Good to Know: Public backlash
It’s important to understand the role – and risk – of backlash in today’s politics.
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Good to Know: Intersectionality
It’s a way of looking at how laws, institutions, and identities are shaped by numerous interlocking forces such as bias about race, sex, socioeconomic status, gender, and sexuality.
What persuades Southerners to take down Confederate symbols? Hearing it’s good for business.
Mississippi’s chamber of commerce lobbied the state to change its flag
Why Saudi Arabia is building the tallest building in the world
Autocracies build more skyscrapers.
What Cindy Hyde-Smith’s victory in Mississippi tells us about the South
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Jon Tester and Matt Rosendale are fighting over who’s the ‘real’ Montanan. Here’s how that affects voters.
Recently, President Trump visited Montana to campaign against U.S. Sen.
Having fewer veterans in Congress makes it less likely to restrain the president’s use of force
With four U.S. soldiers killed in Niger, debate has begun again
Justice Roberts said political science is ‘sociological gobbledygook.’ Here’s why he said it, and why he’s mistaken.
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When does Islam generate Western anxiety?
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This is the endorsement that actually helps a candidate win
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How Do Military Interventions Affect Human Rights Practices?
With a military intervention in Syria on the table, it's
Gender Stereotypes, Candidate Evaluations, and Voting for Women Candidates: What Really Matters?
Continuing our new series of collaborations with political science journals, we
Do Popular Votes on Rights Create Animosity Toward Minorities?
Continuing our new series of collaborations with political science journals, we
How to Explain the Seeming Gap between Public Opinion and Immigration Reforms in Congress?
Continuing our new series of collaborations with political science journals,
Gauging the Influence of Public Interest Groups
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The Readability of Ballot Questions
The extent to which ballot questions use complex and legalistic
Negative Advertising – The Gift That Just Keeps On Giving
Televised campaign ads live two lives. First, there are the