Perspectives on Politics

Conservatism in the Era of Trump by Michael Barber, Brigham Young University and Jeremy C. Pope, Brigham Young University What does the rise and election of Donald J. Trump as president mean for the future of […]

The Role of Whiteness in the 2016 Presidential Primaries by Tehama Lopez Bunyasi, University of Chicago Donald Trump initiated his run for president by framing the United States as a nation in descent. Adopting the slogan […]

Trump-ing Foreign Affairs: Status Threat and Foreign Policy Preferences on the Right by Rachel Marie Blum, Miami University and Christopher Sebastian Parker, University of Washington President Trump is often at odds with the conservative establishment over […]

Collision with Collusion: Partisan Reaction to the Trump-Russia Scandal by Joshua P. Darr, Louisiana State University, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Louisiana State University, Kathleen Searles, Louisiana State University, Mingxiao Sui, Ferrum College, Raymond J. Pingree, Manship School of Mass […]

The Hillary Hypotheses: Testing Candidate Views of Loss by Michael S. Lewis-Beck, University of Iowa and Stephen Quinlan, University College Dublin The surprising election of Donald Trump to the presidency calls for a comprehensive assessment of […]

Searching for Bright Lines in the Trump Presidency by John M. Carey, Dartmouth College, Gretchen Helmke, University of Rochester, Brendan Nyhan, University of Michigan, Mitchell Sanders, University of Notre Dame and Susan Stokes, University of Chicago Is American […]

How Unusual Was 2016? Flipping Counties, Flipping Voters, and the Education–Party Correlation since 1952 by Michael W. Sances, University of Memphis Many explanations of the 2016 election result, a seemingly anomalous macrolevel phenomenon, have centered on […]

Trump: Causes and Consequences (the Sequel) by Michael Bernhard, University of Florida and Daniel O’Neill, University of Florida Since the first installment of our exploration of the causes and consequences of the Trump presidency, the Mueller […]