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Here’s what’s lost when Black studies programs are cut
NADIA E. BROWN
In 2026, interdisciplinary programs that center identity, such as Black studies and women’s and gender studies, are facing institutional closures, reorganization, or downsizing. Universities are explaining this retrenchment...
The White House is trying to change more than the Smithsonian
GENEVA COLE
In recent months, the Trump administration has been exercising control over symbols of the United States, from the White House and Reflecting Pool to the reinstallation of Confederate statues. Plans to change the names of milit...
Why Africa’s economic growth isn’t reaching many households
MAAKWE CUMANZALA, ANYWAY CHINGWETE, AND KAREN KAUNDA
Two years ago, Kenya’s Gen Z protesters forced the government to withdraw a controversial tax bill. Kenyans’ underlying economic grievances have not been resolved – and anniversary demon...
Senegal’s populists confront the challenge of governing
KELCI BURCKHARDT
Media reports describe the power struggle between Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Ousmane Sonko, his former prime minister and the current president of the National Assembly, as a personal dispute. But this...
Good to Know: Why people support political violence
NEERAJ PRASAD
Do people support political violence? And how prevalent is such support? Five years after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol – and after a year in which the killing of Charlie Kirk and attacks on elected officials intensif...
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Good Authority’s mission is to bring insights from political science to a broader audience.
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