There's no denying the whiteness of the state. But scholars cite other qualities that make Iowa more like the rest of the country.

What makes a name suddenly pop—and then die? Social scientists and historians have been puzzling over this for decades.

This month, I’m doing something a little different with my column: I’m sharing the system I use to write it, so that you can use or adapt my system.

For a public figure, a scandal is a predictable hazard of the trade. What's less predictable, however, is who survives one.

Canada has taken steps to address the potential for online misinformation ("fake news") in its upcoming election, but the internet changes rapidly.

A look at TV watching as a social activity, from the "water cooler" network shows of yore to today's "second screen" live-tweets.

For a younger generation trying to understand Marxism, the best way in may be: vampirism.

Online services like Amazon's "Mechanical Turk" have ushered in a golden age in survey research. But is it ethical for researchers to use them?

While America’s parents have been wringing their hands over online safety, kids have steadily taken to social media, smartphones, and other digitally-enabled technologies to seek and promote their physical safety.

How do presidential transitions really work? Political science scholarship on White House staffers provides some insight.