The Science of Politics

A podcast by Niskanen Center

191 Episodes

  1. Does Anyone Speak for the Poor in Congress?

    Published: 12/5/2018
  2. Interpreting the 2018 Election

    Published: 11/20/2018
  3. How Americans' Politics Drives Their Religious Views

    Published: 11/8/2018
  4. How TV and Service Projects Impact What Americans Believe About Inequality

    Published: 10/24/2018
  5. How the Democrat and Republican Parties Are Changing

    Published: 10/10/2018
  6. How Marriage and Inequality Reinforce Political Polarization

    Published: 9/26/2018
  7. How the Tea Party Paved the Way for Donald Trump

    Published: 9/12/2018
  8. How Citizens Match their Issue Positions to Candidates and Causes

    Published: 8/29/2018
  9. How Campaign Money Has Changed Elections After Citizens United

    Published: 8/15/2018
  10. How the Federalist Society Changed the Supreme Court Vetting Process

    Published: 8/1/2018
  11. Does Nationalized Media Mean the Death of Local Politics?

    Published: 7/18/2018
  12. Did Facebook Really Polarize and Misinform the 2016 Electorate?

    Published: 7/5/2018
  13. Who’s More Afraid of Democracy: the Center or the Right?

    Published: 6/20/2018
  14. When Liberals and Conservatives Use Genetics to Explain Human Difference

    Published: 6/6/2018
  15. How Labor Unions Impact Inequality - And Whether That Justifies the Legacy Costs They Leave

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

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

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

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

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

    Published: 3/14/2018

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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.