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Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Travis Crum comments on likelihood of Missouri redistricting

7.24.25 | STL NPR

If states weren’t allowed to change their maps in the middle of the decade, it could create logistical problems.

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Timothy McBride comments on Centene, pending federal cuts to Medicaid

7.14.25 | St. Louis Post Dispatch

Out-of-pocket premiums for individuals might increase 40% or more, probably increasing the likelihood of people dropping their plans.

New journal article on the Caregiving Gap by Weidenbaum Center Grant Recipient Caity Collins uses Center TASS survey data

7.10.25 | Journal of Men and Masculinities

New article focuses on one important, understudied cultural dimension that shapes men’s time spent in care: confidence

Weidenbaum Center Public Policy speaker Pauline Kim says AI’s hiring discrimination exists as a result of human hiring discrimination

7.5.25 | Fortune

Workday and Amazon’s alleged AI employment biases are among myriad ‘oddball results’ that could exacerbate hiring discrimination

Federal "Megabill" would shift billions in costs to Missouri taxpayers, warns Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Tim McBride

7.3.25 | Missouri Independent

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Timothy McBride says we will lose people who won't be qualified due to work or paperwork requirements

Weidenbaum Center Grant Recipients publish article in Political Science Research and Methods journal

7.3.25 | Political Science Research and Methods

The article investigates whether election results are associated with emotional reactions among voters across democracies and under what conditions these responses are more intense.

To keep Medicaid, a mom caring for her disabled adult son may soon need to prove she works

6.30.25 | NBC News

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Timothy McBride comments on problems related to understaffing at Missouri Medicaid agency.

Weidenbaum Center Grant Recipient James Gibson pens op-ed on "Spiral of Silence"

6.26.25 | The Conversation

Weidenbaum Center grant recipients James Gibson authors article on why Americans are less likely to publicly voice their opinions on political issues

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 we've stopped talking to those with different political views.

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Gregory Magarian quoted in LA Times on immigration raids

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.