Senators dumped stocks amid the coronavirus crisis. Here’s what we know about Congress and financial self-interest. Caleb Ziolkowski - March 25, 2020 Senators’ investments influence their votes in normal times as well. Here’s how we know.
The House Freedom Caucus wants looser party control on the floor. This is what would happen if they got it. Kevin Kosar and Anthony Madonna - November 4, 2015 [caption id="attachment_28754" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post)[/caption] Former House
Why Congress should not cut funding to the social sciences John Sides - June 10, 2015 [caption id="attachment_25880" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Are politics worthy of serious study?
House bill would cut social science funding by 42 percent John Sides - March 13, 2014 This morning, the House Science Committee began marking up its
Appropriations bill removes restrictions on NSF funding for political science Joshua Tucker - January 16, 2014 [caption id="attachment_5359" align="aligncenter" width="600" special=""] The powers of presidents are
Polarization we can live with. Partisan warfare is the problem. - January 10, 2014 Sean Theriault is an associate professor in the Government Department
Why biology belongs in the study of politics John Sides - November 27, 2013 [caption id="attachment_3569" align="aligncenter" width="542" special=""] (Gerald Herbert / AP)[/caption] This
Why Elizabeth Warren cares about funding the social sciences Henry Farrell - November 6, 2013 [caption id="attachment_2712" align="aligncenter" width="600" special=""] (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)[/caption] Science Magazine
Robert Putnam on funding the social sciences Henry Farrell - July 11, 2013 In "Politico":http://www.politico.com/story/2013/07/political-science-research-offers-better-democracy-93970.html bq. This week, I was one of 12
Frank Lautenberg and the National Science Foundation John Sides - June 9, 2013 This is a guest post by Jeanne Zaino, who is
Diane Feinstein’s Views of NSF Political Science Funding John Sides - May 17, 2013 A colleague in California sent a letter to both Senators
“If politics determines what is palatable, we could be picked off one at a time.” John Sides - May 14, 2013 A letter by political scientist Rick Wilson, published in Science
Wake-Up Call: Coburn Amendment and the Minority Pipeline in Political Science Erik Voeten - April 8, 2013 We are delighted to welcome back Karthick Ramakrishnan. ********************************************************************* As is
That Time Where Tom Coburn Didn’t Believe in Micro-Managing Scientific Research John Sides - March 28, 2013 bq. Senator Tom Coburn, a Republican from Oklahoma, argues that
Political Science, NSF Funding, and the National Interest Gregory Koger - March 22, 2013 As most readers of this blog know by now, on
The Coburn Amendment Aftermath Henry Farrell - March 22, 2013 I have a "piece":http://chronicle.com/blogs/conversation/2013/03/22/tom-coburn-doesnt-like-political-science/ at the _Chronicle of Higher Education_
Live feed from the Senate floor CR debate: “What’s happening? Do you know?” - March 18, 2013 Political scientists have been nervous about a move by Senator
The Critics of Social Science Are Sometimes the Best Defenders of Social Science John Sides - June 14, 2012 Washington Post columnist Charles Lane's opposition to National Science Foundation
More NSF Reporting: Fox News and Support for the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq Erik Voeten - May 16, 2012 The following guest post is by Chris Gelpi, who was on
House Votes to Prohibit Political Science Funding Erik Voeten - May 10, 2012 The Flake amendment Henry wrote about appears to have passed the
Tom Coburn Flip-Flops on NSF Funding of Political Science Research John Sides - December 20, 2011 As has been thoroughly documented on The Monkey Cage, Senator
Getting Some Closure on Suspensions Gregory Koger - October 7, 2011 Nothing excites a Senate aficionado like a good parliamentary spat,
OK, John, So Should the Republican Party Tank the Economy? If So, I Have an Idea How They Can Do It… Joshua Tucker - July 14, 2011 So "John's post":http://tmc.org/blog/2011/07/14/the-debt-ceiling-and-blame-for-obama-and-the-gop/ inspired me to write on a topic
Can the Humanities and Social Sciences enhance National Security? Erik Voeten - June 16, 2011 We are very pleased to have a guest post from
Who Likes Political Science? Determinants of Senators’ Votes on the Coburn Amendment John Sides - October 10, 2010 That's the title of a new piece by Joseph Uscinski
Politics Everywhere: Shark Fin Soup John Sides - September 29, 2010 Harry Reid: bq. Because of a loophole in the existing
More Hating on Political Science from Tom Coburn — Now Featuring McCain! John Sides - August 4, 2010 Via Kevin Collins, I learn that Tom Coburn and John
Coburn and Conservative Media Outlets Criticize NSF-Funded Study of E-Townhalls John Sides - November 10, 2009 Via David Lazer, and some subsequent poking around, I learned
IG Nobel Snub Erik Voeten - November 5, 2009 Amidst all the excitement of having a political scientist win
Take That Tom Coburn and the New York Times! Joshua Tucker - October 22, 2009 As my own personal rebuttal to "Senator Coburn":https://themonkeycage.org/2009/10/my_two_cents_on_coburns_propos.html and Patricia
My Two Cents on Coburn’s Proposal Joshua Tucker - October 8, 2009 What does Tom Coburn M.D. have against people who study
Honoring Tom Coburn: The Cobie John Sides - October 8, 2009 It doesn't appear that the Senate took any action on
News flash — The Senate is considering cutting the political science program from NSF and the amendment may come today. - October 7, 2009 Word comes from the APSA that Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK)
Down on the Farm in DC: Amber Waves of Asphalt - September 29, 2008 Is this the intersection of Connecticut and Van Ness? John