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Threat, Emboldenment, or Both? The Effects of Political Power on Violent Hate Crimes

How do expressions of support or opposition by the U.S. federal government, influence violent hate crimes against specific racial and ethnic minorities?

Taxes and Tithes: The Organizational Foundations of Bolsonarismo

This article examines three types of organizations – the party, the labor union, and the church – to help explain how right-wing authoritarianism returned to power in Brazil, once the largest social d

Advocacy, Strategy and Tactics Used to Confront Corporate Power: The Nestlé Boycott and International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes

Douglas A. Johnson began his career as a human rights activist while earning his undergraduate degree in philosophy (1975) at Macalester College in the United States.

Film Review: Jason Wise (Director), Somm 3

This is the third in a trilogy of documentaries about the wine world from Jason Wise.

An Economist’s Guide to Epidemiology Models of Infectious Disease

We describe the structure and use of epidemiology models of disease transmission, with an emphasis on the susceptible/infected/recovered (SIR) model.

Civic Responses to Police Violence

Roughly a thousand people are killed by American law enforcement officers each year, accounting for more than 5% of all homicides. We estimate the causal impact of these events on civic engagement.

Twenty Years After UNSCR 1325: Any Progress Ending Wartime Sexual Violence?

Leaders Who Lust: Power, Money, Sex, Success, Legitimacy, Legacy

Among our greatest leaders are those driven by impulses they cannot completely control - by lust. Lust is not, however, an abstraction, it has definition.

At War and at Home: The Consequences of US Women Combat Casualties

What are the consequences of women dying in combat? We study how women fighting on the frontlines of the military affects public attitudes toward (1) military conflict and (2) women’s equality.

The Future of Carbon Offset Markets

Corporations, organizations, and even governments are purchasing offsets to reduce their carbon footprint.