Reforming the Electoral Count Act, Fraught US-China Relations, and More

November 7, 2022

Motivated by abortion, women could determine the outcome in Tuesday’s midterm elections

In a new analysis drawing from simulation data, William Frey explores how women’s enthusiasm for an issue like abortion can lead to consequential shifts in election outcomes through increases in their voter turnout and support for candidates.

Joe Biden speaks virtually with Xi Jinping from the White House in Washington

A course correction in America’s China policy

Though U.S.-China relations are on a downward trajectory, the relationship remains too consequential to be guided by a fatalistic acceptance of deepening hostility. In their new Global China policy brief, Ryan Hass, Patricia Kim, and Jeffrey Bader recommend five steps the United States could take to better protect and advance its interests concerning China.

A Newcastle Public Schools bus is seen parked in Newcastle, Oklahoma

Rural resistance to statewide school vouchers

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt and Oklahoma Senate leader Greg Treat declared a statewide school voucher bill a major priority for the 2022 legislative session. But the voucher bill failed by a vote of 24-22 in the Oklahoma Senate. How could a bill supported by the Republican governor and introduced by the Oklahoma Senate leader fail to achieve a majority in a chamber where the GOP holds more than three fourths of the seats? Deven Carlson explains the rural-urban dynamics.