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SSN in the Trump GOP Era
President Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress have set out to take national debates and policy in abrupt new directions. Scholars have...
No Jargon Mini-Series on Why Candidates Fail to Represent U.S. Diversity
With the 2018 elections coming up, it makes sense to ask who runs for office and why. In this archive No Jargon mini-series, three SSN scholars...
The Supreme Court after Scalia
The abrupt death of conservative Justice Antonin Scalia is sending shockwaves through U.S. politics and legal worlds. Writing for the media and cited...
Maybe President Obama Will Close Strong, after All
After sweeping GOP victories in 2014, Obama’s presidency was left for dead. But the President has since moved forward – negotiating a major climate...
SSN Forum on the Future of the Republican Party
Almost weekly, pundits intone last rites for the Tea Party. But GOP officeholders have bolted far right on almost every issue. And primary election...
Philanthropy in a Time of Polarization
Foundations have tried to remain above the partisan fray, but growing political polarization renders old approaches ineffective. As SSN member Steven...