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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.

Weidenbaum Center Resident Fellows Jaclyn Kaslovsky & Michael Olson publish article in journal "Perspectives on Politics"

5.14.25

Professors Jaclyn Kaslovsky & Michael Olson publish new article entitled "Gendered Perceptions of Legislative Influence."

The next step for Alabama's congressional maps

5.12.25

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Travis Crum, an expert on voting rights, said an appeal could provide Alabama to go after parts of the Voting Rights Act, specifically issues related to race-based redistricting.

Trump speaking poorly of other presidents is uncommon, but not unheard of, in American presidential history

5.8.25

Weidenbaum Center Speaker Peter Kastor authors article on former presidents criticizing their successors in public

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Gregory Magarian comments on how proposed changes to University of Missouri's protest policy may be unconstitutional

5.6.25