The Science of Politics

A podcast by Niskanen Center - Wednesdays

Wednesdays

185 Episodes

  1. Lessons from the COVID-era Welfare Expansion

    Published: 2/21/2024
  2. How Bureaucrats Deal with Political Chaos Above

    Published: 2/7/2024
  3. Elites Misperceive the Public

    Published: 1/24/2024
  4. The Deterioration of Congress

    Published: 1/10/2024
  5. The Two Sides of Immigration Backlash

    Published: 1/3/2024
  6. Previewing 2024: How Voters Judge Presidents

    Published: 12/13/2023
  7. Do presidents have the power to act alone?

    Published: 11/29/2023
  8. Why presidents still spend their time raising money.

    Published: 11/15/2023
  9. The decline of union Democrats

    Published: 11/1/2023
  10. What explains the diploma divide?

    Published: 10/18/2023
  11. Can state politicians be held accountable to the public?

    Published: 10/4/2023
  12. Partisan election administrators don't tip the scales

    Published: 9/20/2023
  13. Do the media drive presidential primaries?

    Published: 9/6/2023
  14. Are claims that social media polarizes us overblown?

    Published: 8/23/2023
  15. Don't expect extreme weather to spur climate policy change

    Published: 8/9/2023
  16. Has American business turned left?

    Published: 7/26/2023
  17. Will Supreme Court Opinions Provoke Public Backlash?

    Published: 7/12/2023
  18. Are We Overproducing Elites and Instability?

    Published: 6/28/2023
  19. How Parties Recruit and Limit Candidates

    Published: 6/14/2023
  20. The causes and effects of budgeting under threat

    Published: 5/31/2023

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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.