Is Abortion Policy Out Of Step With Public Opinion?
Since the fall of Roe v. Wade, we've been told a simple story: red states are radically out of step with public opinion. But what if that's...
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20 of 160 episodesThe Political Effects of the Opioid Crisis
In this episode, we speak with Victoria Barone, Assistant Professor at the University of Notre Dame, to discuss her recent NBER paper that e...
Is the Median Justice Running the Supreme Court?
In debates about the Supreme Court, we tend to focus on the justice who writes the opinion. But what if that’s not where the real power lies...
Why Does America Pay More For Infrastructure?
We're off this week for a much-needed spring break, but we wanted to re-share this episode that feels more relevant than ever. Infrastructur...
What Binary Questions Get Wrong About Voters
Are Americans really polarized along party lines? Today, we discuss a new paper from our co-host Anthony Fowler, about one of the most commo...
Do Dishonest People Self-Select Into Public Service?
Is academic dishonesty connected to political power in China? That question is explored in a new paper from Shaoda Wang, Assistant Professor...
The Future of Empirical Research in the Age of AI
In this episode, we sit down with Stanford political scientist Andy Hall and PhD candidate Graham Straus to unpack their new paper, “How Acc...
Are Primary Elections Responsible for Polarization in Congress?
Do members of Congress vote differently when they are worried about winning their party’s primary election? On today's episode, Ethan and Wi...
What Do Politicians Think Motivates Voters?
Do politicians really understand what drives voters—or are they relying on flawed assumptions that could shape democracy in troubling ways?...
Do Professors Self-Censor On Controversial Topics?
In this episode, we speak with Cory Clark, behavioral scientist and Associate Professor of Psychology at New College of Florida. We discuss...
Is Partisan Gerrymandering As Bad As You Think?
There is no political topic that can get people’s blood boiling quite like partisan gerrymandering. But what do we know about how effective...
Do Donors Punish Extremist Primary Nominees?
What happens when a political party nominates a candidate in its primary who is ideologically extreme? Do donors, especially those outside t...
The Economic Cost of Populism
More than 25 percent of countries around the world are currently governed by populists, from Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey, to Nicolás Madu...
Is Political Science Research Underpowered?
What if most political science studies are too weak to find the effects they’re looking for? In this episode, we dig into a new paper by Vin...
Can Trade Be A Weapon Of Global Power?
For decades, free trade was treated as an unquestioned good—an engine of prosperity and cooperation. But today, leaders from Washington to B...
Should Unelected Judges Be Deciding National Policy?
Every week, headlines tell us that a single federal judge has blocked a presidential order—sometimes halting major policies for years. But s...
Do Politicians Really Have A Conservative Bias?
Political scientists have long argued that legislators believe the public is more conservative than it really is—potentially shaping policie...
Do We Understand Members Of The Other Party?
Do Democrats and Republicans really misunderstand each other as much as we think? This week, we dive into a surprising new experiment that p...
MechaHitler and The Political Bias of AI Chatbots
When you ask ChatGPT or Gemini a question about politics, whose opinions are you really hearing? In this episode, we dive into a provocative...
Does The Supreme Court Need Term Limits?
We're taking some time off to regroup over the summer, but we’re not just dusting off this older episode for no reason. When we first releas...