Looking for bingeworthy TV about politics? Here you go. Seth Masket - December 13, 2022 Here’s one political scientist’s list of the best and the worst. Tell us yours!
A century ago, Prohibition was about expanding liberty. Then our definition of liberty changed. Mark Schrad - January 17, 2022 Many defenders of Black, Native American and women’s political rights saw Prohibition as increasing freedom
Tonight Kamala Harris may need to prove she’s tough, to beat gender stereotypes. That affects foreign policy. Joshua Schwartz and Christopher W. Blair - October 7, 2020 Gender stereotypes push women leaders to be ‘iron ladies’ rather than peacemakers
Would Republican senators ever vote to convict Trump? Here’s what we can learn from the rest of the world. David Samuels - November 26, 2019 Sure, parties dump their prime ministers — but they rarely throw out ‘their’ presidents. Here’s why.
What do British voters think of their new prime minister? Paul Whiteley, Marianne Stewart, and Harold Clarke - July 22, 2019 Here’s why the new Brexit Party may be a threat.
On ‘Game of Thrones,’ Daenerys Targaryen faces a sexist double bind — like so many female leaders Michael Tesler - May 10, 2019 Or let’s put it this way: Is she “electable”?
NATO turns 70 this week. Here’s how the alliance stays relevant — despite Trump. Garret Martin and Balazs Martonffy - April 1, 2019 The Alliance has ways to cope.
In this dystopian novel, the Wall gets built — and the emergency is real. Stephen Dyson - February 22, 2019 John Lanchester’s “The Wall” is a nightmare vision of a near-future Britain.
Showtime’s ‘The Circus’ is fast food — tasty if not always nourishing Stephen Dyson - September 23, 2018 [caption id="attachment_78068" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Stephen K. Bannon, President Trump’s former
Tired of American news? ‘A Very English Scandal’ plunges you into 1970s British social repression and political ambition. Stephen Dyson - July 3, 2018 For a fleeting moment, Jeremy Thorpe was the pivotal figure
What North and South Korea can learn from German reunification James Goldgeier - April 28, 2018 South Korea’s Moon Jae-in and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un
John Bolton talks tough on the U.N. What’s his record really like? David Bosco - March 27, 2018 President Trump’s selection of John Bolton to serve as his
The surprise Mueller indictment tells us how we’ve been wrong about Russian trolls Henry Farrell - February 16, 2018 [caption id="attachment_69343" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The silhouette of Robert S. Mueller
Cornel West accused Ta-Nehisi Coates of being a neoliberal. Does neoliberal still mean anything? Walter Hatch - January 23, 2018 [caption id="attachment_68378" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Philosophy professor Cornel West speaks at
What ‘The West Wing’ tells us about the West Wing Paul Musgrave and Furman Daniel, III - January 22, 2018 How do politics affect popular culture? A well-received speech by
President Trump, do you remember that time Margaret Thatcher fired all the economists? Stephen Dyson - July 20, 2017 [caption id="attachment_61126" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher.
This is how some British MPs represent their constituents without ever showing up Mary Nugent - June 9, 2017 [caption id="attachment_59587" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A boy holds a picture of
Britain’s Labour Party is seeing a flood of new members. That’s why it’s in such trouble. Tim Bale - May 10, 2017 [caption id="attachment_58115" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Jeremy Corbyn is the leader of
Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May called a snap election. Here’s what that means. Matthew Bergman - April 20, 2017 [caption id="attachment_57052" align="alignright" width="1024"] Theresa May has been Britain's prime minister
France’s big parties probably won’t even get into the presidential election’s final round. Here’s why. Sheri Berman - February 8, 2017 [caption id="attachment_53775" align="aligncenter" width="960"] French conservative Francois Fillon is trying
Hillary Clinton talks more like a man than she used to Jennifer Jones - August 19, 2016 [caption id="attachment_44902" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton reacts
So the U.K. has its second female prime minister. What policies put more women in power? Mary Nugent - July 16, 2016 [caption id="attachment_43870" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Queen Elizabeth II welcomes Theresa May
Here’s why Theresa May will become Britain’s first female leader since Thatcher Karen Beckwith and Diana O'Brien - July 12, 2016 By the end of this week, Britain will once again
Forget ‘House of Cards.’ Watch ‘The Thick of It’ if you want to understand Britain’s omnishambles Henry Farrell - July 1, 2016 [caption id="attachment_43283" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Former London mayor Boris Johnson is
Here’s how text analysis is transforming social-science research Joshua Tucker - May 27, 2016 [caption id="attachment_36430" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] (Kacper Pempel/Reuters)[/caption] The journal Political
People think that economic sanctions hurt Putin and helped undermine apartheid in South Africa. They’re wrong. Sam Winter-Levy and Nikita Lalwani - May 6, 2016 [caption id="attachment_39938" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Russia's Bank Rossiya has been targeted
Bolivian elections get the Hollywood treatment, and now we’re discussing term limits da Silva and Von Vacano - December 23, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLZo_ILZhfk Bolivian politics are not usually the stuff of
You can blame CNN (and the news media) if childhood vaccinations go down Eric Merkley and Dominik Stecula - September 18, 2015 There were a lot of half-truths and out-right falsehoods peddled
Has Britain's Labour party already lost the 2020 election? Andrew Gelman - September 14, 2015 [caption id="attachment_29358" align="aligncenter" width="982"] Jeremy Corbyn speaks on stage after
Has Britain’s Labour party already lost the 2020 election? Andrew Gelman - September 14, 2015 [caption id="attachment_29358" align="aligncenter" width="982"] Jeremy Corbyn speaks on stage after
Why does the Republican Party still oppose LGBT rights? Andrew Reynolds - June 18, 2015 [caption id="attachment_26191" align="aligncenter" width="2048"] Like other right-of-center parties, the British
Britain’s election highlights the instability of its political system Patrick Dunleavy - May 9, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24552" align="alignnone" width="620" class="center"] British Labor Party leader Ed
Britain's election highlights the instability of its political system Henry Farrell - May 9, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24552" align="alignnone" width="620" class="center"] British Labor Party leader Ed
Five key lessons about the welfare state - April 6, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23378" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] (Howard L. Sachs/AP)[/caption] During the 1980s,
Making together better for Scotland and the UK David Lublin - February 18, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21427" align="alignnone" width="620"] In this screen shot from Parliament,
Hillary in 2016? Not so fast Farida Jalalzai - May 13, 2014 [caption id="attachment_3629" align="aligncenter" width="606"] (Ramin Talaie/Getty Images)[/caption] Kim Yi Dionne:
Margaret Thatcher, Her Personality and Politics John Sides - April 8, 2013 We welcome this guest post from Stephen Benedict Dyson. He
Margaret Thatcher Has Died Andrew Rudalevige - April 8, 2013 Breaking news from Britain brings word of the death of
The (Smart) Politics of EU Posturing Joshua Tucker - January 24, 2013 The following is guest post from Princeton University political scientist
The Most Unlikely Crooner Since Susan Boyle - June 24, 2009 Okay, it hasn't been that long since Susan Boyle. But