Using a new dataset capturing the ideological positioning of nearly half a million U.S. judges and lawyers, we present evidence showing how…
The label ‘post-truth’ signals for many a troubling turn away from principles of enlightened government. The word ‘post’, moreover, implies…
Over the past 25 years, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of subnational administrative units within developing countries.…
“The press is your enemy,” said the president. “Enemies. Understand that? ...
Because they’re trying to stick the knife right in our groin…
Could an attacker impact U.S. elections by merely changing voter registrations online? This reportedly happened during the 2016 Republican…
This paper presents rough order-of-
magnitude estimates for the capital cost of the North South Rail Link (the “Link”), a proposed…
Donald Trump might be disastrous for most Americans and a danger to the world, but he has been a boon to historians. The more grotesque his…
This chapter analyzes the movement of people to and in Europe through the historical lens of “travel control”. Focusing on the so-called…
A large-scale experiment assessed the turnout effects of the “Neighbors” mailer, which exerts social pressure to vote by disclosing the…
How do Americans evaluate potential U.S. Supreme Court candidates? Using a novel, two-part conjoint experiment, I show that respondents put…