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

1. This week at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, PA
   1. The Democratic Convention is Off to a Rocky Start (FiveThirtyEight)
   2. Michelle Obama’s Speech for the Ages (The Atlantic)
   3. Video: Barak Obama’s full remarks at the 2016 DNC (Vox)
   4. Hillary Does it Again (The Atlantic)
2. The DNC e-mail leak, explained (Vox)
   1. Released Emails Suggest the D.N.C. Derided the Sanders Campaign (The New York Times)
   2. Debbie Wasserman Schultz To Step Down as Democratic Chair After Convention (NPR)
3. Will Tim Kaine deliver Virginia (and Catholics)? Don’t count on it. (The Washington Post)
4. Yes, Slaves Did Help Build the White House (The New York Times)
5. Why Obama campaigning for Clinton is unusual – and historic (Vox)
6. The economics of Donald Trump’s wall (The Economist)
7. The research is clear: electing more women changes how government works (Vox)
8. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are now Equally Unpopular (FiveThirtyEight)
   1. Further Reading: Election Update: Why Our Model is Bullish on Trump, For Now (FiveThirtyEight)
9. Where the Election Goes From Here (FiveThirtyEight)

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

1. There’s Probably Nothing That Will Change Clinton or Trump Supporters’ Minds (FiveThirtyEight)
2. How Donald Trump Picked His Running Mate (The New York Times Magazine)
3. The GOP is a Dying Party. That’s Why I’m Running Against Trump. (Politico)
4. Political Conventions 101: How They Work and Why They’re Important (Parade)
   1. Further Reading: Everything you need to know about how political conventions affect the horse race (The Washington Post)
5. This week at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, OH
   1. Never Trump Almost Succeeds (The Atlantic)
   2. Blue Feed, Red Feed: Melania Trump (The Wall Street Journal)
   3. Reality TV logic vs. political convention logic (Vox)
   4. ‘I Alone Can Fix It’ (The Atlantic)
6. What do the polls say?
   1. Confused by Contradictory Polls? Take a Step Back (The New York Times)
   2. Who Will Be President (The New York Times)
7. Democrats and Republicans are as divided about gender discrimination as they are about everything else (Vox)
8. Shedding light on the dark web (The Economist)

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

1. Bernie Sanders endorses Hillary Clinton: What Bernie Sanders Meant (FiveThirtyEight)
2. Donald Trump Postpones Naming Running Mate (The New York Times)
3. Why millennials aren’t going to solve the nation’s massive racial divides (The Washington Post)
4. How Dallas Built a Model Police Force (BuzzFeedNews)
   1. Further Reading: George W. Bush in Dallas: “Too often we judge other groups by their worst examples.” (Vox)
5. The interesting thing that happens when a Republican marries a Democrat (The Washington Post)
   1. Further Reading: How your political views affect who you think is attractive (The Washington Post)
6. Why is it so controversial when someone says “All Lives Matter” instead of “Black Lives Matter”?  (Reddit)
7. How do you know if a poll is any good? The 80-55-40 Rule (The Atlantic)
8. Ruth Bader Ginsburg Expresses Regret for Criticizing Trump (The New York Times)
9. We asked 8 political scientists if party platforms matter. Here’s what we learned. (Vox)
10. President Obama can thank Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton for his growing popularity (The Washington Post)
11. #ObamaJAMA: Obama Just Became the First Sitting President to Publish an Academic Paper (Science.Mic)
12. Past and future Trumps (The Economist)

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