Thanks to Hye Young You @princeton.edu for her presentation on lobbying and legislative representation.
Why are metro police budgets high even after years of activism? In a new paper, @taransamarth.bsky.social and I use original survey data from six U.S. metro areas to test one explanation: suburban voters are willing to use their taxes to fund police in the urban core: doi.org/10.1177/1532...
2026 Midterm Wrapup: Join political scientists Alan Gerber,
@jkalla.bsky.social, and Christina Kinane and pollster
@zacharydonnini.bsky.social at 7:30 PM ET on Nov. 10 for an online conversation analyzing the election results and answering your questions. Register on Zoom to attend: bit.ly/3VxbT61
New from @hlandemore.bsky.social and @audreyt.org: Let The People Set The Pace Of Frontier AI bit.ly/4AxVHBq
AI policy is dominating #UNGA81 dialogue.🌐
Who’s holding the steering wheel? Are we going in the right direction? Are we going too fast? Are we going off a cliff? 🤔
Read my essay with @hlandemore.bsky.social via @noemamag.com.🙏
We must let the people set the pace of frontier AI!💯
#LLAP🖖
Meet Lori Bruce, new director of the Yale Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics: bit.ly/4yVwSxB
APPLICATIONS WILL OPEN Oct. 12 for the ISPS Graduate Policy Fellowship. Are you or is someone you know conducting research at Yale on U.S. domestic policy? The program offers money and mentorship to complete year-long research projects. Register to attend a Zoom info meeting Oct. 8: bit.ly/3VcX5sZ
Thank you, Craig Volden for sharing your research with us on Issue-Specific State Legislative Effectiveness Scores (ISLES), for legislatures that convened between 2009 and 2019 in 48 states. thelawmakers.org
I really enjoyed sharing my research at Yale ISPS last week! Huge thanks to the organizers for having me out and to the audience for their thoughtful engagement!
If you’re interested in the paper you can check it out here:
So thrilled to host @rachelporter.bsky.social of @notredame.bsky.social for a talk on her research showing bipartisan campaign messages are credible signals of bipartisan lawmaking
An inside look at the Connecticut Citizens' Assembly on property taxes: bit.ly/4xzJaLb
APPLICATIONS WILL OPEN Oct. 12 for the ISPS Graduate Policy Fellowship. Are you or is someone you know conducting research at Yale on U.S. domestic policy? The program offers money and mentorship to complete year-long research projects. Register to attend a Zoom info meeting Oct. 8: bit.ly/3VcX5sZ
New study from Greg Huber and Lilla Orr. Democrats and Republicans often make the same mistakes about their own parties, suggesting that partisan hostility may be rooted less in caricatures of the opposition than in genuine disagreements over what the parties stand for and do. bit.ly/4cGhdtE
Visiting faculty fellow @seanjwestwood.bsky.social presents his research on why antisemitism is not a red line for most voters.
Sept 23: Join D&S founder @zephoria.bsky.social as she discusses her new book about the 2020 US Census and the urgency of protecting democracy's data, in conversation with historian Dan Bouk, moderated by D&S executive director Janet Haven. RSVP and join us online! datasociety.net/news-events/...
What types of ethical questions were future doctors, philosphers, and policymakers exploring this summer? bit.ly/3T1O9Ge
Check out or new interview with the amazing David Mayhew about political patterns, American institutions, and the value of taking intellectual risks bit.ly/4gy9JuM
If you've ever been to ISPS, you have almost certainly met Pam Greene, who is retiring this week after 35 years: bit.ly/43hvNml
