I get why everyone is interested in the lost sub, I really do. But around 700 people are estimated to have died in the migrant boat sinking off Greece, while the Greek coast guard did nothing. The contrast in media headlines & rescue resources is simply staggering.

Groff, an evangelical Christian, declined to work as a postal carrier on Sundays, leading to upcoming SCOTUS Groff v Dejoy Poll: Evangelical/born-again Christians do not support religious work exemptions at a meaningfully higher rate that other Americans apmresearchlab.org/motn/poll-reli…

We can innovate without breaking things. via @NYTOpinion ⁦Erik M Conway [email protected]⁩ ⁦@agent_ayesha⁩ ⁦History of Science⁩ ⁦Harvard, Department of the History of Science⁩ ⁦James Graham⁩ nytimes.com/2023/06/28/opi…

Congratulations, Michael Nelson and @HazeltonPhDJD! Get the book here: global.oup.com/academic/produ…

SCOTUS unanimous opinion in Groff diverges from general public's divided opinion on religious work exemptions apmresearchlab.org/motn/poll-reli… cc: Penn State McCourtney Institute for Democracy APM Research Lab Eric T. Plutzer Marketplace

Congrats to Morrgan Herlihy, a Penn State Political Science student whose research on state politics and federal judicial selection you should watch out for, on being the inaugural Penn State McCourtney Institute for Democracy Roosevelt Fellow. You can read more about Morrgan and the fellowship here: psu.edu/news/liberal-a…

My latest, just in time for #4thofJuly laist.com/news/politics/… via LAist APM Research Lab's analysis of new Penn State McCourtney Institute for Democracy Mood of the Nation Poll data finds that 3 in 4 of Americans endorse democracy, but only 16% say they feel comfortable talking about politics with everyone

Penn State's Eric T. Plutzer explains: “There are two very different ways Americans are pushed away from political discussion. The first is lack of interest... The other is deliberate avoidance, even if they are interested." apmresearchlab.org/motn/poll-demo…

.APM Research Lab's analysis of NEW Penn State McCourtney Institute for Democracy Mood of the Nation polling data via MPR News mprnews.org/story/2023/07/… Among the findings: 1 in 8 Americans (13%) avoid talking about politics with their spouse or romantic partner #4thofJuly

There is still time to apply for a journal editor or associate editor position! buff.ly/3qqvZPO

"In the last few years, we have come to understand that democracy is hard work, that it requires a lot from all of us, and that it's fragile." - Chris Beem in the The Associated Press as part of a story on a new Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll. wfmz.com/news/americans…

A bipartisan majority of Americans support universal background checks and gun licensing. A majority also supports an assault weapons ban, but support is more partisan mprnews.org/story/2023/07/… by Penn State McCourtney Institute for Democracy's Eric T. Plutzer & APM Research Lab's @rithwik_kalale & me via MPR News

Very excited that POQ will devote it's upcoming special issue to qualitative research on public opinion, civic behavior, elections, political communication or any other topic within our usual scope. Pass the word!

Great piece!

In this article in Public Opinion Quarterly, researchers introduce a revised hostile sexism scale for better measurement accuracy. Item-specific format improves validity, recommending adoption by researchers. Learn more: bit.ly/43fBKz6

"The Rhetorical 'What Goes with What': Political Pundits and the Discursive Superstructure of Ideology in U.S. Politics" is conditionally accepted at Public Opinion Quarterly: osf.io/vwqnf

(cc: Erin Fitz) Our soon-to-be-out article, coming soon to a Public Opinion Quarterly volume near you, might have something to say about all this... osf.io/preprints/psya…

Please join us in congratulating CEU Invisible University for Ukraine on receiving the 2024 Brown Democracy Medal! Invisible University's work follows a long tradition of underground universities as acts of democratic defiance amid conflict and rising authoritarianism. psu.edu/news/liberal-a…

not an RCT so obviously can’t claim causality. If anything it’s probably bookings causing the eclipse

Democracy on the ballot, in more ways than one. mprnews.org/story/2024/10/… New Penn State McCourtney Institute for Democracy / APM Research Lab Mood of the Nation Poll.