Tag: Elections
When a winner becomes a loser: Winston Churchill was kicked out...
Klaus W. Larres, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The end of World War II in Europe and the defeat of Hitler and Nazi...
The unintended consequences of marijuana decriminalization
Nikolay Anguelov, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
America’s decades-long war on drugs disproportionately harmed minorities. Now, it seems that decriminalization of marijuana hasn’t leveled the playing...
All Latinos don’t vote the same way – their place of...
Eliza Willis, Grinnell College and Janet A. Seiz, Grinnell College
Joe Biden won Florida’s 2020 Democratic primary, capturing a majority of the state’s Latino voters.
Polls...
How being ‘tough on crime’ became a political liability
Jody D. Armour, University of Southern California
Kamala Harris recently dropped out of the presidential race after months of attacks from the left for her...
You’d be better off lighting your money on fire than giving...
Liberty Vittert, Washington University in St Louis
Alright, you want to make this country a better place for yourself, your children and the many generations...
Germany enters political no-man’s land as Angela Merkel wrestles with election...
Daniel Hough, University of Sussex
Angela Merkel is in trouble. Serious trouble. Negotiations to form the next German government have collapsed dramatically. Quite where the...
Democrats’ sweep of Virginia shows the state is moving beyond its...
Toni-Michelle C. Travis, George Mason University
In its first election since Trump became president, Virginia gave Democrats a sweeping victory. This one-time swing state and...
Why police reforms rarely succeed: Lessons from Latin America
Yanilda González, University of Chicago
President Donald Trump’s appointment of Attorney General Jeff Sessions has led people to speculate about the fate of recent police...
EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
