Political Violence Thought of the Week
By Erica Chenoweth In his Tuesday State of the Union address, President Obama made a revealing comment about his…
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Why Does Anyone Need High-Capacity Magazines?
By Andrew Kydd One aspect of the gun debate ignited by the Newtown massacre is the controversy over…
Friday Puzzler: Super Bowl Sunday and Domestic Violence
By Barbara F. Walter A few years back, an urban myth that Super Bowl Sunday was ground zero…
Looking for Strategy Among the Gun Nuts
By Andrew Kydd The gun control debate reignited by the Sandy Hook school shootings has highlighted some interesting…
Friday Puzzler: Why Are Most Online Courses Taught By Men?
By Barbara F. Walter Lisa Martin and I have an op-ed in today’s LA Times about the explosion…
You Cannot Forget What You Do Not Know: Celebrating Martin Luther King Day
By Will H. Moore Today in the United States we have a federal holiday not due to the…
Gun Control for Rebels
By Oliver Kaplan In the most recent cinematic installment of James Bond, Skyfall, Bond’s hunt for the bad…
Sins of the Father
By Joseph Young In social science, there aren’t really laws like gravity. There are always exceptions. Most theories…
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…
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…