197 Episodes

  1. How Labor Unions Impact Inequality - And Whether That Justifies the Legacy Costs They Leave

    Published: 5/23/2018
  2. Anti-Immigration Politics: Is California's Past the Republicans' Future?

    Published: 5/9/2018
  3. How Debt Finance Leads to War and Defense Spending

    Published: 4/25/2018
  4. How Racial Stereotypes Impacted Voting for Obama and Trump

    Published: 4/11/2018
  5. Are Red and Blue States Making Red and Blue Policies?

    Published: 3/28/2018
  6. Are Americans Becoming Tribal, with Identity Politics Trumping All?

    Published: 3/14/2018
  7. Do Americans Implicitly Trust Government, Despite our Public Anger?

    Published: 2/28/2018
  8. The Resistance: Who is Protesting Trump and Are They Changing Public Views?

    Published: 2/13/2018
  9. Congressional Primaries: How the Parties Fight Insurgents

    Published: 1/31/2018
  10. Does the Tax Law Signal Change in How Parties use Tax Credits and Deductions?

    Published: 1/17/2018
  11. Rules Around the Senate Filibuster

    Published: 1/3/2018
  12. Multi-Racial Electoral Coalitions for Minority Candidates

    Published: 12/20/2017
  13. How Gun Politics and Gun Policy Polarize America

    Published: 12/6/2017
  14. How the House Freedom Caucus Gains Power in Congress

    Published: 11/22/2017
  15. Polarized Opinion on Climate Change and Messages that Move Conservatives

    Published: 11/8/2017
  16. Why Republican Women Don't Run for Office and Why It Matters for the Gender Gap in Voting

    Published: 10/24/2017
  17. How Fox News Channel Spreads its Message and Persuades Viewers

    Published: 10/5/2017

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The Niskanen Center’s The Science of Politics podcast features up-and-coming researchers delivering fresh insights on the big trends driving American politics today. Get beyond punditry to data-driven understanding of today’s Washington with host and political scientist Matt Grossmann. Each 30-45-minute episode covers two new cutting-edge studies and interviews two researchers.