Good to Know: Why do we need government? The Constitutional framers believed that weak governments could be just as dangerous to individual freedom as powerful ones. Read the latest: goodauthority.org/news/good-to-k…

What would the U.S. would lose if it left the IMF? Global finance isn’t popular with the MAGA crowd. But the International Monetary Fund also supports U.S.-friendly governments. Read the latest: goodauthority.org/news/what-the-…

The Kurdistan Workers Party or the PKK announced that it will disband, bringing an end to their 40 year insurgency against the Turkish government. This is a part of an effort to bring peace to Turkey after 40 years of conflict in the country. Learn more: goodauthority.org/news/turkeys-k…

The partisan divide over higher education is deeper than you think. Republicans and Democrats don’t even agree on the point of a college degree, a new survey shows. Read the latest from author and professor Chris Ellis: goodauthority.org/news/america-p…

On Tuesday, May 27th the EU approved a 130 Billion euro loan in order to rearm EU members. This is one of the many steps that European countries have taken to bolster their defense capabilities since the Russia-Ukraine conflict began. Learn more: goodauthority.org/news/european-…

How does a leader respond to provocative claims that threaten his country’s global reputation? Read the latest: goodauthority.org/news/ramaphosa…

Will the U.S. intelligence community be politicized? Our team does "A Good Chat" about the Trump administration’s Tren de Aragua assessment. Read the latest from Christopher Clary and Joshua Rovner: goodauthority.org/news/will-the-…

A powerful new piece from Professor Nadia E. Brown explores sexual violence, the disproportionate impact on women of color, and what we can learn from the research. goodauthority.org/news/cassies-s…

SIS professor Josh Rovner recently spoke with Good Authority about the risks of politicization in the US intelligence community. Check out the Q&A here ⬇️ goodauthority.org/news/will-the-…

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned that protesters would “pay a heavy price.” Read the latest on our Substack: goodauthority.substack.com/p/why-europe-i…

Israel’s June 2025 attack on Iran: preemptive or preventive? Professor and author Stacie Goddard explains how to understand Israel’s decision. goodauthority.org/news/israel-ju…

Trump has expanded the idea of emergency. The President has stretched the concept of "emergency" to act in ways he sees fit without bothering with Congress. Now coal’s decline … is an emergency? Jeremy Wallace breaks this down: goodauthority.org/news/for-the-t…

Good to Know: Anti-establishment orientation - What makes anti-establishment movements so popular? - Conspiracism – and how to leverage it - Populism – “people” vs. “elites” and more... Read our latest "Good to Know" goodauthority.org/news/good-to-k…

What if some of the most conservative Hispanics aren’t just voting more Republican – they’re actually no longer even identifying as Hispanic? Brian Schaffner and Caroline Soler break down what the data says: goodauthority.org/news/democrats…

Between late March and late April, over 1,000 international students throughout the United States reportedly lost their visas or legal status. Here’s how the Trump administration’s visa restrictions erode the U.S. image abroad. goodauthority.org/news/targeting…

In our latest "Good Chat" we discuss how democracies can make immigration more popular. Alexander Kustov shares some insights from his new book on immigration politics. Read: goodauthority.org/news/good-chat…

Have Americans’ views of the opposite party declined even further? New data shows another increase in “affective polarization.” Read the latest from John Sides: goodauthority.org/news/americans…

Recent US air strikes against Iran invite questions about the potential of United States involvement in the broader Israel-Iran conflict. One question now before President Trump is how much the country will continue to engage. goodauthority.org/news/can-the-u…