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Back to SearchWhy Aren't the Majority Of Voters Getting What They Want?
Episode 77
Lately it feels like politicians are favoring smaller groups of their constituents over the majority of them. If you've been skeptical about whether …
3 years, 3 months ago
An International Look At Affective Polarization
Episode 76
Paper: https://direct.mit.edu/rest/article-abstract/doi/10.1162/rest_a_01160/109262/Cross-Country-Trends-in-Affective-Polarization?redirectedFrom=ful…
3 years, 3 months ago
Why Aren't There More Moderate Politicians?
Episode 75
We took some time off to enjoy the holiday with our families, but in the wake of the 2024 mid-terms, we’re going to re-share this crucial episode and…
3 years, 4 months ago
LIVE: How Members Of Congress Forge Relationships With Their Voters
Episode 74
This episode was recorded live at the NASPAA conference in Chicago. With the midterms upon us, we decided to look back at a piece of landmark schol…
3 years, 4 months ago
What Can We Learn About Polarization From The UK?
Episode 73
One theme on our show is trying to make sense of why elites appear to be so polarized when the larger public is more moderate. We almost always study…
3 years, 5 months ago
Are Legislators Beating The Market With Insider Information?
Episode 72
There might not be a more controversial political hack than members of Congress being legally allowed to trade stocks. Infamously, House Speaker Nanc…
3 years, 5 months ago
Do Primaries Cause Polarization?
Episode 71
For years, political scholars and pundits have claimed that primary elections are exacerbating polarization and with the 2022 midterm elections appro…
3 years, 5 months ago
Can Fact-Checking Counter Misinformation?
Episode 70
The COVID-19 pandemic has been an era of misinformation. From social media to cable news, the spread of false or misleading information about COVID v…
3 years, 6 months ago
Do People Automatically Reject Policies Of The Opposite Party?
Episode 69
In our hyper-polarized climate, it is often said that partisans determine their policy positions not based on thought and reason but on opposition to…
3 years, 6 months ago
Does The Economy Affect Elections?
Episode 68
The midterm elections are fast approaching, and with rampant inflation one of the main concerns for Democrats is the state of the economy. It’s commo…
3 years, 7 months ago