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Republican debate in Miami: What to watch

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How to Talk to Your Kids About Political Campaigns

Elementary age kids care much about politics, says Lynn Vavreck,…

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The 2016 campaign is putting the most influential political-science…

Three ways foreign policy can impact the presidential primaries

That is, if we can learn anything from previous U.S. presidential…

Measuring Donald Trump’s Supporters for Intolerance

Mr. Trump, who handily won that South Carolina primary and all…

Liar, liar: A charged word is now common in the GOP race

Richard D. Anderson, Jr., a professor of political science at…

Waxman: Don’t lose faith in Congress despite partisan rancor

Former U.S. Congressman and current UC Regents Professor Henry…

Electorate Representation Index: Which States Most Closely Resemble the U.S.?

The first two elections in the primary cycle are complete, yet…

2016’s States with the Highest Political Engagement Among Blacks

Black votes matter. In both 2008 and 2012, black voters turned…

True Bruin Distinguished Senior Scholarship Award Winner: Christina Springer

Springer, a fourth-year political science student is one of…