How politically divided is the U.S.? It’s complicated but quantifiable. Mary Catherine Sullivan and John Geer - June 6, 2022 Our new measure of national unity examines shifts over decades
What do Manchin and Sinema want? Neilan S. Chaturvedi - January 26, 2022 ‘Moderate’ senators have to satisfy both red and blue voters. But Democrats can still reach them.
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
Trump might push to confirm his Supreme Court nominee quickly. That would cost him. Richard Vining - February 3, 2017 [caption id="attachment_53536" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Supreme Court justice nominee Neil Gorsuch,
Why do white men love Donald Trump so much? Howard Rosenthal - September 8, 2016 [caption id="attachment_45968" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] (Scott Olson/Getty Images)[/caption] The rise of
These are the two pivotal senators if there’s a vote to replace Scalia Stephen Pettigrew - February 14, 2016 [caption id="attachment_12655" align="aligncenter" width="908"] (Larry Downing/REUTERS)[/caption] With the death of
No, Congressional Republicans haven’t become more polarized. Patrick Egan - October 30, 2015 [caption id="attachment_31501" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Newly elected Speaker of the House
Everything you need to know about our polarized politics (in the palm of your hand) John Sides - March 15, 2015 [caption id="attachment_22391" align="aligncenter" width="2448"] (Photo by John Sides)[/caption] In Jonathan
Are Republicans really driving congressional polarization? Maybe not. L.J. Zigerell - September 11, 2014 The notion of "asymmetric polarization" is commonplace in political discourse
How personality explains behavior in Congress Adam Ramey - April 15, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] The U.S. Capitol, where the
Obama’s judicial appointments: liberal, but not that liberal John Sides - April 14, 2014 The debate about Obama's judicial appointments -- which includes not
Obama's judicial appointments: liberal, but not that liberal John Sides - April 14, 2014 The debate about Obama's judicial appointments -- which includes not
Polarization in Congress has risen sharply. Where is it going next? - February 13, 2014 Christopher Hare is a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at
How politically moderate are Americans? Less than it seems. - January 22, 2014 Keith T. Poole is the Philip H. Alston Jr. Distinguished
The politics of bad apples Nolan McCarty - October 24, 2013 This post is co-written with Keith Poole and Howard Rosenthal
Boehner vs. Gingrich Erik Voeten - October 14, 2013 From the Voteview blog: Even over an 18-year period, there
The New Political Bubble Nolan McCarty - June 26, 2013 At the end of this summer, the world will mark
The Failure of Plan B Gregory Koger - December 21, 2012 After the House Republicans punted on legislation to extend the
Fundamentals of Lawmaking: Gridlock in the 113th Congress Joshua Tucker - November 9, 2012 The following is a guest post from University of Pittsburgh
For Congressional Candidates, Party Trumps Constituency Eric McGhee - November 5, 2012 This post is jointly authored with Boris Shor of the
Don’t Blame Gerrymandering for Polarization, Redux Joshua Tucker - October 29, 2012 How much of Congress’s polarization can be attributed to gerrymandering?
Zombie Politics: Redistricting and Party Polarization John Sides - October 21, 2012 Aaron Blake: The once-in-a-decade redistricting process has taken the nation’s
Is Paul Ryan Really the Most Conservative Vice-Presidential Nominee? John Sides - August 13, 2012 This is a guest post from University of California, Berkeley
Polarization is Real (and Asymmetric) Nolan McCarty - May 15, 2012 This post is co-authored with Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, and
More Links on Defunding the NSF Political Science Program John Sides - May 11, 2012 * Seth Masket gets Constitutional. * See Dan Nexon too.
Lessig, Klein, and the Economist on Polarization, Spending, and Gerrymandering Nolan McCarty - March 13, 2012 Larry Lessig, Ezra Klein, and an anonymous Economist writer have
How Liberal Is Barack Obama? John Sides - February 4, 2012 bq. President Obama is the most moderate Democratic president since
Nolan McCarty Joins The Monkey Cage John Sides - January 6, 2012 We are very pleased to have Nolan McCarty as a
Polarization and Inequality Erik Voeten - October 18, 2011 John's post on polarization and broken politics is great. One
Speaker Boehner’s legislative dilemma - September 22, 2011 How useful is that big gavel if you can't win
Where the Super Committee’s members stand - August 11, 2011 Curious about the members of the Super Committee--or at least
An Anti-Establishment Vote? Erik Voeten - August 2, 2011 This image from Keith Poole's Voteview blog displays how members
Polarization and Raising the Debt Ceiling Erik Voeten - April 14, 2011 The left panel shows a House vote to raise the
More Spatial Voting and the Budget Deal Erik Voeten - April 11, 2011 This graph is from "Keith Poole":http://www.voteview.com/bio.htm at the "Voteview blog":http://voteview.spia.uga.edu/blog/?p=1482.
The Parties Really Are Unified John Sides - January 5, 2011 A while back, I "took Gail Collins to task":https://themonkeycage.org/2009/04/what_doesnt_gail_collins_under.html for
Why don’t low-income whites love the Democrats? - December 6, 2010 _Unequal Democracy_ is one of the best books on American
What Happens When Congress Fails to Do Its Job? John Sides - March 30, 2010 That it is a title of a Newsweek essay by
Studying the dimensionality of political preferences Andrew Gelman - October 6, 2009 Keith Ellis writes: I've been wondering about are the use
If Thomas Friedman was a Political Scientist Joshua Tucker - September 30, 2009 Thomas Friedman has an "interesting column":http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/30/opinion/30friedman.html in the NY Times
Is the Obama administration to the right of Congress? Henry Farrell - December 22, 2008 "Chris Bowers":http://www.openleft.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=10580 (via Matt Yglesias) Of the eighteen cabinet members
The political economy of inequality Henry Farrell - October 20, 2008 Thanks to Lee for pointing me to this "very interesting
Is Obama the Most Liberal Senator? John Sides - July 19, 2008 The National Journal says yes. Is this true? In this
Campaign Rhetoric and Political Reality, Part 2 John Sides - February 29, 2008 A while back, I took on Frank Rich's notion that
“He is the senator with the most liberal voting record.” - February 1, 2008 "Who is Barack Obama?" Just days before Super-Duper Tuesday, the
Polarization in the 2005-2006 Congress Highest in 120 Years - January 3, 2008 While political scientists rarely agree on anything, there seems to