The Science of Politics
A podcast by Niskanen Center

191 Episodes
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Don't expect extreme weather to spur climate policy change
Published: 8/9/2023 -
Has American business turned left?
Published: 7/26/2023 -
Will Supreme Court Opinions Provoke Public Backlash?
Published: 7/12/2023 -
Are We Overproducing Elites and Instability?
Published: 6/28/2023 -
How Parties Recruit and Limit Candidates
Published: 6/14/2023 -
The causes and effects of budgeting under threat
Published: 5/31/2023 -
How administrative burdens undermine public programs
Published: 5/17/2023 -
How to reduce partisan animosity
Published: 5/3/2023 -
Why Scandals Don’t Add Up to Damage Candidates
Published: 4/20/2023 -
How Black voters choose candidates
Published: 4/5/2023 -
How debates over diversity and equity came to dominate education politics
Published: 3/22/2023 -
Racial minorities can win elections. Here's what's holding them back.
Published: 3/8/2023 -
Changing how we elect presidents
Published: 2/22/2023 -
How Congress communicates
Published: 2/8/2023 -
Do moderate voters matter?
Published: 1/25/2023 -
Judging Biden and Congress
Published: 1/11/2023 -
The influence of Twitter on journalism and politics
Published: 12/28/2022 -
How party leaders change Congress
Published: 12/14/2022 -
How Early Voting is Changing American Elections
Published: 11/30/2022 -
Does the 2022 election show how Democratic campaigns win?
Published: 11/16/2022
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.