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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 21h

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 · 1d

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 · 4d

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 · 5d

- 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 · 7d

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 · 7d

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 · 7d

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 · 8d

The week’s links from @johnsides.bsky.social are here.

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

Read the curated list: goodauthority.org/news/the-wee...

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 · 12d

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 · 10d

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 · 11d

“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 · 12d

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 · 13d

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 · 14d

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 · 15d

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 · 15d

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 · 18d

The future of E.U. enlargement: dreams vs. reality.

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

Read the latest from @mertkartal.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/the-fut...

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 · 21d

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 · 23d

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 · 22d

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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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 22d

Our Editor-in-chief @johnsides.bsky.social has aggregated a list of links worth reading from around the web.

This week, we touch on abortion attitudes, C-SPAN... and tasty guitar.

Check out the links here: goodauthority.org/news/the-wee...

The week’s links.

Here are this week’s links.

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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 22d

Some updates from the Good Authority team on Ukraine 🇺🇦.

1) In Ukraine, fewer women are having children: goodauthority.org/news/in-ukra...

2) Rethinking how Europe can lead peacekeeping in Ukraine: goodauthority.org/news/rethink...

Read our latest on Ukraine at the links👆.

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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 25d

Do policymakers make decisions based on ideology first, and evidence second... if at all?

Here is what the research shows.

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Do policymakers listen to evidence or their own biases?

A new experiment with local officials across the U.S. shows that yes, strong evidence can shift attitudes.

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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 26d

What do the Russian drones in Poland mean for NATO?

Here’s what the NATO security treaty actually does – and doesn’t – require.

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What the Russian drones in Poland mean for NATO.

Here’s what the NATO security treaty actually does – and doesn’t – require.

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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 29d

"Analyzing extensive data on electorates, parties, and individuals in 24 countries for over half a century, we document a systematic pattern whereby economic crises tend to disproportionately favor the right."

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Why economic crises help right-wing parties.

New research shows that voters do more than just punish the incumbents.

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