Americans are turning against the death penalty. Are politicians far behind?
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Why the United States incarcerates so many people (in one graph)
[caption id="attachment_21259" align="aligncenter" width="795"] Graph by Peter Enns[/caption] The graph
How the filibuster has helped create income inequality
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The conservative shift in public opinion has happened in all 50 states
This is a guest post by Cornell political scientist Peter
Forecasting Follow-up to Jay Cost
Jay Cost responds to the Washington Post's forecasting model that
Does Inequality Make People More Conservative?
Yes, according to some "new research":http://web.utk.edu/~nkelly/papers/inequality/KellyEnns_preprint.pdf (pdf) from "Nathan Kelly":http://web.utk.edu/~nkelly/