A roundup of blogs, articles, and interviews from APSA Members, October 5 – 12, 2017
Welcome to Press Gallery, APSA’s new roundup that highlights examples of blogging, writing, and interviews featuring political scientists. Public engagement is a valuable part of APSA members’ work. This regular roundup will spotlight the variety of ways APSA members write and talk about their expertise with the public. 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 Week in Writing
Recent blogs and op-eds authored by APSA members
- Support for Medicaid in Virginia Keeps Growing, Stephen J. Farnsworth, Washington Post, October 6, 2017
- A Generation Later, We’re Still Gazing Through Vietnam’s Looking Glass, Fletcher McClellan, Penn Live, October 6, 2017
- Politicians Take a Negative View on Trade Deals—Even Ones They Voted For, Alexandra Guisinger, Monkey Cage, October 11, 2017
- The President’s Self-Destructive Disruption, Greg Weiner, New York Times, October 11, 2017
- Mr. Trump, Choose Your Own Adventure, Rupal N. Mehta and Elizabeth Whitlark, Duck of Minerva, October 11, 2017
Speaking Up: Political Scientists in the Media
Interviews, quotes, and podcasts featuring APSA members
- “Toxic on a day-to-day level”: How Trump is Mismanaging the White House, by Zack Beauchamp, featuring Julia Azari and Paul Musgrave, Vox, October 5, 2017
- ‘Guns Are the Problem’: Activists Get Tough on Gun Control After Vegas, by Lois Beckett, featuring Kristin Goss, The Guardian, October 5, 2017
- Corker, Trump Feud Stuns Political Experts [Video], by Kendall Downing, featuring Michael Sances, WMC Action News 5, October 9, 2017
- KU Political Scientist Sees Orman as Good News for Republicans, Unless He Finds New Voters, by Nick Gosnell, featuring Patrick Miller, WIBW News, October 10, 2017
- Experts Can’t Figure Out Why Independence Movements are Suddenly Sweeping the World, by Brennan Weiss, featuring Jason Sorens and Steve Saideman, Business Insider, October 10, 2017
Subject Spotlight: Partisan Gerrymandering
Pieces providing insight into an issue in the news
- How Independent Commissions Could Use the Internet and Open Software to Maximize Transparency and Public Engagement in Redistricting, Micah Altman and Michael P. McDonald, Scholars Strategy Network, July 2014
- Why the Democrats Won’t Win the House in 2018, Anthony McGann and Alex Keena, The Conversation, November 25, 2016
- Helping the Courts Detect Partisan Gerrymanders, Lauren Guggenheim and Catherine Allen-West, Center for Political Studies Blog, December 2, 2016
- The Case Against Partisan Gerrymandering, Nicholas Stephanopoulos, Slate, September 25, 2017
- How Should the Supreme Court Rule on Gerrymandering?, by Craig Chamberlain, featuring Wendy K. Tam Cho, Illinois Blog, September 26, 2017
- The Supreme Court Looks Poised to Strike Down Gerrymandering. Here’s Why., Scott Lemieux, The Week, October 4, 2017
- The Supreme Court Discussed My Research on Gerrymandering. There Were Some Misconceptions., Eric McGhee, Monkey Cage, October 6, 2017
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