US-China strategic competition with Professor Evan Medeiros | The Ballpark podcast blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

Following historic election victories in Virginia, the state’s Democrats may be lining up a fight with Donald Trump writes Richard J. Meagher of Randolph-Macon College blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

The 2025 elections showed the many different ways Democrats can win writes Thomas Gift of @ucl.ac.uk blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

Election Day 2025 was a good one for the Democrats writes Peter Finn of @kingstonuniversity.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

The US-China rare earths deal shows the importance of critical materials in a new era of strategic interdependence. Viet Nguyen-Tien @cep-lse.bsky.social & @gavindjharper.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social for @lseusablog.bsky.social

#ZohranMamdani’s win as New York #Mayor shows that America can still be a land of opportunity. @drparveenakhtar.bsky.social @astonuniversity.bsky.social for @lseusablog.bsky.social

Zohran Mamdani’s win as New York Mayor shows that America can still be a land of opportunity writes Parveen Akhtar of @astonuniversity.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

Hannah L. Paul & Courtney J. Nava wrote a @lseusablog.bsky.social blog post based on their Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics (JREP) article 'Racialized Empathy and Attitudes Toward Refugees in the United States'. Read the blog here - https://cup.org/48R7zTY #JREP10

The US-China rare earths deal shows the importance of critical materials in a new era of strategic interdependence write Viet Nguyen-Tien of @cep-lse.bsky.social and @gavindjharper.bsky.social of @unibirmingham.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

The 2026 Midterms: The most likely midterm scenario may be an electoral draw where the Democrats win the House, but not the Senate writes Peter Finn of @kingstonuniversity.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

Harvard shows the challenge for US universities in the face of Trump’s attacks on higher education writes Thomas Gift of @ucl.ac.uk ac.uk blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

Performance-based funding reduces Black enrollment at public universities, especially at the most visible institutions find Kwon Hee Han and Richard Benton of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

When designing reparations policies, authorities must ensure Black Americans have a seat at the table from the start write @mattnelsen.bsky.social of @univmiami.bsky.social, Monique Newton of @polisciatnu.bsky.social and @asdurso.bsky.social of Georgetown University blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

Representation in policing is not just about numbers – understanding racial and ethnic minority officers’ law enforcement experiences is important writes Ahrum Chang of California State University, Sacramento blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

I had a great conversation with The Ballpark at LSE!

To understand the experience of Guatemalan workers in Los Angeles, we also need to understand the influence of racialization and global capitalism writes Julio Orellana of Scripps College blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

The legislative priorities of the Congressional Black Caucus have become more in line with those of the Democratic Party finds Christian Hosam of @wellesley.edu blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

If it narrows the Voting Rights Act, the Supreme Court may change the US electoral map write Jamie L. Carson of the University of Georgia and @ryandane.bsky.social of the University of Wyoming blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

I am grateful to the LSE United States Centre for making this research possible and to @lseusablog.bsky.social for letting me share my findings!

I ran a simulated social media experiment with 1450 Republicans to test different fact-checking interventions. AI produced the largest decrease in engagement with Trump misinformation, outperforming independent fact-checkers and doing so far more consistently than Community Notes.

Despite his apparent disqualifications for the presidency, Trump’s symbolism is what appeals to his supporters writes Clifford Winston of @brookings.edu blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

Had a great time talking with @lseusablog.bsky.social about the use of AI in political communication, particularly during elections, as well as other "traditional" influence strategies such as trading up the chain and platform ownership. #USAPP

AI fact-checks may be the best way to reduce Republicans’ engagement with online political misinformation finds Isolde Hegemann of @lsegovernment.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

Listen to the Ballpark podcast: AI, social media, and political disinformation with Dr @jolukito.bsky.social of @engagingnews.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

Join this event hosted by @lseusablog.bsky.social on 28 October: Gordon Hanson addresses the origins of job loss, the reasons for its geographic concentration, and what we’ve learned about policies intended to help left-behind places. Register here ⬇️ buff.ly/p1ZxgCt

Forecasting suggests the Republicans will lose 28 seats and the House in the 2026 midterm elections. New research on @lseusablog.bsky.social

Generous listening and public libraries can create new opportunities for America’s homeless writes James J. Fisher of @tufts.edu blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

Ethics can help us make sense of proposals to defund the police writes Ben Jones of @pennstateuniv.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

Public support for universal basic income is fragile, and opposition fueled by racial prejudice remains find @citizenbloeser.bsky.social Allegheny College and Jesse Tomkiewicz blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

Coming soon from Cambridge! #PoliSci 🗺️ cup.org/3KPETAM

Trump’s $750 billion EU energy deal is built on an illusion writes Sagartirtha Chakraborty of Cotton University blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

Forecasting by Charles Tien of @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social and Michael S. Lewis-Beck of the University of Iowa suggests the Republicans will lose 28 seats and the House in the 2026 midterm elections blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

A US concession to Russia on Ukraine would usher in a new world order blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

The America First Global Health Strategy shifts the US from global health leadership to using health as another area of strategic competition writes Thurka Sangaramoorthy of American University blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

What the government shutdown may mean for the midterms blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

Trump’s firings and Musk’s hostile tweets show that even elites are now vulnerable—and that matters for democracy write Nasrul Ismail of @bristoluni.bsky.social and Will Harvey of Melbourne Business School blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

Last Wednesday the #US federal #government shut down because of disagreements over funding for #ForeignAid and health insurance subsidies, halting pay for millions of federal workers. What might resolve the crisis? Thomas Gift @ucl.ac.uk analyses the situation for @lseusablog.bsky.social

Immigrants' use of welfare can influence Americans’ view of public welfare as a whole find Ping Xu and Erika Danielson of @universityofri.bsky.social and Belinda Davis and James Garand of @lsu.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

There may be no end in sight for the US government shutdown writes Thomas Gift of @ucl.ac.uk blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

Listen to the latest podcast from The Ballpark: AI and the workplace with Professor @iajunwa.bsky.social of @emorylaw.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

The 2020 US election shows how state election policies can fuel conspiracy theories about voting write @morganwack.bsky.social of @ikmz.bsky.social and @schafer.bsky.social of @uwnews.uw.edu blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

Highlighting “being American” no longer brings Democrats and Republicans together finds @rongbojin.bsky.social of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

Americans are adapting to a warmer world — trading winter heat for summer cooling find Francois Cohen of the University of Barcelona, Matthieu Glachant of @psl-univ.bsky.social and Magnus Söderberg of @griffith.edu.au blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

As the #US undermines the geopolitical order, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit showed #China is offering an alternative. History indicates the result may not be a new global system, but shifting power & contested rules, writes Terry Mullan @lseir.bsky.social @lseusablog.bsky.social

What issues may define next year’s elections? Peter Finn of Kingston University covers what we should look out for in the latest in our "2026 Midterms" series blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

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A new European ideological patriotism could be a counter for Trumpism writes @peternedergaard.bsky.social of the University of Copenhagen blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

Through his new study, SPA's David Schwegman disproves the misconception that wind farms negatively impact property value. He urges policymakers to study the distribution of costs and benefits as they contemplate energy transition proposals in their community. bit.ly/4mFQZJN @lseusablog.bsky.social

California’s Gavin Newsom leads the Democrats’ Trump counterattack with a redistricting ballot measure writes Jeff Cummins of Fresno State University blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

Wind energy has a surprising upside – higher property values find David J. Schwegman of American University, Eric Brunner of @uconn.bsky.social and Ben Hoen of @berkeleylab.lbl.gov blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...