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

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

  2. Beyond the Dream and Promise Act: Why Democrats must turn the immigrant labor narrative upside down – Inés Valdez – 8 April

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

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

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

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

  7. 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

  8. Women and men receive different punishments for their involvement in the same crime: prostitution. – Rebecca Pfeffer – 27 March 2018

  9. Why Maryland’s minimum wage increase is unlikely to hurt jobs – Liam C. Malloy and Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz – 5 April

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