February 15-22, 2018
The APSA Press Gallery is a roundup of recent blogs, op-eds, podcasts, and interviews featuring political scientists. 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 Weeks in Writing
Recent blogs and op-eds authored by APSA members
- How Changes to How the Census Counts People Has Implications for Democracy and Inequality, Hannah L. Walker and Rebecca U. Thorpe, LSE US APP Blog, February 15, 2018
- How Does Trump Stack Up Against the Best and Worst Presidents?, Brandon Rottinghaus and Justin S. Vaughn, New York Times, February 19, 2018
- Concerns Over a Coercive Return of Syrian Refugees from Lebanon, Kelsey Norman, Political Violence at a Glance, February 20, 2018
- Why is the Senate Broken?, Molly Reynolds, Brookings FixGov Blog, February 21, 2018
- Turkey Under Erdogan: Our Academic Colleague is on Trial for Signing a Petition, David Redlawsk, Masi Noor, and Stephen Reicher, USA Today, February 22, 2018
Speaking Up: Political Scientists in the Media
Interviews, quotes, and podcasts featuring APSA members
- Who’s Still Standing after Pennsylvania’s Political Earthquake?, By Charles Thompson, featuring J. Wesley Leckrone, Penn Live, February 20, 2018
- Does Donald Trump Jr.’s India Visit Blur an Ethical Line?, By Judy Woodruff, featuring Sumit Ganguly, PBS Newshour, February 20, 2018
- How Will Harvey Impact Primary Turnout?, KHOU11, featuring Bob Stein, February 20, 2018
Subject Spotlight: Gun Control
APSA members’ writing and interviews related to an issue in the news
- Policy Windows and Gun Control, Part I, Hans Noel, Mischiefs of Faction, December 20, 2012
- Up in Arms: The Political Science Behind Gun Control, By Hillel Kipnis, featuring Kristin Goss, Georgetown Public Policy Review, March 25, 2013
- Want Gun Control? Learn From the N.R.A., Hahrie Han, New York Times, October 4, 2017
- Why is it So Hard to Regulate Guns—Even Though Gun Regulation is So Popular?, Benjamin G. Bishin, Monkey Cage, February 16, 2018
- Upstate Gun Rights Advocate, Professor Each Weigh in on School Walkout Movement, By Ashley Minelli, featuring Danielle Vinson, February 19, 2018
- How a Post-Columbine Generation Views Gun Control, By Rachel Wolfe, featuring Patrick Egan, Vox, February 20, 2018
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