Whether immigrants to the US are a negative or positive influence on US society has been the source of much debate in recent years. In new research, James Garand, Ping Xu, and Belinda C. Davis examine the relationship between people’s attitudes towards immigration and welfare. Using election data, they find that those who are in favor of immigration are […]
The past thirty years have seen a dramatic rise in income inequality in the US. While many economists have pointed to the rise of low-skilled immigration as a contributor to income inequality in developed countries, there has been little evidence from the US. In new research, Ping Xu, James C. Garand, Ling Zhu, find that the low-skilled immigration in […]
The past year has seen growing controversy over the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal which is currently being negotiated between 12 countries, the U.S. included. Concerns about economic dislocation stemming from similar trade deals often lead social democratic governments to increase spending on welfare programs to compensate citizens. Given the lack of a U.S. social democratic party, the response of […]
How Black fraternities are actually harmful to Black culture in the US
Utah’s new kind of ranked-choice voting could hurt political minorities — and sometimes even the majority
Obama’s legacy is as a disappointingly conventional president
Films can have a major influence on how people view government.
Anda Pleniceanu reviews After Extinction edited by Richard Grusin 
Ben Margulies reviews The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to the Civil War by Joanne Freeman 
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