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Multi-disciplinary blog covering all aspects of USA governance, economics, politics, culture and society. Also covers Canada and Mexico. Part of the LSE Phelan United States Centre. Read all our articles at blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog

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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Listen to Predicting climate change with AI with Tiffany Shaw and @pedramh.bsky.social | The Ballpark podcast blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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Predicting climate change with AI | The Ballpark podcast | LSE United States Politics and Policy
Climate scientists are increasingly using artificial intelligence to help them interpret climate data and to help make more accurate predictions.
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Climate views differ within US racial groups and fall along partisan lines blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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Climate views differ within US racial groups and fall along partisan lines | LSE United States Politics and Policy
People of colour are more supportive of policies to address climate change.
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Donald Trump: Triple Threat corrupter of presidential power blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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Donald Trump: Triple Threat corrupter of presidential power | LSE United States Politics and Policy
How Donald Trump is corrupting presidential power.
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The US was founded as a republic to reflect popular sovereignty and guard against majority faction blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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The US was founded as a republic to reflect popular sovereignty and guard against majority faction | LSE United States Politics and Policy
That the Constitution founded the US as a republic and was designed to make political power harder to monopolise and abuse by an unjust majority.
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The 2026 Midterms: The view from Virginia in a potential “Blue Wave” year blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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The 2026 Midterms: The view from Virginia in a potential “Blue Wave” year | LSE United States Politics and Policy
While the electoral environment favours the Democrats, a failed redistricting effort and challenges from the left-wing of the party may blunt the force of any “Blue Wave”.
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LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
American democracy has continued to decline under Donald Trump. But this may cost the US President as perceptions of poor government performance weaken public support. Read the article by Paul Whiteley @uniessexgov.bsky.social on @lseusablog.bsky.social 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
Speaker in a dark suit and red tie delivering a speech at a podium, one hand raised, with a microphone and teleprompter visible and American flags blurred in the background.
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LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Amidst an ongoing trade war with the US, Canada’s PM Mark Carney is seeking closer relations with the EU, including discussions of associate EU membership. Read analysis on these changing political alliances by @amyverdun.bsky.social on @lseusablog.bsky.social 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on a lawn before a brick house with a Canadian flag, looking directly at the camera.
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A president’s greatness depends on their stewardship of the constitutional order blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Mark Carney’s EU associate membership bid reflects deepening Canada-EU ties amid a changing international order writes @amyverdun.bsky.social of @uvic.ca blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Behavioural AI and decision-making with Professor Ganna Pogrebna | The Ballpark podcast blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Confusing US tariff announcements doubled the decline in trade blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Domestic policy choices can build trust between rival nations write @mikegoldfien.bsky.social , @profmickeyj.bsky.social and Roseanne McManus of @pennstateuniv.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The 2026 Midterms: Early and mail in voting means that the election starts weeks before November blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Why more US economic pressure may not force Iran to concede writes Jack Roush of @lsehy.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
In Texas, building roads leads to private profit and traffic, at the expense of local budgets blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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In Texas, building roads leads to private profit and traffic, at the expense of local budgets | LSE United States Politics and Policy
In many US cities population growth is outpacing increases in key infrastructure like roads. In the “Texas Triangle” 30 percent population growth has fuelled rising vehicle numbers and traffic congest...
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Thirty years after welfare reform, the Trump administration is starving the poor into work blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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Thirty years after welfare reform, the Trump administration is starving the poor into work | LSE United States Politics and Policy
Three decades after Clinton-era welfare reform, the second Trump administration has initiated its own changes to the system which strengthen work requirements for Medicaid and other benefits.
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
How AI is influencing society with Dr Mona Sloane | The Ballpark podcast blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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How AI is influencing society with Dr Mona Sloane | The Ballpark podcast | LSE United States Politics and Policy
The widening use of AI raises questions of transparency and accountability, as well as challenges for regulators. Since the emergence of AI as a highly transformative force for modern society, governm...
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Listen to The Ballpark podcast: AI and the gig economy with Dr Lindsey Cameron blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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AI and the gig economy with Dr Lindsey Cameron | The Ballpark podcast | LSE United States Politics and Policy
From helping assign tasks and determine prices on delivery and rideshare platforms to recommending certain individuals over others on freelance hiring sites, AI is fast becoming a core part of the mod...
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Attacks on the Voting Rights Act have meant falling Latino representation in local office finds @sschmitt.bsky.social of @appalachianstate.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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Attacks on the Voting Rights Act have meant falling Latino representation in local office | LSE United States Politics and Policy
In areas that were previously covered by the VRA, Latino political representation fell, showing that removing voting rights protections can also affect who is represented in government
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The 2026 Midterms: What the Democratic Party can learn from the 1986 Midterms blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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The 2026 Midterms: What the Democratic Party can learn from the 1986 Midterms | LSE United States Politics and Policy
Joe Ryan-Hume looks to a similar crossroads for the Democratic Party – the 1986 midterm elections which also saw debates over the party’s direction.
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Changing American politics have given the Supreme Court unprecedented power to support one party’s agenda over another write @wsnead.bsky.social of @swarthmorecollege.bsky.social and @kumar.fyi of @uofilsystem.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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Changing American politics have given the Supreme Court unprecedented power to support one party’s agenda over another | LSE United States Politics and Policy
The Supreme Court remains in a position to advance controversial and unpopular policies linked to the Republican Party which may not be supported by the wider public
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Undermining the judiciary and rule of law is a key policy of the Trump administration blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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Undermining the judiciary and rule of law is a key policy of the Trump administration | LSE United States Politics and Policy
The second Trump administration has seen increasing attacks on the US judiciary, illustrated by the arrest and conviction of judges and threats of impeachment.
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Listening must be at the centre of medical education so future physicians can better understand their patients’ lives blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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Listening must be at the centre of medical education so future physicians can better understand their patients’ lives | LSE United States Politics and Policy
Physicians are trained to treat illnesses, but they are often not taught the important tool of listening, writes James J. Fisher.
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Platform companies embrace labour regulations to beat their rivals blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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Platform companies embrace labour regulations to beat their rivals | LSE United States Politics and Policy
Governments are increasingly regulating platform firms such as Uber and Deliveroo, but these firms do not all fight back in the same way against these new rules.
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LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
At 250, exceptionalism remains central to US identity, but America is divided on what that means as never before. Jack Clayton for @lseusablog.bsky.social
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At 250, exceptionalism remains central to US identity, but America is divided on what that means as never before | LSE United States Politics and Policy
The comfortable assumption that American exceptionalism would improve the world has now been seriously undermined.
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LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Partisanship and racial attitudes have widened white Americans’ divided opinions on Black Lives Matter @mckenziebennett.bsky.social @notredame.bsky.social examines the polarisation of the attitudes of white Americans towards BLM from 2016 to 2024 on @lseusablog.bsky.social
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Partisanship and racial attitudes have widened white Americans’ divided opinions on Black Lives Matter | LSE United States Politics and Policy
The 2020 murder of George Floyd by a police officer was an event of national importance for the US, with many Americans' reaction becoming split between support for and opposition to the Black Lives…
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Diliara Valeeva @diliaravaleeva.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Our new paper on surprising stability of lobbying is featured in the @lseusablog.bsky.social blog
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The UK shows that work-based experience can help young people into employment, but the US still needs systems to support it blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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The UK shows that work-based experience can help young people into employment, but the US still needs systems to support it | LSE United States Politics and Policy
The evidence shows that structured work experience can be instrumental in getting young people into work.
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Partisanship and racial attitudes have widened white Americans’ divided opinions on Black Lives Matter finds @mckenziebennett.bsky.social of @notredame.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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Partisanship and racial attitudes have widened white Americans’ divided opinions on Black Lives Matter | LSE United States Politics and Policy
The 2020 murder of George Floyd by a police officer was an event of national importance for the US, with many Americans' reaction becoming split between support for and opposition to the Black Lives M...
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
At 250, exceptionalism remains central to US identity, but America is divided on what that means as never before blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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At 250, exceptionalism remains central to US identity, but America is divided on what that means as never before | LSE United States Politics and Policy
The comfortable assumption that American exceptionalism would improve the world has now been seriously undermined.
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Despite a turbulent two decades the structure of American corporate lobbying has barely changed find @marcelhanegraaff.bsky.social @eaizenberg.bsky.social and @diliaravaleeva.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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Despite a turbulent two decades the structure of American corporate lobbying has barely changed | LSE United States Politics and Policy
Firms have consistently accounted for about 45 percent of lobbying and have not become more central in lobbying networks.
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Campaign contributions used to pull parties to the centre, but that filter is eroding blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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Campaign contributions used to pull parties to the centre, but that filter is eroding | LSE United States Politics and Policy
When voters narrowly nominate a more-extreme candidate, their party suffers financially in the general election.
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
After decades of openness, national security and strategic competition are turning US trade policy back to protectionism writes Professor @sjrickard.bsky.social of @lsegovernment.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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After decades of openness, national security and strategic competition are turning US trade policy back to protectionism | LSE United States Politics and Policy
Debates over trade have run throughout the US’s 250-year history, due in part to concerns about its economic consequences.
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Black legislative staff can shape Congress’ civil rights agenda blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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Black legislative staff can shape Congress’ civil rights agenda | LSE United States Politics and Policy
Staff diversity is not only a workplace equity issue; it can also shape the substance of representation in Congress.
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
AI harm, accountability, and cybersecurity with Professor @chinmayisharma.bsky.social of @fordhamlawnyc.bsky.social | The Ballpark podcast blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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AI harm, accountability, and cybersecurity with Professor Chinmayi Sharma | The Ballpark podcast | LSE United States Politics and Policy
AI has become easily accessible, easy to use, and for many people, it’s a useful tool. This means that AI is being used by individuals and institutions to help solve a variety of challenges, from ever...
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Americans’ support for judicial independence may depend on whether they like the judge’s decision writes @afilindra.bsky.social of @uofilsystem.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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Americans’ support for judicial independence may depend on whether they like the judge’s decision | LSE United States Politics and Policy
When a judge’s decision threatens someone’s identity as a racial conservative or liberal, they become less likely to reject the idea of undemocratic penalties for judges.
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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
.@lseusablog.bsky.social has published a blog by @yslhuang.bsky.social based on her recent BJPolS article 'Love Blinds? Winners, In-Party Favoritism, and Support for Violations of Democratic Norms' - cup.org/4wwkdju #OpenAccess
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Winning elections can make voters more willing to excuse attacks on democracy | LSE United States Politics and Policy
Protecting democracy requires more than convincing voters to dislike the other side less.
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LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
RFK Jr’s undermining of vaccine science and official data is eroding institutional confidence in American healthcare. Daniele Sudsataya @lsehealthpolicy.bsky.social for @lseusablog.bsky.social
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RFK Jr’s undermining of vaccine science and official data is eroding institutional confidence in American healthcare | LSE United States Politics and Policy
RFK Jr’s approach of promoting ambiguity and confusion around public health issues and undermining the accuracy of public health data is eroding trust in America’s health institutions.
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Daniele Sudsataya of @lsehealthpolicy.bsky.social writes that RFK Jr’s undermining of vaccine science and official data is eroding institutional confidence in American healthcare blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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RFK Jr’s undermining of vaccine science and official data is eroding institutional confidence in American healthcare | LSE United States Politics and Policy
RFK Jr’s approach of promoting ambiguity and confusion around public health issues and undermining the accuracy of public health data is eroding trust in America’s health institutions.
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
How South Asian Republican politicians use strategic assimilation to negotiate their legitimacy with conservatives blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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How South Asian Republican politicians use strategic assimilation to negotiate their legitimacy with conservatives | LSE United States Politics and Policy
These politicians manage their identities strategically by using their religion as a strategic resource, and by presenting themselves as disciplined and hardworking to gain acceptance with conservativ...
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Luca Trenta @lucatrenta.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
A nice write-up of the research conducted for my last @britishacademy.bsky.social Small Grant on selective disclosured and covert operations. Thanks to @lseusablog.bsky.social for covering it.
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Partisan conflict pushed Congress from supporting US covert operations in the 1950s to strong opposition in the 1980s find Kevin Fahey of @uniofnottingham.bsky.social, Doug Atkinson of @brighamyoungu.bsky.social, and @lucatrenta.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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Partisan conflict pushed Congress from supporting US covert operations in the 1950s to strong opposition in the 1980s | LSE United States Politics and Policy
Congress shifted from hawkish support for covert action in the 1950s to growing opposition and oversight by the 1980s.
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LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Racial justice movements like Black Lives Matter mean that the candidate pipeline of young Black and Latino Americans to run for office in the US is fuller than ever, find @nazita.bsky.social, Moa Mårtensson and Kåre Vernby on @lseusablog.bsky.social.
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Racial justice movements mean that the candidate pipeline of young Black and Latino Americans is fuller than ever | LSE United States Politics and Policy
Black and Latino Americans, especially those who are Gen Z, are more likely than white Americans to want to run for office.
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Canada copied America’s dog import ban but not its science-based fix blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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Canada copied America’s dog import ban but not its science-based fix | LSE United States Politics and Policy
In 2019 and 2021, concerns about forged foreign vaccination certificates led the US to ban the import of dogs from over 100 countries where rabies is endemic, a ban which Canada followed. While the US...
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Racial justice movements mean that the candidate pipeline of young Black and Latino Americans is fuller than ever find Nazita Lajevardi, @moamsson and Kåre Vernby blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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Racial justice movements mean that the candidate pipeline of young Black and Latino Americans is fuller than ever | LSE United States Politics and Policy
Black and Latino Americans, especially those who are Gen Z, are more likely than white Americans to want to run for office.
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Ben Worthy @benworthy.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Trump the Dictator: a Caudillo and a Mussolini by Me for @lseusablog.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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Trump’s attacks on democracy reveal his authoritarian ambitions | LSE United States Politics and Policy
Trump is becoming a dictator, one who combines the transactional pursuit of profit and power with racism, white supremacy, and personalised rule.
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The 2026 midterms: The road to the 120th US Congress blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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The 2026 midterms: The road to the 120th US Congress | LSE United States Politics and Policy
The milestones on the journey from the height of summer 2026 to the start of the final Congress of the Trump era in January 2027.
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Trump’s attacks on democracy reveal his authoritarian ambitions blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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Trump’s attacks on democracy reveal his authoritarian ambitions | LSE United States Politics and Policy
Trump is becoming a dictator, one who combines the transactional pursuit of profit and power with racism, white supremacy, and personalised rule.
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Americans like the idea of more parties in Congress unless it makes polarization worse blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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Americans like the idea of more parties in Congress unless it makes polarization worse | LSE United States Politics and Policy
While Americans would like to see new parties represented, they are strongly opposed to any changes that would deepen ideological polarization in Congress.
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Josh Busby @busbyj2.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
We have a new blog post based on our BJPS article. We find U.S. foreign policy elites hold isolationist stereotypes about the American public and get public opinion wrong across a range of issues.
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