The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...

The United States has slid into competitive authoritarianism. The slide has been modest and remains reversible—but it is real. Even after Donald Trump, American democracy will remain fragile.

Math and reading scores are in a decade-long slump. We asked three dozen experts: What could turn things around?

Institutions don’t have courage. They have incentives.

Introducing a beta-version of our new research-focused social media platform

Gerrymandering persists because single-member districts allow it.

The second Gilded Age is much uglier than the first

Podcast Episode · New Books with Miranda Melcher · March 22 · 32m

Political Behavior - Scholars frequently measure dispositions like populism, conspiracism, racism, and sexism by asking survey respondents whether they agree or disagree with statements...

Taxing your cake and growing it too: public beliefs on the dual benefits of progressive taxation

A new 60-page report insists the party is too radical. But the problem isn’t the party platform. The problem is the broader environment.