The other day, Larry Bartels posted a Monkey Cage article entitled “Here’s how a cartoon smiley face punched a big hole in democratic theory,” with the subtitle, “Fleeting exposure to ‘irrelevant ...

Democracy, Mencken says here every day, is “the art of running the circus from the monkey cage.” But that’s not the way most political scientists see it. The leading theoretical paradigm in the field ...

If you've ever wondered what you'd look like as an animated character, it's easy to find out, thanks to the cartoon face filter trend that’s been trending on TikTok. However, you may be wondering why ...