The Science of Politics
A podcast by Niskanen Center

191 Episodes
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Why foreign policy is still bipartisan
Published: 5/15/2024 -
Does the Biden economy have bad election timing or an unfair fed?
Published: 5/1/2024 -
The Politics of Our Jobs
Published: 4/17/2024 -
How will TikTok change politics?
Published: 4/3/2024 -
How race makes us less punitive on opioid policy
Published: 3/21/2024 -
Do Voters Dislike Old Candidates
Published: 3/6/2024 -
Lessons from the COVID-era Welfare Expansion
Published: 2/21/2024 -
How Bureaucrats Deal with Political Chaos Above
Published: 2/7/2024 -
Elites Misperceive the Public
Published: 1/24/2024 -
The Deterioration of Congress
Published: 1/10/2024 -
The Two Sides of Immigration Backlash
Published: 1/3/2024 -
Previewing 2024: How Voters Judge Presidents
Published: 12/13/2023 -
Do presidents have the power to act alone?
Published: 11/29/2023 -
Why presidents still spend their time raising money.
Published: 11/15/2023 -
The decline of union Democrats
Published: 11/1/2023 -
What explains the diploma divide?
Published: 10/18/2023 -
Can state politicians be held accountable to the public?
Published: 10/4/2023 -
Partisan election administrators don't tip the scales
Published: 9/20/2023 -
Do the media drive presidential primaries?
Published: 9/6/2023 -
Are claims that social media polarizes us overblown?
Published: 8/23/2023
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.