Police stop Black drivers more often than Whites. We found out why. William Cai, Sharad Goel, and Johann Gaebler - September 14, 2022 Departments enforce speed limits in a handful of areas, our research finds — and those are often disproportionately Black.
Immigration opponents are far more passionate than supporters Alexander Kustov - July 13, 2022 Public support for immigration is increasing. Can that push Congress to act?
Three reasons Congress is still unlikely to pass new gun laws Sarah Binder - May 26, 2022 Here’s why even the deadliest school shooting in a decade probably won’t prompt much change
Protesting for reproductive rights on International Women’s Day? Here are some lessons from the Women’s March. Kaitlin Kelly-Thompson - March 8, 2022 Here’s what my research found
Biden vowed to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court. It might be good politics. Jaclyn Kaslovsky and Andrew Stone - February 15, 2022 Our research finds that race significantly shapes Americans’ attitudes toward judicial nominees
The Fifth Circuit halted Biden’s vaccine mandate. Here’s what the lawsuits are arguing. Miranda Yaver - November 9, 2021 Within hours after the Biden administration issued the mandate, states and employers had filed more than half a dozen lawsuits against it.
Industries that gave to a governor’s campaign were more likely to be declared ‘essential’ Srinivas Parinandi and Jesse Crosson - July 28, 2021 Why did some states declare dozens of industries ‘essential’ during the pandemic, while others designated only a few?
Bob Marley & The Wailers, ‘Exodus’: The Week In One Song Christopher Federico - August 2, 2019 GOP reps head for the exits.
January’s Women’s March brought out more than a million people — and many more also protested during the month Jeremy Pressman and Erica Chenoweth - February 26, 2018 This is the 13th installment in a monthly series reporting
Last month, 83% of U.S. protests were against Trump Jeremy Pressman and Erica Chenoweth - September 28, 2017 This is the eighth installment in a monthly series reporting
Is democracy on the decline? Not as much as some pundits want you to believe. Valeriya Mechkova, Matthew Wilson, and Anna Lührmann - June 26, 2017 [caption id="attachment_55669" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A huge “Vote!” flag waves above
New poll: only 3% of Trump voters regret their vote - March 22, 2017 [caption id="attachment_55669" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A “Vote!” flag waves above Interstate
Donald Trump did not win 34% of Latino vote in Texas. He won much less. Francisco Pedraza and Bryan Wilcox-Archuleta - December 2, 2016 [caption id="attachment_47873" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Fabiola Vejar, right, registers Stephanie Cardenas
Polls may be making voters worse at predicting elections Benjamin Toff - November 18, 2016 [caption id="attachment_49060" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Voters wait in line to cast
Rural Hispanic voters — like white rural voters — shifted toward Trump. Here’s why. Geraldo Cadava - November 17, 2016 [caption id="attachment_49732" align="aligncenter" width="960"] undefined[/caption] Many observers contend that Hispanic
A cyberattack could disrupt Tuesday’s U.S. elections — but wouldn’t change the results Merle King and Charles Stewart III - November 7, 2016 [caption id="attachment_49060" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Voters wait in line to cast
Measurement and management: The VA scandal Andrew Rudalevige - May 30, 2014 [caption id="attachment_11152" align="alignleft" width="300" special=""] The VA scandal shows good
New survey of small business attitudes Andrew Gelman - May 8, 2012 Sander Daniels sends along this press release: Thumbtack.com surveyed 6,022
The best cities for singles - September 25, 2008 Forbes magazine has a new edition of its "best cities