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the diffusion of new scientific ideas beyond their field of origin has declined substantially over the past four decades, linked to increasing specialization in scientific language: conference.nber.org/conf_papers/...

Racial resentment & moral traditionalism are associated with more negativity toward local housing development academic.oup.com/ijpor/articl...

Wealthier candidates do far better in generating early money, with large contributions that build. Candidates are more likely to drop out when they face a rich competitor daniellethomsen.com/wp-content/u...

banks extend preferential credit to firms with political connections and, in turn, receive regulatory advantages www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Last year, states spent 4% more than budgeted, mostly due to suplementals: www.nasbo.org/reports-data... Michigan pretended to cut this year's budget, but is actually spending more: bridgemi.com/michigan-gov...

Doctors are winning most arbitrations under the No Surprises Act, meaning it will likely increase health costs & insurance rates www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/u...

Empathetic traits & values drive Democrats to accept compromise, whereas competitive traits & values drive Republicans to reject it. These views filter up from voters to Members of Congress (according to a new book): academic.oup.com/book/62261?l...

Ideological self-identification among Latinos increasingly drives immigration attitudes, with conservatives adopting restrictionist views journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Inside the Democratic Socialist uprising How the DSA is responding to electoral success & failure New #ScienceOfPolitics podcast/transcript with David Purucker, who just finished a dissertation on the org www.niskanencenter.org/inside-the-d...

It was great to see PolMeth hosted at MSU & A useful sign of what AI enables, such as 1) ideological coding of every presidential policy announcement ever, 2) collecting every interest group endorsement across elections, & 3) coding ideological direction of all state legislation

Slotkin nod is being reported as elites attempting to consolidate but seems more long-standing & personal. Latest $ filing is Brink 642K, 1.1M on hand; Lawrence 418K, 570K on hand; Maasdam 354K, 548K on hand. Polls are scarce but not promising for Maasdam: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

My district (MI-7) may be 1st toss-up district primary win for a Bernie candidate. Will Lawrence is only local option & will be with Bernie, AOC, & Abdul Sun. Slotkin just endorsed Maasdam, but he's been in 3rd place in fundraising & polling, well behind Brink; may help Lawrence.

My student, Lowell Monis, won one of 2 best undergraduate research awards across the whole university, for his project "Policy and Political Impact of Demographic Diversity in U.S. Legislatures" polisci.msu.edu/news-events/...

MSU is hiring in American Politics (assistant professor) this year: careers.msu.edu/jobs/assista... Come join us.

Individuals who come to believe that Black Americans face less discrimination are more likely to move toward voting for the Republican presidential candidate. www.cambridge.org/core/service...

AAU institutions reported a 15% drop in PhD admissions this year, after an 11% drop the prior year www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/u...

A realist perspective on small donors in US Politics from me and @zalbert.bsky.social podcast interview by @mattgrossmann.bsky.social @niskanencenter.bsky.social www.niskanencenter.org/the-rise-of-...

The rise of small donors is mostly making politics worse New #ScienceOfPolitics podcast/transcript with Ray La Raja & Zach Albert www.niskanencenter.org/the-rise-of-...

In this post, I pick up where I left off in a recent conversation with Matt Grossman about the Supreme Court and democratic backsliding bsky.app/profile/matt...

Recruitment is also part of MI stories. Couldn't get Whitmer, establishment Dems forwarded most controversial (yet uninspiring) Senate candidate. Even for open House toss-up, couldn't get either state senator to run, or even agree on who to parachute in.