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We Should Be Very Worried About Brazil’s Runoff Election

Andre Pagliarini

Andre Pagliarini

We Should Be Very Worried About Brazil’s Runoff Election

The Slippery Politics of the Nobel Prize in Literature

The Politics of Everything

The Politics of Everything

The Slippery Politics of the Nobel Prize in Literature

State of Affairs

The War for Democracy in America Will Be Lost—or Won—in the States

States were meant to be “laboratories of democracy.” Instead, they are pioneering new ways to restrict voting and distort representation.

The Supreme Court Might Be on the Brink of Making Corruption Easier—Again

Michael Linhorst

Michael Linhorst

The Supreme Court Might Be on the Brink of Making Corruption Easier—Again

Scandal Machine

Of Course Republicans Are Sticking With Herschel Walker

Scandal Machine

Of Course Republicans Are Sticking With Herschel Walker

Editor’s Picks

Do Political Ads Even Work?

2022 is set to be the most expensive midterm election in history. But the political science research is murky on how much that matters.

Who Will Win the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature?

If Haruki Murakami wins, I will eat one of his fancy T-shirts.