If you’ve lost hope in American democracy, here’s some good news Kevin Esterling and David Lazer - September 14, 2018 [caption id="attachment_77716" align="aligncenter" width="960"] (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)[/caption] In 1876, Samuel
Why are Americans still so afraid of Islamist terrorism? Mark Stewart and John Mueller - March 23, 2018 [caption id="attachment_46093" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Smoke rises from the burning twin
Do low-turnout elections make the electorate more conservative? Not that much. Zachary Peskowitz, Vladimir Kogan, and Stéphane Lavertu - February 20, 2018 [caption id="attachment_61896" align="aligncenter" width="960"] (Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images)[/caption] Everyone knows
A few counties are responsible for the vast majority of executions. This explains why. Janet Box-Steffensmeier and Benjamin Campbell - February 1, 2018 [caption id="attachment_68713" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A guard stands behind bars at
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?
Donald Trump says he’s just enforcing immigration law. But it’s not that simple. Mat Coleman, Inés Valdez, and Amna Akbar - November 7, 2017 From the moment he rode down the Trump Tower escalator
Racism motivated Trump voters more than authoritarianism Thomas Wood - April 17, 2017 [caption id="attachment_50092" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A voter casts a ballot in
Donald Trump wants to change U.S. nuclear policy. Most Americans aren’t persuaded. Elias Assaf and Christopher Gelpi - February 10, 2017 [caption id="attachment_53907" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters)[/caption] President Trump
Trump’s tweets can be a distraction, but do they signal a real threat to international institutions? Bruce Russett and Bear Braumoeller - January 18, 2017 [caption id="attachment_52621" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Russian paratroopers march across Moscow's Red
The Taiwanese see themselves as Taiwanese, not as Chinese Wei-ting Yen, Fang-Yu Chen, Brian Hioe, and Austin Horng-En Wang - January 2, 2017 On Dec. 2, President-elect Donald Trump startled observers when, departing