Scholar Robert L. Jervis passed away this month. He pushed policymakers to see the world’s complexity. Stacie Goddard, Keren Yarhi-Milo, and Jack Snyder - December 14, 2021 Jervis had a boundless curiosity about both theory and policy in international relations.
Biden reappointed Republican Jerome Powell to head the Fed. Why didn’t he pick a Democrat? Mark Spindel and Sarah Binder - November 23, 2021 Yes, Biden praises bipartisanship. But reappointing Powell also offers the White House some advantages.
Why haven’t U.S. mothers returned to work? The child-care infrastructure they need is still missing. William J. Scarborough, Leah Ruppanner, and Caitlyn Collins - November 7, 2021 For women with children at home, the Great Resignation is really the Great Push, our research finds
Trump wanted to slash the federal government. But federal agencies are doing just fine. David Lewis - October 17, 2021 Despite criticism of federal agencies, civil servants and private-sector managers and executives are about as likely to feel they can do their jobs well, our research finds
Afghanistan’s security forces unraveled this month. What broke their seven-year stalemate with the Taliban? Yuri Zhukov and Stephen Biddle - August 31, 2021 The dynamics behind this kind of collapse are more common than you might think
Do the Olympics promote nationalism — and international conflict? Here’s the research. Kathleen Powers - July 26, 2021 Real-world rivalries often play out in the Olympic arena
We compared the Supreme Court with other democracies’ high courts. More justices would improve its work. Sivaram Cheruvu, Matthew J. Gabel, James F. Spriggs II, Jay N. Krehbiel, and Clifford J. Carrubba - May 10, 2021 More justices could produce more opinions — and improve consistency in U.S. law.
Trump didn’t bring White working-class voters to the Republican Party. The data suggests he kept them away. Noam Lupu and Nicholas Carnes - April 14, 2021 White working-class voters had been moving to the Republican Party for years. Trump stopped the trend.
Russians supported Putin’s moves in Crimea in 2014. Here’s what’s different in 2021. Timothy Frye - April 11, 2021 Survey data suggest it will be hard for Putin to rally support for a direct military intervention
Voter suppression started way before Jim Crow. It’s a longstanding American tradition. David Bateman - March 28, 2021 For two and a half centuries, people have justified Black disenfranchisement in the name of ‘unity’