This page shows a weekly updated list of the past week’s ten most popular blog posts by readership.

  1. Why declaring a national emergency to build a border wall could set Donald Trump on the road to impeachment – Thomas Gift – 12 February

  2. American cities with rail transit are more likely to attract well-educated young people to live centrally – Juita-Elena (Wie) Yusuf – 11 February

  3. How Black fraternities are actually harmful to Black culture in the US – Ali Chambers – 15 September 2017

  4. The ‘heroes’ and ‘victims’ of Trump’s State of the Union reveal how he wants Americans to think about gender and ethnicity. – Patrick A. Stewart – 13 February

  5. How party polarization makes the legislative process even slower when government is divided. – Tyler Hughes and Deven Carlson – 19 May 2015

  6. How social media is changing the way people commit crimes and police fight them. – Ray Surette – 28 January 2016

  7. Why California is so expensive: It’s not just the weather, it’s the regulation – Kristoffer (Kip) Jackson – 2 July 2016

  8. Almost 60 percent of Americans believe in conspiracy theories about JFK. Here’s why that might be a problem. – Joseph E. Uscinski – 22 November 2018

  9. Films can have a major influence on how people view government – Michelle C. Pautz – 12 March 2015

  10. Political parties shape public opinion, but their influence is limited. – Kevin J. Mullinix – 18 April 2017