Even with laws, access to information is a work in progress Sophie Sunderland and Joseph Asunka - April 19, 2024 Across Africa, few citizens are confident they could actually get a look at government budgets and contracts.
Partisan election officials don’t advantage their own party John Sides - April 18, 2024 New research shows that nonpartisan election administration may be the norm.
Iran is playing a high-stakes game by attacking Israel Jacquelyn Schneider - April 17, 2024 What political science tells us about conflict, war, and unmanned attacks.
Welcome the Good Authority fellows! Kim Yi Dionne and John Sides - April 16, 2024 Meet our six new fellows.
What O.J. Simpson taught us about political news Danny Hayes - April 15, 2024 People like entertainment more than substance.
Cobra Verde, ‘Debt’: The Week In One Song Christopher Federico - April 12, 2024 Debt relief continues.
States are still trying to ban trans youths from sports. Here’s what you need to know. Elizabeth Sharrow, Jaime Schultz, Lindsay Parks Pieper, Anna Baeth, and Danne Diamond - April 10, 2024 State legislators have proposed dozens of bills targeting trans children. What’s at stake?
The latest on SB4, the Texas push to control the U.S. border Andrea Silva - April 9, 2024 State efforts to override federal immigration policies tend to backfire, research shows.
Why U.S. data forms are adding new race and ethnicity options Amanda Sahar d’Urso - April 5, 2024 Many Americans welcome the shift in how the government tallies people of Hispanic/Latino and MENA descent.
America is less polarized by race – but more polarized about race John Sides and Michael Tesler - April 3, 2024 The pro-GOP shift among people of color is making racial attitudes more important to politics, not less.