This paper documents the impact of popular media on racial hate by examining the first American blockbuster: 1915's The Birth of a Nation,…
Benefits of legislation meant to help all veterans were routinely denied to Black veterans.
How do high-profile acts of police brutality affect public trust and cooperation with law enforcement? To investigate this question, we…
Roughly a thousand people are killed by American law enforcement officers each
year, accounting for more than 5% of all homicides. We…
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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…
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…
For many Americans, cities have become a beacon of hope. They are widely recognized as engines of the U.S. economy and laboratories of…