China has reasons to keep fighting a trade war Thomas Gift - September 3, 2019 How a protracted tariff feud actually benefits Beijing.
Many whites view people of color as less American Michael Tesler / Managing Editor - July 15, 2019 Here’s the data.
Trump’s base did not elect him to withdraw troops from Syria and Afghanistan Michael Tesler - January 4, 2019 President Trump has faced bipartisan criticism over his decision to
Here’s what social science tells us about that migrant ‘caravan’ – and the Trump administration’s response E.J. Graff - October 23, 2018 President Trump vowed in October 2018 to reduce aid to
No, one-third of African Americans don’t support Trump. Not even close. Michael Tesler - August 17, 2018 President Trump has recently faced renewed allegations of racism. Many
Donald Trump is a symbol of white identity politics in Europe, too Michael Tesler and John Sides - June 21, 2018 [caption id="attachment_74796" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A woman in London holds a
The extraordinary unpopularity of Trump’s family separation policy (in one graph) John Sides - June 19, 2018 As the Trump administration doubles down on its policy of separating
No, term limits won’t #DrainTheSwamp. We did the research. Jordan Butcher and Aaron Kushner - May 8, 2018 [caption id="attachment_71234" align="aligncenter" width="960"] (AP)[/caption] On April 30, President Trump
Sanctuary cities don’t ‘breed crime.’ They encourage people to report crime. Tom Wong - April 24, 2018 [caption id="attachment_72587" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A group of sanctuary state supporters
Attacking Syria wasn’t legal a year ago. It’s still not. Andrew Rudalevige - April 13, 2018 [caption id="attachment_72115" align="aligncenter" width="960"] U.S. Navy sailors staff the Arleigh Burke-class
Yes, Congress could give Trump a line-item veto. And it might want to. Andrew Rudalevige - April 9, 2018 President Trump signed the massive omnibus appropriations bill for fiscal
Does President Trump actually have the power to ban bump stocks? Andrew Rudalevige - March 26, 2018 No one has ever accused Donald Trump of being humble
Why Trump’s steel tariffs may end up helping him politically Alexandra Guisinger - March 7, 2018 After saying he would impose new tariffs on steel and aluminum
Why John Kelly struggles so much as Trump’s chief of staff Matthew Dickinson - March 6, 2018 [caption id="attachment_61753" align="aligncenter" width="960"] White House Chief of Staff John
Donald Trump says trade wars are ‘good, and easy to win.’ He’s flat-out wrong. Henry Farrell - March 2, 2018 In a tweet Friday, President Trump said that trade wars
Trump dissolved his commission searching for voter fraud. That won’t change Republican support for voter-ID laws. John Kane - January 5, 2018 This week, President Trump quietly disbanded his much-ballyhooed voting commission,
It sure looks as if Kirsten Gillibrand is running for president Sean McElwee and Jon Green - January 1, 2018 Will Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) run for president in 2020?
President Trump claims the FBI is tainted and its reputation in tatters. This graph shows he’s wrong. David Lewis - December 16, 2017 “It’s a shame what’s happened with the FBI,” President Trump
Republicans used to compare talking to Moscow to talking to Hitler. Trump changed that. James Goldgeier - December 14, 2017 Editor's note: We asked James Goldgeier to revisit his July
National anthem protests are becoming more popular. You can thank Donald Trump. John Sides - October 25, 2017 [caption id="attachment_64574" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Some Buffalo Bills players take a
Candidate Trump attacked Obama’s executive orders. President Trump loves executive orders. Andrew Rudalevige - October 17, 2017 As he campaigned for the presidency, Donald Trump argued that
To many Americans, being patriotic means being white Michael Tesler - October 13, 2017 [caption id="attachment_64796" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Members of the San Francisco 49ers
NFL owners who donated to Trump have fewer black executives than other teams Michael Tesler - September 25, 2017 [caption id="attachment_64010" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Los Angeles Chargers owner Dean Spanos,
What persuades elected officials to remove Confederate symbols? Framing it as good for business. Jordan Peterson and Christian Grose - August 21, 2017 When white nationalists marched in Charlottesville last week, resulting in
The 4 key things you need to know about Trump’s proposed ban on transgender military service Mitchell Sellers - July 31, 2017 President Trump made history Wednesday, July 17, 2017, in two
Trump’s plan to work with Putin on cybersecurity makes no sense. Here’s why. Henry Farrell - July 9, 2017 http://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/does-trump-believe-russia-meddled-in-election-washington-weighs-in/2017/07/09/53e0918e-64c2-11e7-94ab-5b1f0ff459df_video.html President Trump announced Sunday on Twitter that he and
Trump is a new kind of protectionist — he operates in stealth mode Chad Bown - June 12, 2017 [caption id="attachment_59744" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A Chinese factory hatched giant inflatable
President Trump just threatened Germany over trade. Here’s what you need to know. Wade Jacoby - May 30, 2017 On Tuesday morning, President Trump wrote a tweet saying that
In 3 charts, here’s how President Trump’s tweets differ from candidate Trump’s tweets Paul Joyce and Luke Perry - May 2, 2017 [caption id="attachment_57650" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump's Twitter feed on a
Why presidential candidates (like Trump) campaign as isolationists but (like Trump) govern as hawks Verlan Lewis - April 18, 2017 [caption id="attachment_56963" align="alignleft" width="960"] A missile is fired from the
What Trump’s tweets tell us about his TV viewing — and his thinking John Curiel and Devin Christensen - April 13, 2017 [caption id="attachment_56771" align="alignleft" width="960"] John Oliver holds a “Make Donald
Trump is tweeting threats at the Freedom Caucus. Good luck with that. Andrew Clarke - April 5, 2017 [caption id="attachment_56455" align="aligncenter" width="960"] (iStock)[/caption] Following the Republican failure to
This is how you stop fake news Adam Berinsky - March 28, 2017 “Fake news” has become big news. President Trump has regularly
This is why the Freedom Caucus called the shots on Trump’s health-care bill Ruth Bloch Rubin - March 27, 2017 The Republicans’ failed strategy to repeal and replace the Affordable
Can the courts protect democracy? Yes, but they need these three supports. Kirk Randazzo and Douglas Gibler - February 17, 2017 [caption id="attachment_54277" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Rebecca Rossof, visiting San Francisco from Chicago, carries
Are Trump’s low approval ratings ‘fake news’? I looked at the evidence. Patrick Egan - February 10, 2017 [caption id="attachment_53907" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump speaks to members of
People who protest almost certainly vote Susan Stokes, Erdem Aytaç, and Eli Rau - February 6, 2017 [caption id="attachment_53666" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Residents march in the Farthest North
Trump wants voter registration investigated. This is how 20 states are already doing it. Mary Stegmaier and John Lindback - January 30, 2017 [caption id="attachment_49104" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Wristbands await voters at a polling
Does ‘draining the swamp’ mean what the Kremlin thinks it means? Lev Marder - December 22, 2016 [caption id="attachment_51687" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A billboard by a pro-Serbian movement
Trump’s 35 percent tariff wouldn’t keep jobs in the U.S. Here’s why. Joshua Tucker - December 8, 2016 [caption id="attachment_50866" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A container area at the Yangshan
On Twitter, Trump “punches down” far more than any of his rivals. Kaylee Johnson and Justin Gross - October 27, 2016 [caption id="attachment_48461" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Donald Trump signs his tax return.
Here’s how we talk about manhood — and womanhood — during a presidential race Meredith Conroy - July 27, 2016 [caption id="attachment_44543" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Former president Bill Clinton addressed the
Rising racial tensions won’t help Donald Trump. Here’s why. Michael Tesler - July 11, 2016 Several Republican lawmakers responded to last week’s shooting of 12
Donald Trump accuses Ted Cruz of dirty tricks. Will it matter? Ryan Claassen and Michael Ensley - February 5, 2016 [caption id="attachment_35353" align="aligncenter" width="908"] People cheer as Sen. Ted Cruz