Party Primaries Must Go
A study from Christian Grose, “Reducing Legislative Polarization: Top-Two and Open Primaries Are Associated with More Moderate Legislators” was quoted in The Atlantic.
The end of minty cigarettes?
Vox’s Today Explained interviewed Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on his opposition to legislation that would ban the sale of menthol cigarettes. “The legislation in a lot of these bans suggest that the way to protect black lives is to keep black people from being able to consume products Read more…
Book Picks for March 2021
Announcing our March book picks: Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson and Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianismby Anne Applebaum.
Invisible Burdens
by Katie Bonnett Women are taking on more stress than is necessary in the household. This comes from a difference in the responsibilities of hetero-sexual household members. When the work balance between couples gets to be too disproportionate, it creates stress on the person who does more work. Often, the Read more…