An amicus brief filed by Yale Professor Akhil Reed Amar in the Birthright Citizenship SCOTUS case:
"The basic issues at stake go to the very
foundation of the Constitution. At root, citizenship is
the right to have rights, and the right to belong."
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
Great write-up on our recent studies:
“Back in the day, if you wanted to know what the Seattle General Strike was, you’d grab an encyclopedia or ... check Wikipedia,” Karell said. “Now, you just ask ChatGPT... Increasingly, the information we rely on is being packaged by tools built by companies.”
Robot hand poises over a computer keyboard
New study: AI Tools Like ChatGPT Make Learning Easier — and More Persuasive bit.ly/4cmVUxO @thomasdavidson.bsky.social
Eli Rau speaks in a classroom
Eli Rau presents his work on reciprocity and public support for
anti-democratic behavior.
The special issue of @theforum-degruyter.bsky.social on "American Government and the Politics of Problem Solving" that I coedited with Alan Gerber has been published. Intro (Open Access) here: @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social @ispsyale.bsky.social 1/2
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
@ispsyale.bsky.social is hiring an Executive Director for its Democratic Innovations Program. Very good pay for a super interesting job at a place doing cutting edge research on this and many other topics.
careers.yale.edu/us/en/job/YU...
Megan Ranney and Stuart Buck speak while sitting in chairs in a wood-paneled room
Our events with @stuartbuck.bsky.social are in the latest issue of @yalesph.bsky.social's Science & Society digital magazine: bit.ly/40isauV
Helene Landemore next the cover of her book "Politics Without Politicians: The Case for Citizen Rule"
Talking about her new book, @hlandemore.bsky.social makes the case for politics without politicians: bit.ly/4r6bsKd
Helene Landemore next the cover of her book "Politics Without Politicians: The Case for Citizen Rule"
Talking about her new book, @hlandemore.bsky.social makes the case for politics without politicians: bit.ly/4r6bsKd
🚨 New paper out at @ajpseditor.bsky.social 🚨
Do the public hold meaningful attitudes? Using the case of abortion policy preferences, we provide strong evidence that policy prefrences can be coherent, stable over time, and causally explain vote choice.
doi.org/10.1111/ajps...
Vanessa Williamson speaks in a classroom
So thrilled to share this overview of a timely new book from @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social, as she talks with APEX about "The Price of Democracy" and how battles over taxes define who belongs in 'We the People' bit.ly/4aXIBSj @jacobhacker.bsky.social
Vanessa Williamson speaks in a classroom
So thrilled to share this overview of a timely new book from @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social, as she talks with APEX about "The Price of Democracy" and how battles over taxes define who belongs in 'We the People' bit.ly/4aXIBSj @jacobhacker.bsky.social
Living arrangements for older adults vary sharply by race, ethnicity, and sex, study finds: news.yale.edu/2026/02/11/l...
New from @hlandemore.bsky.social: What if representative democracy isn't the only way? thepreamble.com/p/what-if-re...
NEW PAPER! (w/ Fox & Love): How to tax business?
1. Corporations are now taxed more efficiently than ever.
2. Partnerships hold >$30T in assets, yet audit rates for large ones have collapsed to 0.27% because of complexity.
➔ Time to shift back to corporate taxation?
Summary: tinyurl.com/376vuztu
Collage of Chris Lu speaking with students at a table in a library
Thank you, @chrislu44.bsky.social for speaking with our Millstone fellows about public service last week.
Megan Ranney and Stuart Buck sit in high-back leather chairs in a wood-paneled room
We were so thrilled to help host @stuartbuck.bsky.social for conversations with @meganranney.bsky.social of @yalesph.bsky.social and Michelle Hahn of the Tobin Center about the importance of reproducibility in science. bit.ly/4tnu7Dl
Megan Ranney and Stuart Buck sit in high-back leather chairs in a wood-paneled room
We were so thrilled to help host @stuartbuck.bsky.social for conversations with @meganranney.bsky.social of @yalesph.bsky.social and Michelle Hahn of the Tobin Center about the importance of reproducibility in science. bit.ly/4tnu7Dl
Vanessa Williamson next to a cover of her book: The Price of Democracy: The Revolutionary Power of Taxation in American History
Yale Community: Please join us for a lunch talk at noon next Tuesday (2/10) with @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social about her book “The Price of Democracy: The Revolutionary Power of Taxation in American History.” Register to attend: bit.ly/4r1X46r
Tyna Elandou of OpenAI speaks at a podum in a conference room with stained glass windows and a high ceiling
It's time to reimagine democracy. Let's see what innovative political scientists, economists, sociologists, public servants, fiction writers, lawyers, journalists, futurists, computer scientists, and technologists have to say: bit.ly/3YVtP8O @hlandemore.bsky.social @kjephd.bsky.social
NEW funding opportunities for Yale social scientists: bit.ly/3NxIRzk
NEW funding opportunities for Yale social scientists: bit.ly/3NxIRzk
Kevin Arceneaux gestures to a projection screen in a classroom
So happy to host @vinarceneaux.bsky.social of Sciences Po for a presentation on the limited effects on public opinion and political behavior after study subjects deactivated their Facebook accounts.
Word cloud featuring words such as rights, immigrants, working class, corporations, citizens, healthcare, minorities, rich
Yale Youth Poll Delivers New Insights on Policy and Generational Views bit.ly/4r2Pubd
Word cloud featuring words such as rights, immigrants, working class, corporations, citizens, healthcare, minorities, rich
Yale Youth Poll Delivers New Insights on Policy and Generational Views bit.ly/4r2Pubd
Jacob Hacker speaker from a lectern, on a blue background, with Yale ISPS logo and text: Studying political institutions to identify and address critical challenges
ISPS: Studying political institutions to identify and address critical challenges isps.yale.edu
📄 New working paper !
co-authored w/ Nicholas Sambanis
@icl-yale.bsky.social
Do people conform to perceived social norms when forming national security preferences? And how do conflict exposure and partisanship shape this process?
Link to w.p.
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
Juliana Mothersbaugh gestures from behind a lectern on a blue background, with Yale ISPS logo and text: Explaining American political institutions and behavior
ISPS: Explaining American political institutions and behavior isps.yale.edu
Josh Kalla gestures while teaching a class, on a blue background with Yale ISPS logo and text: Exploring democratic innovations
ISPS: Exploring democratic innovations isps.yale.edu
Stuart Buck headshot next to faded image of glowing lights and digits, with text: Reproducible Science is Good Science; Conversations with Sutart Buck of the Good Science Project; Jan. 21 & 22, 2026
Members of the Yale community: Please join us on Jan. 21 & 22 for two conversations with @stuartbuck.bsky.social on reproducibility in science. Register to attend on 1/21 at bit.ly/3Z5IZbu or on 1/22 at bit.ly/4qdXZAi
