprung up to
What If a Party Re-branded Itself, and Americans Never Noticed? John Sides - June 14, 2013 Greg Sargent: bq. Which raises a question that I wish
Why Ted Cruz Needs to Trust Republicans John Sides - May 23, 2013 The senior senator from Arizona urged this body to trust
Who Cares about Budget Deficits? John Sides - February 27, 2013 We welcome another guest post from Brown University political scientist
The Most Important Ads of the Campaign Are Only Airing Now John Sides - November 1, 2012 HuffPo's Jason Linkins asks: bq. Dunno if @monkeycageblog takes requests,
How (My) Science Works Larry Bartels - October 31, 2012 A group called EGAP (Experiments in Governance and Politics) is
Why Don’t People Trust the Media Anymore? (Part 1) John Sides - April 25, 2012 This is a guest post by Georgetown political scientist Jonathan
Bush and the 9/11-Saddam Link John Sides - March 14, 2012 This is a guest post from Brown University political scientist
Underemphasized Points about the Economy and Elections John Sides - November 18, 2011 The latest rounds of "nerdfight" -- Seth Masket vs. Sean
How Political Science Can Help Journalists (and Still Let Them Be Journalists) John Sides - May 27, 2011 This is a long post, and I realize that I've
You Want More Epistemic Closure? Global Warming (again) and Evolution John Sides - March 11, 2011 Some commenters "are criticizing":https://themonkeycage.org/2011/03/epistemic_closure_-_climate_ch.html#comments the study in Henry's original post.
What is a party in American politics? Henry Farrell - November 9, 2010 As John mentioned a while back (my recent Monkey Cage
Princeton Readings in American Politics Henry Farrell - April 23, 2010 Princeton University Press recently sent me a paperback of the
Is Opposition to Health Care Reform About the “Process”? John Sides - January 24, 2010 The Washington Post describes this finding from the poll I
Are Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh Part of the GOP? John Sides - October 2, 2009 bq. Only in America can you make that much money
The Republican Party’s Blind Spot Henry Farrell - November 13, 2008 Kathleen Bawn, Marty Cohen, David Karol, Seth Masket, Hans Noel
Is the American Public Realist? John Sides - April 4, 2008 bq. For more than half a century, realist scholars of
Why Endorsements Matter in Presidential Nominations John Sides - November 23, 2007 In the New York Times last week, Michael Powell looked