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10 Fascinating Things About State Politics You Probably Didn’t Know

States place industrial plants near downwind borders to pass on environmental costs, state legislatures have stopped growing to keep up with population growth, and other lessons from the 13th annual State Politics and Policy Conference.

Seth Masket

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Political Science in the Raw: The Papers That Could Change Politics in the Coming Years

A review of new material presented at the Midwest Political Science Association's annual conference in Chicago this past weekend.

Seth Masket

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Outlawed Research

Congress just cut funding for political science because they don't understand the good it does. Here are four excellent examples.

Seth Masket

Economics

Was Chávez’s Political Base What It Seemed?

A Caracas, Venezuela neighborhood From Who Votes for Chavismo? a 2010 study of voting patterns in Hugo Chávez’s…

Marc Herman

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The Politics of Attacking Political Science

When someone attacks physics, Neil DeGrasse Tyson is there to defend it. But who comes to the defense of political science?

Seth Masket

Economics

Scandinavians to Experiment with Internet Meme-Based Political System

Via Singularity Hub: 49,999 signatures to go. The ever-experimental and entertaining Finns are about to consider the first…

Marc Herman

Economics

Congress: If You Liked 2010-12, You’ll Love 2012-14

Debating Writing at Mischiefs of Faction, the University of Miami’s Greg Koger makes a good case for this…

Marc Herman

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How Moammar Gadhafi Lashes Out At Western Governments to Distract Libyans At Home

"Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!" shout embattled Middle Eastern potentates grasping for a second lease on life by playing the "Wag the Dog" card.

John A. Tures