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View article: Political ideology and views toward solar geoengineering in the United States
Political ideology and views toward solar geoengineering in the United States Open
Political polarization remains a significant barrier to effective climate action in the United States. Conservatives often express skepticism toward climate change policies emphasizing government intervention, while liberals are generally …
View article: Detecting and measuring social media attacks on American election officials
Detecting and measuring social media attacks on American election officials Open
The 2020 presidential election saw election officials experience physical and social media threats, harassment, and animosity. Although little research exists regarding animosity toward US election officials, observers noted a sharp increa…
View article: Legislative communication and power: measuring leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives from social media data
Legislative communication and power: measuring leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives from social media data Open
Control over the legislative messaging agenda has important political, electoral and policy consequences. Existing models of congressional agenda-setting suggest that national polarization drives the agenda. At the same time, models of hom…
View article: Political ideology and views toward solar geoengineering in the United States
Political ideology and views toward solar geoengineering in the United States Open
Political polarization remains a significant barrier to effective climate action in the United States. Conservatives often express skepticism toward climate change policies that emphasize government intervention and regulation, while liber…
View article: Persuadable voters decided the 2022 midterm: Abortion rights and issues-based frameworks for studying election outcomes
Persuadable voters decided the 2022 midterm: Abortion rights and issues-based frameworks for studying election outcomes Open
Leading up to the 2022 Congressional midterm elections, all predictions pointed to a Republican wave, given factors such as the incumbent president’s low approval rate and a struggling national economy. Accordingly, the underwhelming perfo…
View article: Why don’t Americans trust university researchers and why it matters for climate change
Why don’t Americans trust university researchers and why it matters for climate change Open
Scientists have developed a strong consensus that Earth’s climate is changing and that human activities play an important role in these changes. However, current research shows that in the United States, there is significant partisan polar…
View article: Fedwire Funds Service: Payments, Balances, and Available Liquidity
Fedwire Funds Service: Payments, Balances, and Available Liquidity Open
We analyze the universe of payments settled through the Fedwire Funds Service--the primary U.S. real-time gross settlement service operated by the Federal Reserve--for the period January 2004 to December 2020. We report on trends in paymen…
View article: Leadership Communication and Power: Measuring Leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives from Social Media Data
Leadership Communication and Power: Measuring Leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives from Social Media Data Open
Who leads and who follows in Congress? By leveraging the Twitter accounts of U.S. House of Representatives members, we develop a new understanding of House leadership power using natural language processing methods in new ways. Formal theo…