Why Trump’s comments on Kamala Harris’ Black identity miss the mark
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.
Why are two world powers so intent on controlling Ukraine?
Why aren’t Americans more alarmed by white-supremacist violence?
Here’s what our research found
Delayed holiday gifts? The supply chain crisis isn’t going away soon.
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.
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.
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?
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.
Three things to know about a critical democratic concept
World War II was 75 years ago. But big wars can still happen.
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?
Joint police/military training is a feature of some U.S.-funded programs.
The Trump administration is curtailing visas for Chinese scientists. That could backfire.
Excluding foreign researchers and students hurts U.S. innovation — and coronavirus collaboration
In some states, unemployment checks are much smaller than in others. Here’s why.
Some states replaced about two-thirds of lost income; one replaced only 17 percent. The Cares Act shook all that up.
Professors change few minds on politics — but conservative ones may have more influence.
That’s what we found in our four-year study on 100 campuses.
Has Trump’s approval rating really shot up to 49 percent? Probably not.
More Republicans — and fewer Democrats — are responding to pollsters. That could skew the results.
Why are Republicans using Putin’s talking points? This study helps explain.
Increasingly, Republican voters think Vladimir Putin is a good leader. But Russians don’t feel the same way about President Trump.
Yes, views on impeachment are related to belief in conspiracy theories — but not the ones you’d expect
Here’s what a new poll reveals.
Are young people today hostile to democracy and capitalism? Far from it.
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Can Florida’s recount be done fairly? Maybe. Here’s what makes the difference.
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Why we’re still waiting for election results from Florida and Georgia — and why newly counted ballots favor Democrats
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Does U.S. drone warfare in countries like Pakistan really cause ‘blowback’?
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If you’ve lost hope in American democracy, here’s some good news
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Why are Americans still so afraid of Islamist terrorism?
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Do low-turnout elections make the electorate more conservative? Not that much.
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A few counties are responsible for the vast majority of executions. This explains why.
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It sure looks as if Kirsten Gillibrand is running for president
Will Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) run for president in 2020?
Donald Trump says he’s just enforcing immigration law. But it’s not that simple.
From the moment he rode down the Trump Tower escalator
Racism motivated Trump voters more than authoritarianism
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Donald Trump wants to change U.S. nuclear policy. Most Americans aren’t persuaded.
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Trump’s tweets can be a distraction, but do they signal a real threat to international institutions?
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The Taiwanese see themselves as Taiwanese, not as Chinese
On Dec. 2, President-elect Donald Trump startled observers when, departing
A new poll shows 52% of Republicans actually think Trump won the popular vote
Amid the speculation on whether the electoral college will refuse
What is inspiring homegrown terror in the U.S.? It’s not just the Islamic State.
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Hillary Clinton will gain votes after Election Night. Here’s why.
Most Americans assume that by the wee hours of tomorrow,
Do betting markets outperform election polls? Hardly.
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When does Islam generate Western anxiety?
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Is it possible to have populism without racism?
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Has the American military fallen behind?
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Taiwan and mainland China in talks? Here are the 5 things you need to know about what Taiwanese people are thinking.
On Saturday, the two Chinas will have a historic encounter:
Ohio said no to legalizing marijuana. It might have nixed federal reforms, too.
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Could Erdogan lose Turkey’s upcoming election?
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Could Erdogan lose Turkey's upcoming election?
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Politicians and citizens talking without shouting? It can happen.
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Biased interpretations of science? Liberals do it, too.
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Millennials don’t want to run for office
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Millennials don't want to run for office
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Corruption and a changing China
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The curious case of America’s failing diplomacy
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The Democrats still have their own young-people problem
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How government officials get scared by unlikely threats
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Trayvon Martin and the Burden of Being a Black Male
We welcome another guest post from Corrine McConnaughy, a political
Why “Isolationist” Obscures More than It Reveals
We welcome this guest post by Ohio State political scientist
Mike Horowitz: Help Us Become Better Forecasters
From Mike Horowitz's post today at the Duck of Minerva:
More on political opinions of U.S. military
Following up on this and this, Paul Gronke writes: There
The Hypothesis that Dare Not Speak Its Name about the International Terrorist Threat
John Mueller is an unfailingly provocative scholar of international affairs