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Riggs or Rigged? North Carolina Republicans are trying to overturn a statewide election, with ominous implications for 2026 and beyond.

Harrison Moore investigates a North Carolina Republican attempt to overturn a statewide election and the ominous implications of this for 2026 and beyond.

Harrison Moore

6 days ago8 min read

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer standing outside Downing Street.

Posting Through It: Sir Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak’s Social Media Strategy on Twitter in the 2024 General Election

Oliver Haythorne analyses Starmer and Sunak's attempts at self-fashioning via Twitter before the 2024 election, and why they failed.

Oliver Haythorne

Apr 912 min read

Donald Trump speaks from the podium at CPAC

Predictions not Prophecies: The Perils of Forecasting Recessions

Sam Peterson argues that predicting recessions is more nuanced than often assumed, and outlines measures we can adopt to find the best ones

Sam Peterson

Apr 28 min read

Ahmed al-Sharaa stands at an official meeting in front of the Syrian and EU flags

Damascene Convert, Political Chameleon, or al-Qaeda Devotee? Who is Ahmed al-Sharaa?

Courtenay Crow breaks down the mystery that is Ahmed al-Sharaa's Jekyll-and-Hyde personality, suggesting that he is an arch-pragmatist

Courtenay Crow

Mar 2612 min read

One Way or Another, but not a Third: Why Semi-Private Public Services Cannot Work.

Thomas Britton makes the case against semi-private public services. As One Direction famously said, it has to be 'one way or another'.

Thomas Britton

Mar 1914 min read

Mark Carney speaking at the World Economic Forum

Playing the Trump Card: Do Canada’s Liberals Show How to Escape the Curse of Incumbency?

Harrison Moore argues that Canada’s recent polling shows that we need to rethink 2024’s “Graveyard of Incumbents”

Harrison Moore

Mar 127 min read

A gathering of Green Party supporters holds up signs.

Does a Rising Tide Sink All Boats Equally? The Dilemmas Facing Green Parties.

Oliver Haythorne examines the fundamental issues plaguing today's Green Parties, and how they might (or might not) be overcome.

Oliver Haythorne

Mar 59 min read

A methane flare burns from a chimney against a dark, cloudy sky

Solving the Methane Problem, One Wonky Policy At A Time

Sam Peterson outlines the policy options for dealing with methane emissions from agriculture and fossil fuels, and encourages intervention

Sam Peterson

Feb 269 min read

A young person protests, holding a sign which reads 'I'm 16, I'm Angry, This is NOT Fair'.

What explains Gen Z's pro-authoritarianism? And other questionable questions...

Courtenay Crow argues for radically changing how we think about ‘generations’ in political analysis.

Courtenay Crow

Feb 1910 min read

Just So: How America got her Toxic Isolationism

Thomas Britton proposes that America's uniquely insular sports culture has played a role in fostering a brand of popular isolationism

Thomas Britton

Feb 1213 min read

Moneyball: The Way to the Future of International Peacekeeping

Thomas Britton proposes learning lessons from Moneyball in shaping the future of international peacekeeping post-US hegemony.

Thomas Britton

Feb 915 min read

Why Do They Vote Like That? A Discussion of Populist Voting Trends

Oliver Haythorne discusses populist voting trends, seeking to establish what has increasingly motivated people to vote for populists.

Oliver Haythorne

Feb 911 min read

A comparison of government responses to the AI revolution.

Courtenay Crow examines the striking similarities, dramatic differences, and big ole blindspots in government responses to AI.

Courtenay Crow

Feb 711 min read

Animal agriculture is incubating another pandemic. It's time for government action.

Sam Petersen makes the case for a much more proactive government approach to tackling zoonotic diseases before they tackle us.

Sam Peterson

Jan 319 min read

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