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Elections and party politics across the US

Despite Republican heckles, Biden’s State of the Union address struck an optimistic tone

February 8th, 2023

Long Read: Economics experts agree that a US debt default would do substantial damage to financial markets

February 7th, 2023

Justice and Domestic Affairs

Florida shows how the lack of a minimum age statute can draw young children into the criminal justice system unnecessarily.

February 7th, 2023

The Ballpark Extra Innings

The Ballpark podcast Extra Innings: Professor Rana Mitter on historical analogy in US-China relations

February 6th, 2023

Elections and party politics across the US

Elections and party politics across the US

Despite Republican heckles, Biden’s State of the Union address struck an optimistic tone

February 8th, 2023

Elections and party politics across the US

Despite more serious allegations, the continued news of Joe Biden’s classified documents means an indictment for Donald Trump is increasingly unlikely

January 23rd, 2023

Elections and party politics across the US

Though Biden has handled his own classified documents controversy very differently, this may still be a huge political gift for Trump.

January 13th, 2023

US foreign affairs and the North American neighbourhood

Book Review: Line of Advantage: Japan’s Grand Strategy in the Era of Abe Shinzo by Michael J. Green

February 5th, 2023

The Ballpark Extra Innings

The Ballpark podcast Extra Innings: Lessons from the Edge with Marie Yovanovitch

January 30th, 2023

Book Review: China’s Rise in the Age of Globalization: Myth or Reality? by Jianyong Yue

January 29th, 2023

Environment

Sustainable central banking: clear green water between the Fed and the ECB?

January 21st, 2023

Climate change threatens global prosperity. The World Bank should help

January 7th, 2023

Book Review: Horizon Work: At the Edge of Knowledge in an Age of Runaway Climate Change by Adriana Petryna

October 23rd, 2022

Economy

Long Read: Economics experts agree that a US debt default would do substantial damage to financial markets

February 7th, 2023

For the stocks of US for-profit water firms, environmental, social and governance ratings can differ greatly depending on the firm type and rating agency.

January 20th, 2023

Book Review: Davos Man: How the Billionaires Devoured the World by Peter Goodman

January 15th, 2023

Urban, rural and regional policies

Urban, rural and regional policies

For the US to again become the “Land of Opportunity” we need a better understanding of how geography and industrial change affects incomes.

February 2nd, 2023

Urban, rural and regional policies

Science was not a high priority in US governors’ decisions to issue COVID-19-related Stay-at-Home Orders

January 24th, 2023

Urban, rural and regional policies

State legislators are not equally responsive to all Asian constituents, but we don’t know why

December 9th, 2022

Justice and Domestic Affairs

Justice and Domestic Affairs

Florida shows how the lack of a minimum age statute can draw young children into the criminal justice system unnecessarily.

February 7th, 2023

Justice and Domestic Affairs

Living close to a police killing depresses voter turnout, especially among Black voters.

February 3rd, 2023

Justice and Domestic Affairs

Immigrant spouses who want to come to the US are forced to learn to play along with the state’s idealized version of the American family.

February 2nd, 2023

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