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Africans want freedoms their governments aren’t delivering. A new Afrobarometer report details how civic rights and media freedom fall short of citizens’ demands. goodauthority.org/news/african...
Africans want freedoms their governments aren’t delivering
A new Afrobarometer report details how civic rights and media freedom fall short of citizens’ demands.
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Can direct and indirect contact with police and immigration enforcement officials influence political participation? Read our latest - Good to Know: How contact with the carceral state affects our politics. goodauthority.org/news/good-to...
Good to Know: How contact with the carceral state affects our politics
Can direct and indirect contact with police and immigration enforcement officials influence political participation?
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If you're teaching political behavior, race and politics, or criminal justice in the fall, this is for you! My latest for @goodauth.bsky.social synthesizing some of the excellent literature on how carceral contact influences politics 👇 goodauthority.org/news/good-to...
Good to Know: How contact with the carceral state affects our politics
Can direct and indirect contact with police and immigration enforcement officials influence political participation?
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Geneva@genevavalerie.bsky.social · 5d agoIf you're teaching political behavior, race and politics, or criminal justice in the fall, this is for you! My latest for @goodauth.bsky.social synthesizing some of the excellent literature on how carceral contact influences politics 👇 goodauthority.org/news/good-to...
Valuable piece from @reidpauly.bsky.social in @goodauth.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social @belfercenter.bsky.social Why the US struggles to coerce Iran.
Why the U.S. is finding it hard to coerce Iran
The limits of U.S. coercion are evident in the dispute over Iran's nuclear program. Understanding how coercion works can help explain why this is so challenging.
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Is there a perfectly predictable pattern in partisanship? Read the latest from @johnsides.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/the-per...
The perfectly predictable pattern in partisanship
Newsworthy shifts often prove temporary. Here's what's really happening in party identification in America.
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📣 Article alert 📣 GSS Lab Faculty Advisor Dr. Roya Izadi (@royaizadi.bsky.social) wrote for @goodauth.bsky.social about the expansion of militaries into the civilian economy in the wake of USAID cuts. Congratulations Dr. Izadi! You can find the full piece ⤵️
Roya Izadi@royaizadi.bsky.social · 2w agoIn this @goodauth.bsky.social piece, I explain how sudden withdrawal of USAID has created a domino of economic militarization across Africa and beyond. This piece is part of a broader project with wonderful @katjakleinberg.bsky.social on the consequences of economic shocks and militarization.
In this @goodauth.bsky.social piece, I explain how sudden withdrawal of USAID has created a domino of economic militarization across Africa and beyond. This piece is part of a broader project with wonderful @katjakleinberg.bsky.social on the consequences of economic shocks and militarization.
Good Authority@goodauth.bsky.social · 2w agoWhat happens when foreign aid disappears? Here’s how countries are coping with the loss of USAID and the State Department foreign aid programs. Read the latest from @royaizadi.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/why-mil...
What happens when foreign aid disappears? Here’s how countries are coping with the loss of USAID and the State Department foreign aid programs. Read the latest from @royaizadi.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/why-mil...
Why militaries benefit from U.S. foreign assistance cuts
Governments are turning to their militaries to fill the void left by U.S. aid cuts. But filling the gaps then expands military power across civilian sectors.
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TIL that Google searches for Cabo Verde went up 5,000% compared to last year -- in this great piece by @eplantan.bsky.social on the World Cup.
Good Authority@goodauth.bsky.social · 3w agoThe real winners in the 2026 World Cup aren’t on the podium. Here's why teams from countries making their debut bring back far more than their first World Cup soccer goals. Read the latest from @eplantan.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/the-rea...
The real winners in the 2026 World Cup aren’t on the podium. Here's why teams from countries making their debut bring back far more than their first World Cup soccer goals. Read the latest from @eplantan.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/the-rea...
The real winners in the 2026 World Cup aren’t on the podium
While not in the finals, Cape Verde, Curaçao, Jordan, and Uzbekistan are scoring big. See how they're leveraging a 2026 World Cup debut into economic and political power.
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Excited to share my first post as a 2026-2027 Good Authority Fellow: goodauthority.org/news/the-rea... Many thanks to the @goodauth.bsky.social team for the opportunity to connect my academic expertise to my quadrennial obsession with the World Cup. ⚽
The real winners in the 2026 World Cup aren’t on the podium
While not in the finals, Cape Verde, Curaçao, Jordan, and Uzbekistan are scoring big. See how they're leveraging a 2026 World Cup debut into economic and political power.
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Darline Graham Nordone inherited her brother’s Senate seat. South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham’s sudden death illustrates a familiar pathway for women to enter political office. Read the latest from @brownphdgirl.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/darline...
Darline Graham Nordone inherited her brother’s Senate seat
Darline Graham Nordone makes history as South Carolina's first female senator. Her appointment illustrates a complex, gendered path to power for women.
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I had a very Good Chat with @segoddard.bsky.social about “Why the US is finding it hard to coerce Iran” @goodauth.bsky.social @profsaunders.bsky.social @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social @brownupolisci.bsky.social goodauthority.org/news/why-the...
Why the U.S. is finding it hard to coerce Iran
The limits of U.S. coercion are evident in the dispute over Iran's nuclear program. Understanding how coercion works can help explain why this is so challenging.
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Why the U.S. is finding it hard to coerce Iran? Read our latest "Good Chat" with Reid Pauly, author of "The Art of Coercion." goodauthority.org/news/why-the...
Why the U.S. is finding it hard to coerce Iran
The limits of U.S. coercion are evident in the dispute over Iran's nuclear program. Understanding how coercion works can help explain why this is so challenging.
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Are Jewish Americans really leaving the Democratic Party? Fewer identify as Democratic, but most still plan to vote for Democrats. Read the latest from @bfschaffner.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/are-jew...
Are Jewish Americans really leaving the Democratic Party?
Recent data shows a significant drop in Jewish identification with the Democratic Party. Is this a temporary blip or a sign of deeper shifts ahead? Explore the numbers and what they mean for 2026.
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from 2024 to 2025 there was a stunning 8-point drop in the share of Jewish Americans who identified as Democrats, but it is not clear that this will translate into a shift in voting behavior in November. my latest piece for @goodauth.bsky.social goodauthority.org/news/are-jew...
Are Jewish Americans really leaving the Democratic Party?
Recent data shows a significant drop in Jewish identification with the Democratic Party. Is this a temporary blip or a sign of deeper shifts ahead? Explore the numbers and what they mean for 2026.
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Very excited to be part of this year's cohort of Good Authority (@goodauth.bsky.social) fellows, where I will contribute news analysis and commentary on financial technology and governance and economic inequality over the coming year!
New voices join Good Authority in 2026
We welcome nine political scientists to our team of experts in our latest cohort of Good Authority fellows.
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Pleased to be one of the 2026–2027 Good Authority Fellows! GA, the successor to The Washington Post’s Monkey Cage, brings political science to a broader audience. Expect a lot of writing from me there this year on authoritarian politics, propaganda, and disinformation.
Good Authority@goodauth.bsky.social · last mo.New voices join Good Authority in 2026! We welcome nine political scientists to our team of experts in our latest cohort of Good Authority fellows. Read their bios below and say hey in the comments! goodauthority.org/news/new-voi...
Can’t wait to read what these new @goodauth.bsky.social fellows contribute!
Good Authority@goodauth.bsky.social · last mo.New voices join Good Authority in 2026! We welcome nine political scientists to our team of experts in our latest cohort of Good Authority fellows. Read their bios below and say hey in the comments! goodauthority.org/news/new-voi...
Rubio is already complicit in the destruction of the machinery of US diplomacy as I noted a few months back in @goodauth.bsky.social. Ending USAID, gutting state, leaving Iran and Ukraine negs to Witkoff and Kushner in wartime, I could go on. 2/ goodauthority.org/news/trump-a...
Trump and Rubio dismantled U.S. diplomacy. It’s making the Iran War harder.
Statecraft helps war-fighting as well as peacemaking.
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Frictions between the Atlantic Alliance partners continue, particularly on these three points. Here's what to expect at this week’s NATO summit. goodauthority.org/news/what-to...
What to expect at this week’s NATO summit
Frictions between the Atlantic Alliance partners continue, particularly on these three points.
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250 years later, the British still aren’t so hot on American independence. A minority says American independence was a good thing. Read the latest from @johnsides.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/250-yea...
250 years later, the British still aren’t so hot on American independence
A minority says American independence was a good thing.
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New @goodauth.bsky.social post w/ Mark Spindel on Supreme Court Trump v Cook decision. Throws 🛟 to Gov Cook but carves out possibly only a tenuous safe harbor for the Federal Reserve. We also revise chief justice's revisionist history of central banking in America 🤓 goodauthority.org/news/scotus-...
SCOTUS stays Cook slaughter
What Trump v. Cook means for the Federal Reserve.
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Really excited to be part of the @goodauth.bsky.social fellows team this year! Looking forward to writing about all things racial justice, public opinion, and human rights in the coming months.
John Sides@johnsides.bsky.social · last mo.Very excited to welcome these new fellows to @goodauth.bsky.social! goodauthority.org/news/new-voi...