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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 1d
Black members of Congress are aging – but not stepping down.

Our data finds Congressional Black Caucus members enter office later and stay in office longer than their colleagues.

See the data from @brownphdgirl.bsky.social & @mjstrawbridge.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/black-m...
Black members of Congress are aging – but not stepping down.
Our data finds Congressional Black Caucus members enter office later and stay in office longer than their colleagues.
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Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University @ipratnu.bsky.social · 2d
In @goodauth.bsky.social, @polisciatnu.bsky.social's @danigilbert.bsky.social explains President Trump’s new executive order creating a “state sponsor of wrongful detention” designation, aimed at punishing countries that detain foreigners as bargaining chips. spr.ly/63323ASHdP
Trump wants to punish countries that wrongfully detain U.S. citizens
A new executive order aims to strike back against “hostage diplomacy.”
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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 1d
What is the populism horseshoe?

Here’s a new example – with a twist.

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The populism horseshoe
A venerable political theory helps make sense of modern political attitudes.
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Chris Warshaw @chriswarshaw.bsky.social · 3d
In recent years, white turnout has spiked. But turnout among Black and other non-white Americans has stagnated. @devincaughey.bsky.social, Bernard Fraga, @rpgriffin.bsky.social & I have a summary in @goodauth.bsky.social of our work on turnout in U.S. elections. goodauthority.org/news/2024-br...
2024 brought high voter turnout – but a growing racial gap
New data shows that while white turnout has spiked, turnout among Black and other non-white Americans has stagnated.
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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 3d
2024 brought high voter turnout – but a growing racial gap.

New data shows that while white turnout has spiked, turnout among Black and other non-white Americans has stagnated.

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2024 brought high voter turnout – but a growing racial gap
New data shows that while white turnout has spiked, turnout among Black and other non-white Americans has stagnated.
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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 4d
Americans are in an unusually liberal fiscal policy mood.

This could strengthen Democrats’ position in shutdown negotiations.

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Americans are in an unusually liberal fiscal policy mood.
This could strengthen Democrats’ position in shutdown negotiations.
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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 5d
Depressed people are more likely to support Donald Trump.

New research shows a connection between mental health and political attitudes.

See the data here: goodauthority.org/news/depress...
Depressed people are more likely to support Donald Trump.
New research shows a connection between mental health and political attitudes.
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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 8d
Despite Russian meddling, Moldova’s pro-Europe party wins a majority.

Russia’s social media campaign fell short.

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Despite Russian meddling, Moldova’s pro-Europe party wins a majority
Russia’s social media campaign fell short.
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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 9d
- Undergraduates with an interest in formal political or game theory
- Graduate students in the social sciences
- Instructors assigning Pivotal Politics

We've got you covered. Check out the latest from our team: Why we get stalemate even under unified government.

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Why we get stalemate even under unified government.
The 1998 book Pivotal Politics still sheds light on lawmaking.
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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 10d
Good to Know: Nationalism and democracy.

- What is nationalism, exactly?
- What should nationalism look like in a democracy?

Democracy needs more than a good story. Read our latest, filled with resources from @eunajo.bsky.social:

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Good to Know: Nationalism and democracy
Democracy needs more than a good story.
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Dani Gilbert @danigilbert.bsky.social · 11d
What should we expect from President Trump’s new executive order on “wrongful detention”? My latest, on @goodauth.bsky.social, explains👇

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Trump wants to punish countries that wrongfully detain U.S. citizens
A new executive order aims to strike back against “hostage diplomacy.”
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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 10d
Trump wants to punish countries that wrongfully detain U.S. citizens.

A new executive order aims to strike back against “hostage diplomacy.”

Read the latest from @danigilbert.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/trump-w...
Trump wants to punish countries that wrongfully detain U.S. citizens
A new executive order aims to strike back against “hostage diplomacy.”
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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 12d
The week’s links from @johnsides.bsky.social are here.

The GOP and science funding, music, and more music.

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The week’s links
The GOP and science funding, music, and more music.
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kim yi dionne (she/her) @dadakim.bsky.social · 15d
On this, you really should read @alexandraguisinger.bsky.social's political science take on Eurovision -- how it is a model of the best and worst of international cooperation -- published on @goodauth.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/good-to...
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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 13d
China updates its climate commitments... in disappointing fashion.

"Even overdelivering would look like a slowdown from China’s current pace of deploying clean energy and reducing its carbon emissions."

Read the latest from @jeremywallace.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/china-u...
China updates its climate commitments, in disappointing fashion
But China remains a key player in climate politics, unlike the U.S.
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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 15d
“Women’s rights are human rights.”

Why the World Conference on Women still matters, 30 years later.

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Why the World Conference on Women still matters, 30 years later.
“Women’s rights are human rights” continues to resonate today.
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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 16d
The GOP crackdown on free speech isn’t a big ideological change.

A recent book argues that U.S. parties change positions when it suits them, not because they’re sticking to conservative or liberal principles.

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The GOP crackdown on free speech isn't a big ideological change.
A recent book argues that U.S. parties change positions when it suits them, not because they’re sticking to conservative or liberal principles.
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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 17d
Democrats’ waning support for Israel extends to Jewish Democrats too.

Politics and ideology increasingly trump religious identity for Jewish Democrats.

See the data from @tesler.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/democra...
Democrats’ waning support for Israel extends to Jewish Democrats too.
Politics and ideology increasingly trump religious identity for Jewish Democrats.
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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 18d
The time when America opened its doors.

One figure explains the Cold War’s influence on America’s immigration past – and what’s happening now.

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Why elected leaders began to speak more positively about immigration 75 years ago.
One figure explains the Cold War’s influence on America’s immigration past – and what’s happening now.
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Mert Kartal @mertkartal.bsky.social · 19d
I mentioned Moldova (among others) in my latest @goodauth.bsky.social piece on whether current candidates might join the EU soon. I argue the chances are slim: tinyurl.com/2wjzb5s5

In a short piece, I could not get into every reason. Russian meddling is one more factor, and ⬇️ is a real-life example
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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 19d
The week’s links from @johnsides.bsky.social are here.

Health grants, isolationism, and tyranny.

Read his curation from around the web: goodauthority.org/news/the-wee...
The week’s links.
Health grants, isolationism, and tyranny.
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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 21d
The future of E.U. enlargement: dreams vs. reality.

Despite the promises of a broader European Union, the road to membership remains long.

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The future of E.U. enlargement: dreams vs. reality.
Despite the promises of a broader European Union, the road to membership remains long.
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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 24d
The real problem with the Biden-era Democratic Party?

They pursued policy goals rather than build the party.

@johnsides.bsky.social shares insight from @samrosenfeld.bsky.social & Danny Scholzman: goodauthority.org/news/the-rea...
The real problem with the Biden-era Democratic Party?
They pursued policy goals rather than build the party.
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Christopher Clary @claryc.bsky.social · 26d
At @goodauth.bsky.social we thought it would be helpful to ask peacekeeping experts about peacekeeping proposals for Ukraine. Thanks to @wnomikos.bsky.social and Joshua Zhang for their insightful essay! goodauthority.org/news/rethink...
Rethinking how Europe can lead peacekeeping in Ukraine.
What would make this concept viable?
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William Nomikos @wnomikos.bsky.social · 26d
Thanks to team at @goodauth.bsky.social and especially @claryc.bsky.social for giving me space to pontificate on European peacekeeping force to Ukraine.

Co-written with Joshua Zhang, a former undergrad student in my peacekeeping class at UCSB.

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Rethinking how Europe can lead peacekeeping in Ukraine.
What would make this concept viable?
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