Why Supporting Ukraine Enhances US National Security
While the United States has valid reasons to avoid a direct confrontation with Russia, supporting Ukraine’s war effort should be a top foreign-policy priority.
Research
Help for the Heartland? The Employment and Electoral Effects of the Trump Tariffs in the United States
We study the economic and political consequences of the 2018-2019 trade war between the United States, China and other US trade partners at the detailed geographic level, exploiting measures of local
Big Little Election Lies: Cynical and Credulous Evaluations of Electoral Fraud
The ‘Big Lie’ in American politics has sparked intense concern about the erosion of public confidence in the integrity of US elections—raising questions about the legitimacy of the authorities, instit
The deepest foundation of our democratic crisis
The deepest foundation of our democratic crisis is our increasing human interdependence.
A Partisan Solution to Partisan Gerrymandering: The Define–Combine Procedure
Redistricting reformers have proposed many solutions to the problem of partisan gerrymandering, but they all require either bipartisan consensus or the agreement of both parties on the legitimacy of a
'Rally around the flag' effects in the Russian–Ukrainian war
Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the grounds behind Vladimir Putin’s decision were widely debated.
Envisioning a U.S. Foreign Policy of Restraint
With a foreign policy of restraint, the U.S.
Media Measurement Matters: Estimating the Persuasive Effects of Partisan Media with Survey and Behavioral Data
To what extent do partisan media influence political attitudes and behavior?
Algorithmic recommendations have limited effects on polarization: A naturalistic experiment on YouTube
An enormous body of academic and journalistic work argues that opaque recommendation algorithms contribute to political polarization by promoting increasingly extreme content.
The Political Consequences of Depression: How Conspiracy Beliefs, Participatory Inclinations, and Depression Affect Support for Political Violence
Depression can affect individuals’ attitudes by enhancing cognitive biases and altering perceptions of control.
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