The Science of Politics
A podcast by Niskanen Center

191 Episodes
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Does Anyone Speak for the Poor in Congress?
Published: 12/5/2018 -
Interpreting the 2018 Election
Published: 11/20/2018 -
How Americans' Politics Drives Their Religious Views
Published: 11/8/2018 -
How TV and Service Projects Impact What Americans Believe About Inequality
Published: 10/24/2018 -
How the Democrat and Republican Parties Are Changing
Published: 10/10/2018 -
How Marriage and Inequality Reinforce Political Polarization
Published: 9/26/2018 -
How the Tea Party Paved the Way for Donald Trump
Published: 9/12/2018 -
How Citizens Match their Issue Positions to Candidates and Causes
Published: 8/29/2018 -
How Campaign Money Has Changed Elections After Citizens United
Published: 8/15/2018 -
How the Federalist Society Changed the Supreme Court Vetting Process
Published: 8/1/2018 -
Does Nationalized Media Mean the Death of Local Politics?
Published: 7/18/2018 -
Did Facebook Really Polarize and Misinform the 2016 Electorate?
Published: 7/5/2018 -
Who’s More Afraid of Democracy: the Center or the Right?
Published: 6/20/2018 -
When Liberals and Conservatives Use Genetics to Explain Human Difference
Published: 6/6/2018 -
How Labor Unions Impact Inequality - And Whether That Justifies the Legacy Costs They Leave
Published: 5/23/2018 -
Anti-Immigration Politics: Is California's Past the Republicans' Future?
Published: 5/9/2018 -
How Debt Finance Leads to War and Defense Spending
Published: 4/25/2018 -
How Racial Stereotypes Impacted Voting for Obama and Trump
Published: 4/11/2018 -
Are Red and Blue States Making Red and Blue Policies?
Published: 3/28/2018 -
Are Americans Becoming Tribal, with Identity Politics Trumping All?
Published: 3/14/2018
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.