Policymakers and budgetary analysts have long argued that roads are heavily subsidized. The diffusion of spending among federal, state, and…
Lobbying presents an attractive postcongressional career, with some former congressional members and staffers transitioning to lucrative…
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When does self-interest influence public opinion on contentious public policies? The bulk of theory in political science suggests that self…
Though used frequently in machine learning, boosted decision trees are largely unused in political science, despite many useful properties…
Do 40-Year-Old Facts Still Matter? Long-Run Effects of Federal Oversight under the Voting Rights Act
In 2013, the Supreme Court struck down parts of the Voting Rights Act that mandated federal oversight of election laws in discriminatory…
How do we know whether judges of different backgrounds are biased? We review the substantial political science literature on judicial…
Do Justices telegraph their preferences during oral arguments? We demonstrate that Justices implicitly reveal their leanings during oral…
Does electoral competitiveness boost turnout in U.S. House elections? Using an individual panel of turnout records compiled from the voter…
Former government officials have many different opportunities to cash in on their public service, but most academic research and government…
Supreme Court justices employ law clerks to help them perform their duties. We study whether these clerks influence how justices vote in…