The Science of Politics

A podcast by Niskanen Center

191 Episodes

  1. Why foreign policy is still bipartisan

    Published: 5/15/2024
  2. Does the Biden economy have bad election timing or an unfair fed?

    Published: 5/1/2024
  3. The Politics of Our Jobs

    Published: 4/17/2024
  4. How will TikTok change politics?

    Published: 4/3/2024
  5. How race makes us less punitive on opioid policy

    Published: 3/21/2024
  6. Do Voters Dislike Old Candidates

    Published: 3/6/2024
  7. Lessons from the COVID-era Welfare Expansion

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Published: 8/23/2023

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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.