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We’ve Stopped Talking to People We Disagree With. That’s a Problem.

6.16.25 | US News & World Report

Weidenbaum Center Resident Fellow Betsy Sinclair authors article on how people have stopped talking to those with different political views.

The Trump immigration raids: Stunning, yet predictable

6.15.25 | Los Angeles Times

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Gregory Magarian say Trump's fostering of chaos was no accident

From Kent State to L.A.: Echoes of a Dark Past in Protest Crackdown

6.11.25 | Governing

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Gregory Magarian authors opinion piece examining historical parallels between the recent LA protests and those at Kent State

How Trump’s ‘one big beautiful bill’ continues its assault on Obamacare

6.3.25 | The Orange County Register

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Timothy McBride says Republican efforts to make it harder for what they term “able-bodied” adults to get Medicaid is code for scaling back Obamacare.

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Gregory Magarian on ways the government can silence opinions without censorship

6.2.25 | The Conversation

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Gregory Magarian authors article on how government can silence opinions it disagrees with

Let’s spin the block: reviving and advancing research on Black political socialization

5.30.25 | Politics, Groups, and Identites Journal

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Michael Strawbridge publishes new article on reviving and advancing research on Black political socialization. The article uses data from the 2024 Weidenbaum Center Survey.

Weidenbaum Center Director of Survey Research Taylor Carlson & former Weidenbaum Center PhD Affiliate Benjamin Noble awarded best paper in journal "Political Behavior"

5.29.25

This award recognizes the best paper published in the journal, Political Behavior, in 2024. The paper was supported in part by a fellowship from the Weidenbaum Center.

Hawley stakes ground as chief GOP defender of Medicaid

5.28.25 | The Hill

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Timothy McBride quoted in article on Senator Hawley's stance on Medicaid cuts

Trump and GOP’s tax bill would force cuts to Medicare, CBO says

5.22.25

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Timothy McBride quoted on potential Medicare cuts.

Trump treats laws as obstacles, not limits − and the only real check on his rule-breaking can come from political pressure

5.21.25

Weidenbaum Center Director Andrew Reeves authors article that examines the boundaries of legal and political accountability in American democracy, drawing on findings from the Weidenbaum Center Survey

Trump says he killed DEI. So why isn't it dead yet? Cracks emerge in war on 'woke'

5.18.25

Weidenbaum Center Grant Recipient Adia Wingfield quoted in USA TODAY article

Family fights for son’s future after school deems ‘Dr. Pepper gun’ post a threat

5.15.25

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Gregory Magarian comments on the first amendment and off-campus speech.