Biden will have more women in his Cabinet than any president ever. Other countries still do better. Susan Franceschet and Karen Beckwith - January 15, 2021 Most cabinets have a “concrete floor” for gender representation, and rarely go lower. Will Biden raise that floor in the U.S.?
The assault on the U.S. Capitol opens a new chapter in domestic terrorism Daniel Byman - January 14, 2021 The counterterrorism manual doesn’t cover an insurrection egged on by one party’s leaders.
The Capitol siege shows how White Americans can express anger that Black Americans cannot Davin L. Phoenix - January 14, 2021 Angry Whites are far more likely to take political action.
Puerto Ricans voted to become the 51st U.S. state — again Alexander Kustov, Ali Valenzuela, and Abdiel Santiago - November 12, 2020 What would persuade mainland Americans to support their bid?
Don’t trust the exit polls. This explains why. Robert Griffin - November 9, 2020 Analysts using the National Exit Poll to understand how various groups voted might want to be cautious.
Turbulent confirmation hearings don’t change how Americans view the Supreme Court Jean Schroedel and Christopher N. Krewson - October 1, 2020 Our surveys also find that public opinion toward the court is divided by race and gender
ICE is accused of sterilizing detainees. That echoes the U.S.’s long history of forced sterilization. Steven Moore - September 25, 2020 White people who support such forced sterilizations are paternalistic rather than driven by racial animus, my research suggests.
Will Kamala Harris’ multiracial background help or hurt in attracting voters? Danielle Casarez Lemi - August 13, 2020 Both, new research suggests. It depends on who’s looking.
New data finds Black and Hispanic Americans more likely to take precautions against coronavirus Stella Rouse - August 10, 2020 Sen. Thom Tillis is wrong about why Hispanics have higher rates of illness
Who thinks that Latinos shouldn’t be able to vote? Mark D. Ramirez and David A. M. Peterson - August 9, 2020 Here’s how our new study measured this under-acknowledged form of racism.