Andrew KennardThe Media, Priming, and FramingIf you’ve taken a college-level psychology course, you might remember learning about priming, or “the psychological process of shaping…1 min read·May 7, 2021----
Andrew KennardEntertaining News: Helpful or Harmful?In journalism, qualities that make stories “newsworthy” include conflict, timeliness, human interest, and more. “Infotainment,” or news…2 min read·May 7, 2021----
Andrew KennardTwo Voter Theorems and Some Real ConsequencesSo I learned about two different models of how politicians appeal to voters to win elections, and as usual, I have some tidbits and…2 min read·May 3, 2021----
Andrew KennardCitizens United v. FEC: A Huge Step Back in Campaign FinanceI didn’t know much about the issue of campaign finance until I listened to NPR’s Embedded podcast’s series of episodes on Senator Mitch…2 min read·May 3, 2021----
Andrew KennardWhy We Need Political Parties (It’s a Necessary Evil Sort of Thing)So, I’ll just say it: this post isn’t going to be as fun as the one about the cool reforms of the Progressive Party. Lots of people hate…2 min read·Apr 26, 2021----
Andrew KennardWhy the Progressives Are My Favorite American Political PartyEveryone gets fired up about Republicans or Democrats, but my favorite political party from a historical perspective is the Progressives…3 min read·Apr 25, 2021----
Andrew KennardThe Republican and Democratic Parties: What Do They Support, and Who Supports Them?During my college politics readings, I’ve found some helpful information about what the Republican and Democratic Parties stand for and…2 min read·Apr 18, 2021----
Andrew KennardPriming and Framing: Building on Previous LearningTwo ways in which political advertisements, surveys, or other messaging can influence voters are priming and framing. Priming is “the…2 min read·Apr 18, 2021----
Andrew KennardReflecting on the Supreme CourtSometime in the last several months, I seem to recall remarking that the Supreme Court is so much less political than the other branches…2 min read·Apr 3, 2021----
Andrew KennardThree Models of Supreme Court Decision-MakingIn my college politics reading about the judiciary, I learned about three models that are used to describe how Supreme Court justices make…2 min read·Apr 3, 2021----
