Fewer people think the American dream is alive – but they disagree on why.
A new book argues that politics influences how we explain inequality.
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Excited to share that Cindy Kam’s and my article is published online! We examine item refusal pre- and post-Dobbs and find a significant increase in women’s refusal to disclose their pregnancy status after the decision, with concerning implications for research, policy, and women’s health.
Fewer people think the American dream is alive – but they disagree on why. A new book argues that politics influences how we explain inequality.
Did Dobbs have a chilling effect on survey responses?
In POQ, Kam & Marcellin find that women were less willing to disclose their pregnancy status in the nation's premier health survey (BRFSS), on the heels of the Dobbs decision.
Read now: doi.org/10.1093/poq/...
Women in Congress are wealthier than men in Congress.
A new article looks at nearly 40 years of financial disclosures from members of Congress.
See the data in the latest article from @johnsides.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/women-i...
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Women in Congress are wealthier than men in Congress. A new article looks at nearly 40 years of financial disclosures from members of Congress.
Neat new APSR paper by my Vanderbilt colleague Alan Wiseman along with Volden, Treul, and Thomsen: "Legislative Effectiveness, Progressive Ambition, and Electoral Success."
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I think readers interested in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and US policy toward the region will want to stick around to the end of this conversation with Asfandyar Mir.
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Wrote about political scientists' favorite "Well, actually..." It's our favorite for a reason. With data from New Jersey's recent election. goodauthority.org/news/good-to...
Interesting AmericasBarometer result from @johnsides.bsky.social in this week's @goodauth.bsky.social newsletter. Strong public willingness to trade features of democracy (free elections, free expression) for material and physical security, with some party differences.
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Here's the post on Good Authority! Thanks @goodauth.bsky.social @johnsides.bsky.social & Vanessa Lide! goodauthority.org/news/was-the...
Can elections reveal the public’s true opinions? It depends on who shows up to vote.
A TikTok outage more likely explains recent anomalies – there’s no evidence of larger platform changes so far.
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📣📣📣Announcing...Chalkboard Politics @chalkboardpolitics.bsky.social, a podcast by students, for students (and their teachers). Written, edited, and mixed by the students at @siwpscolumbia.bsky.social and distributed by @goodauth.bsky.social. 1/ www.podbean.com/media/share/...
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Pakistan is waging its own war in Afghanistan.
@claryc.bsky.social and Asfandyar Mir discuss how these former allies are now in open conflict – and why this might escalate further.
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Pakistan is waging its own war in Afghanistan. Christopher Clary and Asfandyar Mir discuss how these former allies are now in open conflict – and why this might escalate further.
