Congress might require women to register for the draft. Where do Republicans and Democrats stand? Robert Ralston and Jen Spindel - November 14, 2021 The parties are deeply divided among themselves, aligning in unusual ways.
If you want to know what Americans think about bombing Iran, find out what they think about race Vladimir Enrique Medenica and David Ebner - March 10, 2021 That matters — because when political leaders shape foreign policy, they keep public opinion in mind.
Are Black Lives Matter protesters peaceful or violent? Depends on whom you ask. Yuan Hsiao and Scott Radnitz - August 23, 2020 Committed nonviolent leader Martin Luther King Jr. was seen as dangerous and radical in his day
Was slavery a ‘necessary evil’? Here’s what John Stuart Mill would say. David Lay Williams - July 30, 2020 Mill’s lesson: The winners in unjust systems always want the oppressed to assume their fate was inevitable.
Here’s what Martin Luther King Jr. would say to Sen. Tom Cotton about American history Michael McKoy - July 29, 2020 King called for a “multiracial patriotism.” Here’s what it looks like.
The politics of D.C. statehood follow a well-worn path. Here’s why. Paul Frymer - July 6, 2020 Race also featured in past statehood debates
The Trump administration is curtailing visas for Chinese scientists. That could backfire. Caroline S. Wagner - June 26, 2020 Excluding foreign researchers and students hurts U.S. innovation — and coronavirus collaboration
Under the Insurrection Act of 1807, here’s what a U.S. president can and cannot do Steve Vladeck - June 19, 2020 Invoking this statute to deploy the U.S. military would raise constitutional questions
The white press has a history of endangering Black lives going back a century Ming Francis - June 15, 2020 In 1919, the white national press spread a false story that covered up a white massacre of African Americans in Arkansas
#NeverTrump conservatives want to shape the Republicans — and the Democrats, too Henry Farrell - June 6, 2020 In 2016, they tried to persuade Mattis to run against Trump.
Sen. Tom Cotton suggested Chinese STEM students head home after studying in the U.S. The research shows otherwise. Remco Zwetsloot - April 28, 2020 There’s little evidence of a reverse Chinese brain drain in AI and other cutting-edge fields
Why China and the U.S. can’t cooperate to fight coronavirus Ali Wyne - March 26, 2020 These new rifts have begun to emerge
China and the U.S. blame each other for the coronavirus. But both countries made similar mistakes. Rui Zhong - March 17, 2020 Communication lags may prove costly.
What have we learned from the impeachment trial so far? Matt Glassman - January 27, 2020 Three takeaways — including the big surprise yet to come
Why buying Greenland wouldn’t really help the U.S. economy (even if it were for sale) Jonathan N. Markowitz and Benjamin Graham - August 28, 2019 Unlike Russia, the United States no longer depends on resource extraction.
The Iran nuclear deal isn’t so great — for Iran Rupal Mehta and Rachel Whitlark - October 13, 2017 The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), signed in 2015 by
More people in the U.S. protested in June than in any month since the January Women’s Marches. Jeremy Pressman, Erica Chenoweth, and Devin Finn - July 25, 2017 This is the sixth installment in a monthly series reporting
Trump wants an immigration system overhaul. Do Americans agree? Morris Levy, Matthew Wright, and Jack Citrin - April 3, 2017 [caption id="attachment_56328" align="aligncenter" width="960"] An immigration detainee stands near a
Final forecast: Republicans have a 98% chance of taking the Senate John Sides - November 4, 2014 Barring any changes due to polls released in the next
Why do political campaigns tell us what their candidates have done, instead of what they are going to do? Brian Arbour - August 28, 2014 [caption id="attachment_14987" align="aligncenter" width="620"] U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor campaigns in El
New forecast gives GOP a 63% chance of taking the Senate John Sides - August 22, 2014 Our Election Lab midterm forecast has been bullish about a
The 8 most pivotal Senate seats in 2014 Ben Highton - April 1, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark.,
Why Republicans can be even more optimistic about taking the Senate John Sides - March 31, 2014 [caption id="attachment_6481" align="aligncenter" width="620" special=""] (Michael Hicks/via Flickr)[/caption] Democrats' prospects
How Republicans can win the Senate in 2014 John Sides - February 6, 2014 This is a guest post by University of California, Davis,