Can colleges reopen safely? Should they try? On Politics and Polls (the podcast for the Princeton Policy School, co-hosted by Julian Zelizer and me), I interview Laurence Steinberg, major expert on adolescence. Our conversation is a mash-up of neuroscience, public health, coronavirus, and the adolescent mind. Spoiler: it’s going to be really, really, rilly difficult. […]
Entries Tagged as 'Princeton'
Woodrow Wilson’s name removed from policy school
June 27th, 2020, 12:46pm by Sam Wang
Big news here at Princeton: Woodrow Wilson’s name will be removed from our Policy and International School. See President Christopher L. Eisgruber’s announcement here. Wilson is a huge figure in both Princeton and national history. He helped grow Princeton into the institution it is now. As President of the United States, his role in domestic […]
Tags: Princeton
Juneteenth
June 19th, 2020, 8:47am by Sam Wang
The Civil War ended in April 1865, but news back then traveled slowly. On June 19, 1865, a Union general in Texas made a public declaration, which grew into the Juneteenth celebration and commemoration, observed by Black Americans starting in the 1880s. Today, Juneteenth is observed in some manner in 49 out of 50 states. As […]
Tags: 2020 Election · Princeton
Election tracking 2020, Part 1: The U.S. House
June 17th, 2020, 3:12pm by Sam Wang
In the coming weeks, PEC will roll out new features and a new design. Most prominent will be an emphasis on local action. Our editorial stance this year is to leverage your local efforts locally for the Presidency (4 years), the Senate (6 years), and redistricting (10 years). This week, we start up the previous […]
Tags: 2020 Election · House · Princeton · Redistricting · Site News
Elections, neuroscience…and Bill Nye!
April 19th, 2020, 10:18am by Sam Wang
(photo taken February 6th) I was on with Bill Nye and Corey S. Powell to talk about elections, polls, and neuroscience. It was a lively and fun conversation – take a listen! Topics: the Electoral College, polls, what neuroscientists do for fun, gerrymandering…lots of topics. Those guys move fast!
Tags: Politics · Princeton · Redistricting
Coronavirus epidemic: The end of the beginning?
April 7th, 2020, 6:30am by Sam Wang
Mathematical models of the disease are useful for state/national-level decisionmaking. But they don’t seem to address what we need as individuals. So Lucas Manning, Ben Deverett, and I calculated some simpler things. Basically, I think we’re at or slightly past the point of maximum personal risk. We just have to shelter for another…month! Yesterday I […]
Tags: Princeton · Uncategorized
Princeton Gerrymandering Project – 2019, in Review
December 31st, 2019, 9:46am by Sam Wang
What a year (and what a decade) it was for gerrymandering. It was also a pivotal year for the Princeton Gerrymandering Project, as we adapted to the next stage of redistricting reform. Even as we have grown, we’re still using law, math, and data to help power change. But we have now made our focus […]
Tags: House · Princeton · Redistricting
California Redistricting Comes to Princeton
November 12th, 2019, 4:37pm by Sam Wang
This Thursday, the Princeton Gerrymandering Project is co-hosting a town hall, “Ending Gerrymandering with People-Powered Reforms.” We’ll have feature three members of California’s first independent, citizen-led Redistricting Commission. We’ll meet in McCosh Hall, Room 28, from 4 to 5 PM. Our co-hosts are New Jersey’s League of Women Voters and Fair Districts NJ. Helen Kioukis […]
Tags: Princeton · Redistricting
What’s at stake next week in Virginia: Redistricting Reform
October 26th, 2019, 12:41pm by Sam Wang
Virginia was the site of the first gerrymander in 1789. Now, Virginia voters get a chance to help make today’s maps the last gerrymander that the Old Dominion ever sees. Before next week’s elections, ask candidates to support reform. To help, Princeton Gerrymandering Project has a new report. PGP’s new report describes how gerrymandering can […]
Tags: 2020 Election · Princeton · Redistricting
Your weekend book club: The Mueller Report
May 10th, 2019, 9:26am by Sam Wang
Been meaning to pick up that Mueller Report, but gotten a little scare of its heft? Wondering what all the fuss is about? Concerned for your democracy? We have the answer for you! In the latest episode of Politics And Polls, Julian Zelizer launch our book club on the Mueller Report. This week we do […]
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