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Federal "Megabill" would shift billions in costs to Missouri taxpayers, warns Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Tim McBride

7.3.25 | Missouri Independent

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Timothy McBride says we will lose people who won't be qualified due to work or paperwork requirements

Weidenbaum Center Grant Recipients publish article in Political Science Research and Methods journal

7.3.25 | Political Science Research and Methods

The article investigates whether election results are associated with emotional reactions among voters across democracies and under what conditions these responses are more intense.

To keep Medicaid, a mom caring for her disabled adult son may soon need to prove she works

6.30.25 | NBC News

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Timothy McBride comments on problems related to understaffing at Missouri Medicaid agency.

Weidenbaum Center Grant Recipient James Gibson pens op-ed on "Spiral of Silence"

6.26.25 | The Conversation

Weidenbaum Center grant recipients James Gibson authors article on why Americans are less likely to publicly voice their opinions on political issues

We've stopped talking to people we disagree with. That's a problem.

6.16.25 | US News & World Report

Weidenbaum Center Resident Fellow Betsy Sinclair authors article on how we've stopped talking to those with different political views.

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Gregory Magarian quoted in LA Times on immigration raids

6.15.25 | Los Angeles Times

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Gregory Magarian say Trump's fostering of chaos was no accident

From Kent State to L.A.: Echoes of a Dark Past in Protest Crackdown

6.11.25 | Governing

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Gregory Magarian authors opinion piece examining historical parallels between the recent LA protests and those at Kent State

How Trump’s ‘one big beautiful bill’ continues its assault on Obamacare

6.3.25 | The Orange County Register

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Timothy McBride says Republican efforts to make it harder for what they term “able-bodied” adults to get Medicaid is code for scaling back Obamacare.

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Gregory Magarian on ways the government can silence opinions without censorship

6.2.25 | The Conversation

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Gregory Magarian authors article on how government can silence opinions it disagrees with

Let’s spin the block: reviving and advancing research on Black political socialization

5.30.25 | Politics, Groups, and Identites Journal

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Michael Strawbridge publishes new article on reviving and advancing research on Black political socialization. The article uses data from the 2024 Weidenbaum Center Survey.

Weidenbaum Center Director of Survey Research Taylor Carlson & former Weidenbaum Center PhD Affiliate Benjamin Noble awarded best paper in journal "Political Behavior"

5.29.25

This award recognizes the best paper published in the journal, Political Behavior, in 2024. The paper was supported in part by a fellowship from the Weidenbaum Center.

Hawley stakes ground as chief GOP defender of Medicaid

5.28.25 | The Hill

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Timothy McBride quoted in article on Senator Hawley's stance on Medicaid cuts