Jan. 6 hearings show a democracy in crisis. Civic education can help. Lauren C. Bell, Katherine M. Robiadek, John P. Forren, and Carah Ong Whaley - June 28, 2022 Public education once trained young citizens to be part of democracy. Here’s what’s needed now.
Thousands of Russians are protesting against the war with Ukraine. Putin’s not likely to listen. Hannah Chapman - March 1, 2022 The Kremlin has many tools to repress opposing voices.
Putin would recognize Trump’s ‘reality TV’ techniques in the State of the Union address Hannah Chapman - February 11, 2020 That kind of showmanship really does boost public opinion ratings
Russian propaganda isn’t as effective as you may think Theodore Gerber and Hannah Chapman - September 4, 2019 Our research shows it only influences neighboring countries’ citizens on subjects they know little about
In Moscow, citizens have been protesting for five weekends in a row. What does the rest of Russia think? Hannah Chapman - August 14, 2019 Here’s why many Russians may not actually know what’s going on.
Mali’s elections saw some Islamist militant violence. Here’s what these patterns suggest. Alexander Thurston - September 7, 2018 [caption id="attachment_77454" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta stands
When Trump signs bills into law, he objects to scores of provisions. Here’s what that means. Kevin Evans and Bryan Marshall - May 17, 2017 [caption id="attachment_57675" align="alignleft" width="960"] President Trump speaks at Mar-a-Lago in
Economic forecasts suggest the presidential race should be a toss-up. So why aren’t Republicans doing better? Matthew Atkinson and Darin DeWitt - March 7, 2016 [caption id="attachment_36269" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Sen. Ted Cruz, Donald Trump and
If conservatives want the most conservative president, they should get behind Jeb Bush Matthew Atkinson and Darin DeWitt - October 9, 2015 [caption id="attachment_22632" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks
If Republicans nominate a strong conservative, it could hurt them on Election Day. A lot. Matthew Atkinson and Darin DeWitt - September 25, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23055" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Senator Ted Cruz at Liberty University