Summer 2026: extreme heat waves sweep across Europe, breaking longstanding records in many countries. Does personally experiencing such heat waves change people’s climate attitudes or even their policy preferences?
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Local politics deals with issues far from the presidential campaign: schools, police, and sanitation. Yet in many states and counties, winning these offices effectively requires running under a party label. Local politicians often insist that their work transcends national partisanship — but do voters see it that way?
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In recent years, voting by mail has been the subject of numerous lawsuits and attacks that often claim the process gives Democratic nominees and legislative bills an edge. Are there merits to this claim, and what are the actual causal effects of sending ballots to all registered voters? In the paper, we take advantage of a unique situation in Southern California that allows us to pin down the causal effects convincingly.
Leave a CommentForeign interference in democratic elections has become a source of growing concern. Because outside involvement can affect the outcome of elections, candidates may be tempted to seek foreign help. But…
Leave a CommentConscription, both civil and military, has long been viewed as an outdated relic of a bygone era. When I started researching this topic in 2018, most of the political scientists…
Leave a CommentWhen Politics Meets Government Spending You might picture debates, elections, or heated headlines when you think of politics. But politics also shapes how the U.S. government buys things—from office supplies…
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