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The economic impact of shutdowns is usually fleeting, but will it be the same this time?

US TA | AP Insight - October 2, 2025.

Shutdowns of the federal government usually don't leave much economic damage. But the one that started Wednesday looks riskier, not least because President Donald Trump is...

US government on brink of first shutdown in almost 7 years

Economy TA | AP Insight - September 30, 2025.

A partisan standoff over health care and spending is threatening to trigger the first U.S. government shutdown in almost seven years, with Democrats and Republicans...

Why do MAGA loyalties vote against their own economic interests?

US Jeffrey Frankel - September 27, 2025.

Even as US President Donald Trump tramples long-standing rules and norms with abandon, he continues to enjoy strong support from a large share of voters,...

America's federalism is a bulwark for Trump's show of force

US Timothy Snyder - September 22, 2025.

In the nine months since Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the overall goals of his agenda have become clear enough: weaken the United...

More Americans say Israel has 'gone too far' in the Gaza conflict

US TA | AP Insight - September 18, 2025.

At a moment of growing international alarm about the humanitarian situation in Gaza, more U.S. adults view Israel's military action in the Palestinian territory as...

Blame game after acts of political violence can lead to further attacks

US TA | AP Insight - September 14, 2025.

From the moment conservative activist and icon Charlie Kirk was felled by an assassin’s bullet, partisans began fighting over which side was to blame. President Donald...

Trump’s Incarceration Game

US Kaushik Basu - September 5, 2025.

In a 2022 paper, I introduced an allegory I called the Incarceration Game – an academic exercise that explores how authoritarian leaders, when their popularity...

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