Why Liberals and Conservatives Disagree on Police

"We have to give power back to the police,” Donald Trump proclaimed during his campaign, and earlier this year he delivered … or so he thinks. The early weeks of Trump’s presidency indeed match his campaign rhetoric, replete with an executive order seeking to make assault against police officers a federal crime. Americans are understandably divided by Trump’s “law and order” approach to policing reform. Research suggests Americans’ reactions to Trump’s policies will be shaped both by their own experiences with police and by their moral predispositions. It starts with race. Anyone discussing...

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Emily Ekins and Matthew Feeney

Emily Ekins is a research fellow and director of polling at the Cato Institute. Her research focuses on public opinion, American politics, political psychology, and social movements. Matthew Feeney is a policy analyst at the Cato Institute. Matthew received both his B.A and M.A in philosophy from the University of Reading in England.


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Israel Winner of the 2003 Iraq Oil War

Israel Winner of the 2003 Iraq Oil War

From the Foreword by Lawrence B. Wilkerson: “[T]he debate over whether oil was a principal reason for the 2003 invasion has waxed and waned, with one camp arguing that it absolutely was, while the other argues the precise opposite.” “Mr. Vogler, himself a former...

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