Ohio cat rumors – and why misinformation about minorities goes viral Christopher Clary, Sumitra Badrinathan, Simon Chauchard, and Niloufer Siddiqui - September 16, 2024 A Good Chat with researchers studying ways to combat dangerous rumors against minorities elsewhere.
Supreme Court justices aren’t pretending to respect each other Julie Novkov - June 26, 2022 The justices like to present themselves as collegial. The Dobbs opinions suggest that collegiality is cracking.
You’ve seen the leaked opinion overturning Roe. Here’s what comes next. Julie Novkov - May 3, 2022 Opinions have been leaked before, but this one is different.
Satellites make it harder for countries to launch surprise attacks. That’s in Ukraine’s favor. Erik Gartzke and Bryan Early - January 14, 2022 But seeing what’s happening on the ground doesn’t help explain Russia’s motives
Some say the U.S. is headed toward civil war. History suggests something else. Julie Novkov - January 3, 2022 A year after the Jan. 6 insurrection, political scientists largely agree that U.S. partisanship has become deeply toxic, even dangerous
John Geddert killed himself after being charged with abuse. Gymnastics’ problems go beyond any one person. Julie Novkov - March 3, 2021 This time, the athletes themselves are pushing for change — and that may make the difference.
The long, dangerous history of right-wing calls for violence and civil war Sam Jackson - September 9, 2020 In the 1960s and again today, Americans who describe themselves as patriots accuse other Americans of treason.
Trump and Modi will meet in India this week. Here’s what to expect. Christopher Clary - February 23, 2020 India is a key strategic partner — but trade, Kashmir and Pakistan complicate the relationship
The U.S.-Iran crisis has calmed down — but things won’t ever go back to how they were before Christopher Clary - January 12, 2020 The U.S. has to worry about more-accurate Iranian missiles, while the downed airplane has brought Iranian protesters to the street
We’re an all-women team chosen to edit political science’s flagship journal. Here’s why that matters. American Political Science Review's incoming editorial team - August 28, 2019 Here’s the ninth in our series on the gender gap in political science.