February 22 to March 1, 2018
The APSA Press Gallery is a roundup of recent blogs, op-eds, podcasts, and interviews featuring political scientists. We are always eager to follow our members’ engagement online. Let us know what you are doing or reading with the hashtag #APSAPressGallery, or by email to press@apsanet.org.
The Weeks in Writing
Recent blogs and op-eds authored by APSA members
- When Government Fails, Nicholas T. Davis, Jacobin Magazine, February 22, 2018
- The NRA’s Journey From Marksmanship to Political Brinksmanship, Robert Spitzer, The Conversation, February 23, 2018
- Where You Live and Who Your Neighbors Are Influences Whether You Think Closing the Income Gap is Important, Scott Minkoff and Jeffrey Lyons, LSE US APP Blog, February 23, 2018
- Is a Wave Rolling in for House Democrats? Potentially Competitive Districts and Candidates Build Strength, Michael J. Malbin, Brookings, February 26, 2018
- The Counterrevolution: Governing Our New Internal Enemies, Bernard E. Harcourt, The Nation, February 28, 2018
- The Party Isn’t Dead, Seth Masket, Mischiefs of Faction, February 28, 2018
Speaking Up: Political Scientists in the Media
Interviews, quotes, and podcasts featuring APSA members
- How Much Does Voting Matter in a Gerrymandered District?, By Andrew Schneider, featuring Elizabeth Simas, Houston Public Media, February 26, 2018
- America’s Secret Ice Base Won’t Stay Frozen Forever, By Sarah Laskow, featuring Jeff Colgan, Wired, February 27, 2018
- How Employers Already Compel Speech From Workers, By Sean McElwee, featuring Alex Hertel-Fernandez, The Nation, February 27, 2018
- How Gun Ownership Became a Powerful Political Identity, By Dylan Matthews, featuring Matthew Lacombe, Kristin Goss, Mark Joslyn, Don Haider-Markel, Michael Baggs, and Andrew Bilbo, Vox, February 27, 2018
Subject Spotlight: Additional Pieces and Interviews from February
- Use Big Data to Explain Politics Rather Than Predict It, Jennifer Victor, Mischiefs of Faction, February 5, 2018
- Wakanda, Afrofuturism, and Decolonizing International Relations Scholarship, Yolande Bouka, Political Violence at a Glance, February 6, 2018
- Surprise: Voters Aren’t More Polarized than Ever, Only Pols and Media Are, By Nick Gillespie and Alexis Garcia, featuring Morris Fiorina, Reason, February 12, 2018
- Donald Trump Wants to Rewrite the Liberal Playbook That Has Kept America on Top for Decades, Carl Norrlof, LSE USAPP, February 21, 2018
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