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What Can Polling Tell Us about the Presidential…
Error in polling leading up to the 2020 presidential election was the highest in 40 years; nearly every forecast…
People Before Highways: How American Roads Tore Apart…
With the advent of the American Interstate Highway System (IHS), American society was ushered into a new millenium…
Education Policy and the U.S. Presidential Election
United States presidential campaigns have a history of centring K-12 education policy—something that has been…
MIR Meets: Kelley Vlahos
Host Theo Shouse sits down with Kelley Vlahos, editorial director of Responsible Statecraft and former executive…
Harris and Trump on Climate Policy
In 2021, the United States rejoined the Paris Agreement, committing to an international fight to limit global…
Immigration Takes Centre Stage in U.S. Presidential…
Viewers of the September 10 presidential debate might remember when Donald Trump falsely claimed that Haitian…
US Election 2024: Evangelicals and Trump with Melissa…
Host Alex Ritch sits down with political scientist Melissa Deckman, CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute,…
Trump vs. Harris on the Ukraine War
As the 2024 US Presidential election draws nearer, the two candidates’ differing approaches to the Ukraine War…
Who Are the VP Candidates? : A Look at Their Histories…
It’s no secret that the 2024 US presidential election has been full of unprecedented twists and turns. With Biden’s…
Trump v. United States: A Presidency Without Limits
On August 1, 2023, former president Donald Trump was indicted by a D.C. District Court grand jury on four charges:…
MIR Meets: Matt McManus
Host Theo Shouse sits down with Matt McManus, author and political science lecturer at the University of Michigan,…
MIR Meets: Bryan Caplan
Host Patrick Nelson sits down with economist and blogger Bryan Caplan to discuss the economics and ethics of…