With all the noise created by a 24/7 news cycle, it can be hard to really grasp what's going on in politics today. We provide a fresh perspective on the biggest political stories not through opinion and anecdotes, but rigorous scholarship, massive data sets and a deep knowledge of theory. Understand the political science beyond the headlines with Harris School of Public Policy Professors William Howell, Anthony Fowler and Wioletta Dziuda.
Whether it’s trying to convince you to vote for a particular candidate or get vaccinated, the identity of the person who knocks on your door may matte...
Infrastructure. It’s one of the hottest topics in politics today. But what does the research say about the effects and politics of infrastructure inve...
It seems like extremists politicians like Marjorie Taylor Greene receive a disproportionate amount of attention and money. This has led many political...
The debate about abolishing the filibuster isn’t going anywhere. Proponents say it forces compromise and consensus, while detractors claim it leads to...
A lot of people are unhappy with the ideological make-up of the Supreme Court. They say it doesn’t reflect the majority of the country. President Bide...
We’ve been doing this podcast for over a year and we’ve covered a lot of research, but each paper is far from the final word on any topic. On this epi...
Does the ability for minority parties to delay and obstruct legislation force the majority party to only pass bills that are more moderate? It’s a que...
There’s a lot of debate in our politics about whether we should have stricter voter ID laws. But both sides are having an argument based almost entire...
This year the U.S. will go through its decennial redistricting process, which is resurfacing our national conversation around gerrymandering. But Stan...
Are land-use regulations incredibly boring? Not quite. As our guest argues, these seemingly banal policies could be causing modern-day segregation. In...