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Guilt and Guilty Pleas

Guilt and Guilty Pleas By Andrew T. Little, University of California, Berkeley, and Hannah K. Simpson, Texas A&M University Plea bargaining figures heavily in criminal justice systems in the United States and, increasingly, around the […]

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Liberals and Conservatives Rely on Very Similar Sets of Foundations When Comparing Moral Violations

Liberals and Conservatives Rely on Very Similar Sets of Foundations When Comparing Moral Violations By Jack Blumenau and Benjamin E. Lauderdale, University College London Applications of moral foundations theory in political science have revealed differences […]

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Measurement That Matches Theory: Theory-Driven Identification in Item Response Theory Models

Measurement That Matches Theory: Theory-Driven Identification in Item Response Theory Models By Marco Morucci, New York University, Margaret J. Foster, Duke University, Kaitlyn Webster, Independent Scholar, So Jin Lee, Harvard University and David A. Siegel, […]

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Misinformation and Support for Vigilantism: An Experiment in India and Pakistan

Misinformation and Support for Vigilantism: An Experiment in India and Pakistan By Sumitra Badrinathan, American University, Simon Chauchard, University Carlos III of Madrid and Institute Carlos 3-Juan March, and Niloufer Siddiqui, University at Albany—SUNY Vigilante […]

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On Political Misogyny

On Political Misogyny By Suzanne Dovi, University Of Arizona Many political scientists hold that vitriolic speech against high-profile women has only negligible effects on other women in politics. They also contend that the prevalence of […]

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Policy Impact and Voter Mobilization: Evidence from Farmers’ Trade War Experiences

Policy Impact and Voter Mobilization: Evidence from Farmers’ Trade War Experiences By Jake Alton Jares and Neil Malhotra, Stanford University How does the extent of policy benefits—not simply their presence—affect political engagement? While fundamental to […]

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The American Viewer: Political Consequences of Entertainment Media

The American Viewer: Political Consequences of Entertainment Media By Eunji Kim, Columbia University, and Shawn Patterson Jr., University of Pennsylvania American voters consume an astounding amount of entertainment media, yet its political consequences are often […]