The Islamic State’s leader died this month. What type of leader might come next? Tricia Bacon and Elizabeth Grimm - February 16, 2022 Our book on terrorist leaders gives some clues
Despite Manchin and Sinema, Democrats are more united than they’ve been for decades Adam Hilton - January 24, 2022 Since the 1960s, the Democratic Party has been dismantled and rebuilt in a strongly progressive direction
Biden’s Democrats want to roll back the Reagan era. Are the party and the country ready? Amelia Malpas and Adam Hilton - March 19, 2021 Democrats have been moving to the left since well before the pandemic, our research finds
Netflix has India’s ruling party outraged about a ‘love jihad’ plot. What is love jihad? Laura Dudley Jenkins - December 30, 2020 This conspiracy theory functions much as did the ‘anti-Sharia’ laws passed in U.S. states, demonizing and legitimizing antagonism toward Muslims
Where are people less likely to obey coronavirus restrictions? Republican counties. Keena Lipsitz and Grigore Pop-Eleches - May 12, 2020 That’s especially true in counties with lower education levels
Sanders is out. Does that mean that ‘the party decides’ after all? Adam Hilton - April 9, 2020 A look at this year’s primaries shows it’s more complicated than that.
A New York Times columnist started a big argument on meritocracy. Here’s a better way to debate the issue. Michael McLendon - December 22, 2018 [caption id="attachment_81932" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Warren Buffett, chairman and chief executive
A Chinese scientist says he edited babies’ genes. What are the rights of the genetically modified child? Eileen Botting - December 6, 2018 [caption id="attachment_81160" align="aligncenter" width="960"] He Jiankui, a Chinese researcher, spoke
Does ‘zero tolerance’ protect the U.S. from terrorism or crime? Let’s examine the evidence. Tricia Bacon - June 28, 2018 [caption id="attachment_75064" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Children stand and hold protest signs
President Trump is trying to reach across the aisle. Good luck with that. Chris Baylor - October 18, 2017 [caption id="attachment_65027" align="alignnone" width="960"] President Trump meets with Senate Majority