The Unheard Nerds: How Economists Can Talk So Policymakers Will Listen
An uncomfortable truth for American economists is that they have limited influence on economic policy. Take trade, for example.
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Enemy of the People: Trump's War on the Press, the New McCarthyism, and the Threat to American Democracy
Shortly after assuming office in January 2017, President Donald Trump accused the press of being an “enemy of the American people.” Attacks on the media had been a hallmark of Trump’s presidential cam
Review Essay: Why Tunisia?
Iraq’s Two New Leaders Offer a Glimmer of Hope
Tuesday was a great day for Iraq.
How Attribution Inhibits Accountability: Evidence from Train Delays
Do people hold politicians accountable for the performance of government? I test this question using individual-level experiences with the performance of one major public service: transportation.
Primary Politics: Everything You Need to Know about how America Nominates its Presidential Candidates
The 2020 presidential primaries are on the horizon and this third edition of Elaine Kamarck's Primary Politics will be there to help make sense of them.
Does Rape Culture Predict Rape? Evidence from U.S. Newspapers, 2000–2013
We offer the first quantitative analysis of rape culture in the United States.
Do Public Perceptions of Electoral Malpractice Undermine Democratic Satisfaction? The U.S. in Comparative Perspective
Doubts about the legitimacy of the 2016 U.S. elections continue to reverberate and deepen partisan mistrust in America.
Understanding Brexit: Cultural Resentment versus Economic Grievances
This study considers the evidence for ‘demand-side’ theories seeking to explain the outcome of the Brexit referendum and subsequent divisions in UK politics.
Culture, Politics, and Development
This article explores the value of the study of culture for understanding development.
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