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“The Woke vs. The Proud?": How Racial Attitudes are Reshaping American Patriotism

It’s not just age or partisanship that explains who feels proud to be American. The best predictor of national pride today is how people feel about the…

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June 2025

How the "Heckler’s Veto" Is Hurting Higher Ed

New data show disruptive campus protests erode public trust in universities. Restoring confidence will require focused education in the student…

Jun 2 • 

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November 2024

The Origins of the Military's "Recommendation Recession"

A new survey shows that conservative veterans unhappy with the military’s recent DEI efforts and the quality of the country’s political leadership are…

Nov 20, 2024 • 

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September 2024

Is DEI Killing Campus Free Speech?

Presentation delivered at the 2023 FIRE Faculty Network Conference

Sep 21, 2024 • 

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July 2024

Young People Don't Think Much of American Institutions Anymore

Unlike 20 years ago, few high schoolers now view the country's key institutions positively. This growing cynicism is a major crisis for the military…

Jul 24, 2024 • 

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May 2024

The Political Causes of the College Enrollment Crisis

Republican high schoolers don’t want to attend college anymore. That’s a problem for conservatives, for colleges, and for the country.

May 30, 2024 • 

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January 2024

Higher Education's "Illiberal Liberalism" Problem

Asymmetrical illiberalism (i.e. that illiberal liberals vastly outnumber illiberal conservatives on college campuses) is a major problem for higher ed…

Jan 4, 2024 • 

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July 2023

Unpacking The "Gen Z" Mental Health Crisis

Conservatism and participation in its core institutions - marriage, church, and the military - are associated with better mental health. Gen Z, however…

Jul 24, 2023 • 

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Ideology and Intolerance at America's Elite Universities

America's future elites are more liberal, more "tolerant," and more supportive of disruptive action in response to offensive speech than the country…

Jul 6, 2023 • 

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March 2023

Is DEI Destroying Free Speech on Campus?

In the first-ever empirical study of the question, I show evidence that larger DEI bureaucracies often hurt and almost never help the speech climate on…

Mar 14, 2023 • 

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February 2023

The Military’s White Democrat Problem

Conservatives have correctly identified whites and "wokeness" as key components of the military’s recruitment crisis. Unfortunately, they are focusing…

Feb 1, 2023 • 

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November 2022

A Brief Note on Bad Faith

A Media Matters report has gone viral with a deeply misleading analysis of violent crime coverage on Fox News

Nov 21, 2022 • 

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