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What Democrats miss in debating Harris’ loss
Not deliverism, not popularism, but partyism? (cc) Cameron Smith, The White House. In a Vox explainer last week, Rachel Cohen described the political science case against “deliverist” explanations of...
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Moldova chooses Europe again as Sandu wins reelection
Modovans overseas helped reelect the pro-E.U. president, despite the Kremlin-backed interference. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (left) meets with Moldva’s President Maia Sandhu...
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Good to Know: Can China reboot its economy?
Xi Jinping’s latest stimulus move kicks the can down the road. Photo by Eric Prouzet on Unsplash. Over the past two months, China has slowly unveiled details about a set of policies designed to...
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What does Trump’s second term mean for immigration?
Expect even more restrictive policies – but Americans may again view immigration more positively. A young boy holds up a sign during a 2006 march for immigrants’ rights in Los Angeles, California (cc)...
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Trump can use recess appointments to bypass the Senate
But why would he want to? (cc) U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht, via Flickr. Barely a week after securing election to the White House, former president Donald Trump provoked the...
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Democrats bet big on abortion in 2024. Voters had other priorities.
This issue helped Democratic House candidates, but not Kamala Harris. A protester’s sign at a May 2022 abortion rights rally in Pittsburgh, PA (cc) Mark Dixon, via Flickr. For Democrats and the Harris...
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Fantasy role-playing games like D&D help us deal with our reality
The Dungeons & Dragons teamwork approach teaches strategies to address foreign policy and other challenges. Dungeons & Dragons dice (photo courtesy of Brent Sasley). This year is the 50th...
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How to think about the “racial realignment” in U.S. politics
Shifts in party coalitions don’t portend a shift in party positions. Right now, post-election surveys suggest that Donald Trump did better among Latino voters and, to a lesser extent, Black voters,...
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Democrats invested in traditional campaign tactics. Was it a mistake?
New research finds the ground game is essential in presidential elections – 2024 was no exception. State Representative Junelle Cavero speaking with supporters of Kamala Harris at an office opening in...
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The GOP is using bathrooms to target the first trans congresswoman
A long, ugly history of bathrooms-as-discrimination predates the attack on freshman member of Congress Sarah McBride. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C., shown on the left) and newly elected Rep. Sarah McBride...
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Friends, foes, and situationships in U.S. foreign policy
How scholars and the U.S. public characterize China, the European Union, and India today. President Donald Trump, seated next to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, listens as China’s President Xi...
View ArticleDavid Bowie, ‘All the Madmen’: The Week In One Song
Trump appoints his cabinet. President-elect Donald Trump’s new cabinet takes shape. The post David Bowie, ‘All the Madmen’: The Week In One Song appeared first on Good Authority.
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Americans’ view of masculinity is … pretty progressive?
Don't buy the hype about Trump and the "manosphere" in 2024. To some people, the 2024 election seemed like a victory for masculinity. Trump participated in a lot of bro-ish stuff, like going to UFC...
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Pollsters weighted more in 2024 – and it helped
Adjustments for education and past vote made national and state polls more accurate. (cc) Lorie Shaull, via Flickr. For the third consecutive presidential election, polls underestimated Donald Trump’s...
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Can bureaucrats fix South Asia’s winter pollution problem?
A Good Chat with Saad Gulzar on the science and politics behind the seasonal high pollution levels. Heavy pollution in Delhi in November 2017 (cc) Sumitmpsd via Wikimedia Commons. In recent weeks,...
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Black women felt energized in 2024 – and frustrated
Here’s what our focus groups this fall revealed about emotions and politics among this key group of voters. On January 21, 2017, the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration as president, thousands...
View ArticleThe ICC issued arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders
Benjamin Netanyahu’s domestic standing might be boosted by the international legal effort. On Nov. 21, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
View ArticleCălin Georgescu’s unexpected rise changes Romanian politics
TikTok, protest votes, and record turnout in diaspora vote drive Romania’s election surprise. Even in a year when we’ve come to expect electoral surprises from resurgent nationalist populists, the...
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Can the president deploy the military inside the United States?
Here are the limits of presidential authority under the Constitution and federal law. Virginia National Guard at the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 13, 2021 (cc) The National Guard, via Flickr. Recent comments by...
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What just happened in South Korea?
It’s been 4 decades since a declaration of martial law. This one lasted just 6 hours. Yoon Suk Yeol, the 20th president of Republic of Korea, during his May 10, 2022 inauguration (cc) Yang Dong Wook,...
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