Why Trump’s comments on Kamala Harris’ Black identity miss the mark Nadia E. Brown and Ange-Marie Hancock - August 2, 2024 The “one-drop rule” and America’s long history of racial classification.
The conflict over Ukraine is a conflict over international order. That makes it nearly impossible to resolve. Bear Braumoeller - January 31, 2022 Why are two world powers so intent on controlling Ukraine?
Why aren’t Americans more alarmed by white-supremacist violence? Victoria Gurevich and Christopher Gelpi - January 18, 2022 Here’s what our research found
Delayed holiday gifts? The supply chain crisis isn’t going away soon. Benjamin McKean - December 21, 2021 How corporations organize global production is becoming increasingly unsustainable.
Few people are expected to vote in this year’s ‘off-cycle’ elections. That can be fixed. Zoltan L. Hajnal, Vladimir Kogan, and G. Agustin Markarian - August 29, 2021 Holding state and local elections in even years — alongside national elections — means that voters more accurately represent the cities they live in
The U.S. has been promoting vaccines through fear. Research on political anxiety suggests that’s a mistake. Christopher Ray - August 3, 2021 Many Americans worry more about the vaccines’ side effects than about covid-19. What messaging will reach them?
Why do so few Black women serve in high-level federal posts? Taneisha N. Means - June 23, 2021 My research finds that their confirmations take much longer than average, despite their excellent qualifications.
From Barrett’s confirmation to today’s election, everyone is debating ‘legitimacy.’ Here’s what it means. Eric W. Schoon - November 2, 2020 Three things to know about a critical democratic concept
World War II was 75 years ago. But big wars can still happen. Bear Braumoeller - September 1, 2020 The idea that war is a thing of the past creates complacency
Do U.S. policing programs help boost the militarization of foreign police forces? Benjamin Kenzer - July 10, 2020 Joint police/military training is a feature of some U.S.-funded programs.