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Join Alan Gerber, Christina Kinane, @jkalla.bsky.social, and Zachary Donnini for a conversation about the 2026 midterm election results. Nov. 10 from 7:30 to 8:30 PM. We will analyze the data, discuss the composition of the 120th Congress, preview agenda items, and more. Register at bit.ly/3VxbT61

Thank you, Michael Byrne, for your talk on how government can make essential infrastructure available in places where conventional market incentives are weak. bit.ly/4iy8xZq

Yale Center for Civic Thought Explores When to Compromise, When to Stand Your Ground, with insights from @dblight.bsky.social, Colleen Shogan, @slskowronek.bsky.social, and Catherine Algor. bit.ly/4iugTRL

2026 Midterm Wrapup: Join political scientists Alan Gerber, @jkalla.bsky.social, and Christina Kinane and pollster @zacharydonnini.bsky.social at 7:30 PM ET on Nov. 10 for an online conversation analyzing the election results and answering your questions. Register on Zoom to attend: bit.ly/3VxbT61

So happy to welcome @johnadearborn.bsky.social back to Yale for a talk on presidential power after the Rights Revolution

Thanks to Hye Young You @princeton.edu for her presentation on lobbying and legislative representation.

Why are metro police budgets high even after years of activism? In a new paper, @taransamarth.bsky.social and I use original survey data from six U.S. metro areas to test one explanation: suburban voters are willing to use their taxes to fund police in the urban core: doi.org/10.1177/1532...

2026 Midterm Wrapup: Join political scientists Alan Gerber, @jkalla.bsky.social, and Christina Kinane and pollster @zacharydonnini.bsky.social at 7:30 PM ET on Nov. 10 for an online conversation analyzing the election results and answering your questions. Register on Zoom to attend: bit.ly/3VxbT61

New from @hlandemore.bsky.social and @audreyt.org: Let The People Set The Pace Of Frontier AI bit.ly/4AxVHBq

AI policy is dominating #UNGA81 dialogue.🌐 Who’s holding the steering wheel? Are we going in the right direction? Are we going too fast? Are we going off a cliff? 🤔 Read my essay with @hlandemore.bsky.social via @noemamag.com.🙏 We must let the people set the pace of frontier AI!💯 #LLAP🖖

Meet Lori Bruce, new director of the Yale Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics: bit.ly/4yVwSxB

APPLICATIONS WILL OPEN Oct. 12 for the ISPS Graduate Policy Fellowship. Are you or is someone you know conducting research at Yale on U.S. domestic policy? The program offers money and mentorship to complete year-long research projects. Register to attend a Zoom info meeting Oct. 8: bit.ly/3VcX5sZ

Thank you, Craig Volden for sharing your research with us on Issue-Specific State Legislative Effectiveness Scores (ISLES), for legislatures that convened between 2009 and 2019 in 48 states. thelawmakers.org

I really enjoyed sharing my research at Yale ISPS last week! Huge thanks to the organizers for having me out and to the audience for their thoughtful engagement! If you’re interested in the paper you can check it out here: osf.io/preprints/so...

So thrilled to host @rachelporter.bsky.social of @notredame.bsky.social for a talk on her research showing bipartisan campaign messages are credible signals of bipartisan lawmaking

An inside look at the Connecticut Citizens' Assembly on property taxes: bit.ly/4xzJaLb

APPLICATIONS WILL OPEN Oct. 12 for the ISPS Graduate Policy Fellowship. Are you or is someone you know conducting research at Yale on U.S. domestic policy? The program offers money and mentorship to complete year-long research projects. Register to attend a Zoom info meeting Oct. 8: bit.ly/3VcX5sZ

New study from Greg Huber and Lilla Orr. Democrats and Republicans often make the same mistakes about their own parties, suggesting that partisan hostility may be rooted less in caricatures of the opposition than in genuine disagreements over what the parties stand for and do. bit.ly/4cGhdtE

Visiting faculty fellow @seanjwestwood.bsky.social presents his research on why antisemitism is not a red line for most voters.

Check out our interview with Emma Zang about the social forces that shape our lives, from inequality to dementia care and more: bit.ly/4x6P72X

Sept 23: Join D&S founder @zephoria.bsky.social as she discusses her new book about the 2020 US Census and the urgency of protecting democracy's data, in conversation with historian Dan Bouk, moderated by D&S executive director Janet Haven. RSVP and join us online! datasociety.net/news-events/...

What types of ethical questions were future doctors, philosphers, and policymakers exploring this summer? bit.ly/3T1O9Ge

Check out our interview with Emma Zang about the social forces that shape our lives, from inequality to dementia care and more: bit.ly/4x6P72X

Welcome, Class of 2030!

Check out or new interview with the amazing David Mayhew about political patterns, American institutions, and the value of taking intellectual risks bit.ly/4gy9JuM

We talk to @dremmazang.bsky.social about the social forces that shape our lives, from inequality to dementia care and more: bit.ly/4x6P72X

Check out or new interview with the amazing David Mayhew about political patterns, American institutions, and the value of taking intellectual risks bit.ly/4gy9JuM

I have a new paper out (open access!) in @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social assessing the ability of local climate policy to be a partial replacement for federal policy. Read it (and onward) for some good news! doi.org/10.1177/1078...

Alexander Love presents his work on litigating regulations at a CSAP summer workshop

WATCH: @chkbal.bsky.social webinar on whether the proliferation of “acting” exec branch officials accords with the Constitution and the Federal Vacancies Reform Act. With @greggnunziata.bsky.social @ajosephoconnell.bsky.social @thomasberry.bsky.social and Christina Kinane of @ispsyale.bsky.social

Connecticut Citizens’ Assembly Begins Work on Property Tax Reform bit.ly/4bOr6EX @hlandemore.bsky.social @seanscanlonct.bsky.social

Bioethecist Stephen Latham may have retired from teaching full-time, but he's still got plenty to do: bit.ly/4fckfHE

Bioethecist Stephen Latham may have retired from teaching full-time, but he's still got plenty to do: bit.ly/4fckfHE

We remember Joseph LaPalombara: Yale Scholar, Teacher, Mentor, and Friend: bit.ly/4ymwc54

Connecticut Citizens’ Assembly Begins Work on Property Tax Reform bit.ly/4bOr6EX @hlandemore.bsky.social @seanscanlonct.bsky.social

Join us this Friday for the culmination of our annual summer institute in bioethics! The Anylan Center 1st floor lobby, 300 Cedar St, 11:15 am – 12:45 pm. Coffee and donuts provided

We remember Joseph LaPalombara: Yale Scholar, Teacher, Mentor, and Friend: bit.ly/4ymwc54

Join us this Friday for the culmination of our annual summer institute in bioethics! The Anylan Center 1st floor lobby, 300 Cedar St, 11:15 am – 12:45 pm. Coffee and donuts provided

We chatted with @hlandemore.bsky.social about Saturday's first session of the Connecticut Citizens' Assembly: bit.ly/4wz5dl9

🚨Job Posting🚨 I've received funding for a project on "Rethinking the Anti-Corruption Toolkit" and am hiring a 2-year postdoc (political theory or related) to help. Ideally starting this fall, but can be flexible. For best consideration apply by the end of next week! apply.interfolio.com/188955

New Haven high school students in the Center for Civc Thought's summer Citizens Thinkers Writers program met with @mayorelicker.bsky.social yesterday at City Hall. @yaleonha.bsky.social

See what our Dahl scholars have been up to this year: bit.ly/4f6o6VB

What's our predoctoral program in political science all about? I'm glad you asked: bit.ly/4ahfMk2

Millstone Fellow Quinn Luong is on the cover of this spring's Public Service Review from the nonpartisan Stennis Center for Public Service: stennis.gov/public-servi...

See what our Dahl scholars have been up to this year: bit.ly/4f6o6VB

What's our predoctoral program in political science all about? I'm glad you asked: bit.ly/4ahfMk2

Thank you! I'm thrilled to be joining @ctgualbany.bsky.social as a researcher to tackle critical, practice-facing projects w an amazing team. Though my affiliation continues, I want to mark this moment with a thank you to @ispsyale.bsky.social for being such a generative intellectual home.

So thankful for @hastingscenter.bsky.social for hosting our summer bioethics students last week!

Why What Works in One Place Doesn’t Always Work Elsewhere. @melodyyhuang.bsky.social hosts a conference on external validity: bit.ly/4xK8aAO @cdsamii.bsky.social @awilke.bsky.social