A roundup of blogs, articles, and interviews from APSA Members, November 10 to November 16, 2017
Welcome to APSA’s Press Gallery, a weekly 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 Week in Writing
Recent blogs and op-eds authored by APSA members
- How Democrats Can Build on Their 2017 Victories to Win in 2018, Jaclyn Kettler, LSE USAPP Blog, November 10, 2017
- The Power of the Courts is Messing Up Politics, Greg Weiner, New York Times, November 11, 2017
- Did Trump’s Charm Offensive Work in the Philippines?, Jessica Trisko Darden, The Conversation, November 13, 2017
- The Democratic Sweep of 2017 is by No Means a Catastrophe for Trump, Helmut Norpoth, The Hill, November 13, 2017
- Trump’s Fantasy Capitalism, Corey Robin, New Republic, November 13, 2017
- Robbing Blue States to Pay Red, Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson, New York Times, November 13, 2017
- The Meaning of Sharp Power, Christopher Walker and Jessica Ludwig, Foreign Affairs, November 16, 2017
- Respect Democracy—Teach Civics, David Schultz, Twin Cities Pioneer Press, November 16, 2017
Speaking Up: Political Scientists in the Media
Interviews, quotes, and podcasts featuring APSA members
- Iowa Teens Have Crazy Idea: Political Discussion Without Personal Attacks and Name Calling, By Mackenzie Ryan, featuring Chris Larimer and Kedron Bardwell, Des Moines Register, November 13, 2017
- Do You Hear the People Sing? [Podcast], By Molly Wood and Kai Ryssdal, featuring Sheri Berman, Marketplace, November 14, 2017
- The Agriculture Department Hired More Than 50 Political Appointees. They All Say They’re White., By Jeremy Singer-Vine, featuring David Lewis, Buzzfeed News, November 15, 2017
- ‘Then What Happens?’: Congress Questions the President’s Authority to Wage Nuclear War, By Uri Friedman, featuring Peter Feaver, The Atlantic, November 15, 2017
Subject Spotlight: 2017 Election Coverage
Analysis from APSA members on the 2017 elections
- Could Atlanta Be on Track to Elect a White Mayor?, Andra Gillespie, The Conversation, November 8, 2017
- Democrats’ Sweep of Virginia Shows the State is Moving Beyond its Confederate Past, Toni-Michelle C. Travis, The Conversation, November 8, 2017
- In Tuesday’s Big Elections, Women Won Big. Here are Three Things We Learned About Women and Politics., Jennifer L. Lawless and Danny Hayes, Monkey Cage, November 9, 2017
- Don’t Overinterpret Tuesday’s Election, Julia Azari, Mischiefs of Faction, November 9, 2017
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