Sins of the Father
By Joseph Young In social science, there aren’t really laws like gravity. There are always exceptions. Most theories…
Why Syria’s 60,000 Deaths Should Not Shock Us
Guest post by Lionel Beehner The United Nations has reported that the conflict in Syria has exceeded 60,000 fatalities,…
Friday Puzzler: Why Has Hamas Never Targeted the United States with Violence?
By Barbara F. Walter For decades Hamas has been engaged in a battle with Israel over territory and Israel’s very…
PV Thought of the Week: Can Apps “Inform” the Public?
By Erica Chenoweth I was struck by this recent story about Apple rejecting a proposed iOS game called…
Friday Puzzler: Obama’s Surprising Silence on Morsi’s Grab For Power
By Barbara F. Walter One of the puzzles surrounding Egyptian President Morsi’s very undemocratic move to expand his…
How a US Election Undermined Global Health
By Will H. Moore American President Barrack Obama will be inaugurated for a second term next month. Meanwhile,…
Postcard from West Point
By Oliver Kaplan Last month I was honored to participate in the 64th annual SCUSA conference (Student Conference…
Friday Puzzler: Rich States, Poor States and Different Types of Violence
By Barbara F. Walter A few years back Claude Berrebi and I attended a conference on terrorism at UC…
Evading Invasion: Syria’s Chemical Weapons and Obama’s Audience Costs
By Erica D. Borghard and Jack Snyder Syria’s recent chemical weapons activity has raised the specter of audience…
Political Violence Thought of the Week
By Erica Chenoweth The Obama administration has recognized the Syrian opposition, rather than the Assad regime, as the…