Could a GOP president take over independent government agencies? Andrew Rudalevige - November 7, 2023 Here's what the law actually says.
Can activists stop AT&T from donating to antiabortion politicians? Jane L. Sumner - June 21, 2022 Yes, but companies turn to more subtle ways of influencing policy, research shows
Trump fired a federal prosecutor investigating his allies. Can he do that? Anne Joseph O’Connell - June 24, 2020 Here’s what you need to know about this Friday night massacre — and why it matters
Steve Ballmer believes that facts about government spending can anchor public debate. Here’s how. Henry Farrell - August 3, 2017 [caption id="attachment_61719" align="alignleft" width="396"] Former Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer
8 questions about the future of banking regulation under Trump Brent Sutton - November 23, 2016 [caption id="attachment_38035" align="aligncenter" width="908"] (Mark Lennihan/AP)[/caption] One of President Obama’s
How Watergate helps explain how the U.S. can prosecute FIFA officials Erik Voeten - May 27, 2015 [caption id="attachment_25412" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Belgium's Vincent Kompany, left, Argentina's Lionel
Is the news about Congo's conflict minerals good? von Billerbeck - June 18, 2014 [caption id="attachment_12006" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Soldiers from the Democratic Republic of
Is the news about Congo’s conflict minerals good? von Billerbeck - June 18, 2014 [caption id="attachment_12006" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Soldiers from the Democratic Republic of
The politics of bad apples Nolan McCarty - October 24, 2013 This post is co-written with Keith Poole and Howard Rosenthal
The things we notice Andrew Gelman - February 14, 2013 Someone pointed me to this, writing, "I thought you might
Ethical standards in different data communities Andrew Gelman - October 8, 2012 I opened the paper today and saw this from Paul
Oil, Transparency, and the Causes of War Erik Voeten - August 28, 2012 We are delighted to welcome a guest post from Jeff
Powerful credit-rating agencies are a creation of the government . . . what does it mean when they bite the hand that feeds them? Andrew Gelman - August 10, 2011 Rajiv Sethi makes a point I've also seen elsewhere, that