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Ever get that feeling you’re being watched? Corbyn with Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuinness, 1995. John Stillwell/PA Wire/PA Images

May 22, 2017

Why it’s unfair to single out Jeremy Corbyn over MI5 surveillance

Dan Lomas, University of Salford

The security services have had eyes on many Labour MPs over the years.

President Barack Obama meets with Paul Ryan, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell at the Oval Office. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

September 14, 2016

Can Congress build bipartisanship through caucuses?

Jennifer Victor, George Mason University

As deadlines loom large for Congress, is there any hope for avoiding gridlock? A political scientist examines one common, informal way members build relationships across the aisle.

Trump speaks to the Detroit Economic Club at the Cobo Center in Detroit. Eric Thayer/Reuters

August 9, 2016

Trump’s economics speech: seeking conservative cred and kissing babies

Jay L. Zagorsky, The Ohio State University and Christos Makridis, Stanford University

Trump revisited familiar themes during his economic address in Detroit and offered a few new ones. Two of our economic experts express their takeaways.

The GOP claims its convention in Tampa gave a big boost to the economy, but the evidence suggests otherwise. Joe Skipper/Reuters

July 14, 2016

Will Cleveland get an economic boost from Trump’s GOP coronation?

Jay L. Zagorsky, The Ohio State University

Republicans and Democrats alike claim their conventions provide a big economic boost to their host cities. What's the evidence say?

Does it say ‘free trade’s no good’? Reuters

February 16, 2016

Trump’s anti-trade tirades recall GOP’s protectionist past

Marc-William Palen, University of Exeter

The leading Republican candidate may seem out of step with his party's platform when he lambasts free trade, but in fact the GOP has promoted protectionism for most of its history.

How I spent my summer vacation: “Ran for president” Designelements/Shutterstock

May 11, 2015

What running for president can do for your resume

Nichola D. Gutgold, Pennsylvania State University

Even if you come in dead last in every poll, a run for the presidency might be a career booster. Then again, anyone remember the Carol Moseley Braun campaign of 2004?

Top contributors

Jay L. Zagorsky
Economist and Research Scientist, The Ohio State University
Nichola D. Gutgold
Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences and Associate Dean for Academics, Pennsylvania State University
Dan Lomas
Programme Leader, MA Intelligence and Security Studies, University of Salford
Christos Makridis
Ph.D. Candidate in Labor and Public Economics, Stanford University
Marc-William Palen
Lecturer in History, University of Exeter
Jennifer Victor
Associate Professor of Political Science, George Mason University