Informed Weekend: 10 Links I Learned From This Week (Vol. 13)

Here are the ten(ish) links I learned from this week:

  1. Bernie is Not a Socialist and America is Not Capitalist (The Atlantic)
  2. America loves women like Hillary Clinton – as long as they’re not asking for a promotion (Quartz)
    1. Further Reading: Is Hillary losing the women’s vote? Nope. Here’s how the gender gap really works. (The Washington Post)
  3. Presidential Election Update
    1. Chris Christie endorses Donald Trump: 4 Reasons Chris Christie endorsed Donald Trump (The Washington Post)
    2. Clinton and Trump win big on Super Tuesday: 3 winners and 2 losers from Super Tuesday (Vox)
      1. Further Reading: The Republican Party now has 14 days to stop Trump (Vox)
    3. Ben Carson is Out! Well… not officially (yet): Ben Carson Admits that His Campaign is Over (The Atlantic)
      1. Further Reading: Ben Carson is essentially ending his campaign. Here’s how it all went wrong. (Vox)
      2. As of 3/4/2016, Ben Carson officially ends his bid for president (The New York Times)
    4. Mitt Romney speaks out against Trump (Vox)
  4. How Political Science helps explain the rise of Trump
    1. Most voters aren’t ideologues (The Washington Post)
    2. The role of white identity and grievances (The Washington Post)
    3. It’s the economy, stupid (The Washington Post)
    4. The rise of American authoritarianism (Vox)
    5. Who are Donald Trump’s Supporters, Really? (The Atlantic)
  5. Supreme Court Hears Texas Abortion Case
    1. How the Supreme Court Case Could Change Women’s Access to Abortion (The New York Times)
    2. The world’s abortion policies, explained in 7 charts and maps (The Washington Post)
  6. Opinion: Why Can’t the G.O.P. Stop Trump? (The New York Times)

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"Ben Carson" by Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 2.0)

“Ben Carson” by Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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