LSE Phelan US Centre

@LSE_US

The Phelan United States Centre at LSE is a hub for global expertise, analysis and commentary on America. Produces @LSE_Ballpark & @LSEUSAblog.

London, England

Joined May 2015

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LSE Phelan US Centre@LSE_US · 14 h

In this piece for @LSEUSAblog, @robbins_glyn analyses Mamdani’s appeal, writing that Zohran Mamdani has found a way to combine the politics of the street with the politics of the ballot box. blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2025…

LSE_US's tweet image. In this piece for @LSEUSAblog, @robbins_glyn analyses Mamdani’s appeal, writing that Zohran Mamdani has found a way to combine the politics of the street with the politics of the ballot box.

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LSE Phelan US Centre@LSE_US · Jul 26

Sharing new research with @LSEUSAblog, Marco Tabellini (@HarvardHBS) and Nancy Qian (@NorthwesternU) examine how comparatively lower Black enlistment rates following Pearl Harbor shows how racial discrimination can hurt state capacity blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2025…

LSE_US's tweet card. After Pearl Harbor, Black Americans, especially those who lived in communities with higher levels of discrimination, were far less likely to volunteer to enlist.

LSE Phelan US Centre@LSE_US · Jul 25

Sharing new research with #USAPP, Jamie L. Carson (@PolsUga), Joel Sievert (@TexasTech) and Ryan D. Williamson examine how success in congressional elections now increasingly linked to what voters think about the president. blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2025…

LSE_US's tweet card. Voters now evaluate candidates in the context of how they feel about whoever is in the White House.

LSE Phelan US Centre@LSE_US · Jul 24

Sharing new research with @LSEUSAblog, @selotus (@IUONeill) and Yesse Charles Mwihambi write how minority representation in the police can help address racialized violence in some communities. blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2025…

LSE_US's tweet card. Having a higher percentage of Black and Asian officers in police forces is linked with a reduction in victim disparities for their communities.

LSE Phelan US Centre@LSE_US · Jul 23

Writing for @LSEUSAblog, Jim Rice argues that in its decision on Trump’s birthright citizenship order the Supreme Court has again refused to check presidential power. blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2025…

LSE_US's tweet card. Another attempt to carve out a zone in which the Trump administration is free to redefine the limits of presidential power.

LSE Phelan US Centre@LSE_US · Jul 23

In this article for @LSEUSAblog, Andrew Myers (@Stanford) examines how local press coverage affects elections and policymaking in state legislatures in the US. blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2025…

LSE_US's tweet card. State legislators who receive stronger press coverage work more for their constituencies and better represent them.

LSE Phelan US Centre@LSE_US · Jul 22

Writing for @LSEUSAblog, @DrJulieNorman2 (@UCLspp) and @TGiftiv (@CUSP_ucl) write the President Trump's attempts at foreign policy breakthroughs and reforming US domestic institutions, have so far have ranged from underwhelming to spectacular failures. blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2025…

LSE_US's tweet card. Trump has tried to make foreign policy breakthroughs and reform domestic institutions, but the results have ranged from underwhelming to spectacular failures.

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LSE Phelan US Centre@LSE_US · Jul 21

In this piece for @LSEUSAblog, Brian J. Gaines (@UofIllinois) uses examples from recent RCV performances to argue how ranked choice voting is imperfect. blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2025…

LSE_US's tweet card. RCV is not a guaranteed fix for problems like low turnout, a lack of candidates, or polarization.

LSE Phelan US Centre@LSE_US · Jul 20

Writing for @LSEUSAblog, @jamesfeigenbaum, @MaxwellBPalmer (@bu_tweets) and @BenSchneer (@Kennedy_School) examine how lawmakers’ own family histories of immigration affect their policy choices on the issue. blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2025…

LSE_US's tweet card. Recent years have seen dramatic shifts in Americans’ attitudes towards immigration, with a majority now favoring decreasing immigration levels. But in what is often called a “nation of immigrants”,...

LSE Phelan US Centre@LSE_US · Jul 19

In this article for @LSEUSAblog, Paolo Brunori, Pedro Salas-Rojo (@LSEInequalities) and Vanesa Jordá (University of Canabria) introduce the concept and chart the surprising decline of polarization of opportunity in the US in recent decades. blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2025…

LSE_US's tweet card. A society where opportunities are highly polarized is one where individuals are clustered around some factor outside of their choosing – like race or place of birth – with each cluster having wildly...

LSE Phelan US Centre@LSE_US · Jul 18

Writing for @LSEUSABlog, @Pete_D_Finn (@KingstonUni ) argues how the use of AI tools in the MAHA reports casts doubt on the truth of the US Official Record, and democracy. blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2025…

LSE_US's tweet card. The use of AI tools in reports such as this one cast doubt on the truth of the US Official Record.

LSE Phelan US Centre@LSE_US · Jul 17

Phelan US Centre Affiliate @lizingleson (@lsehistory) spoke with @keithyap_1, about her book 'Made in China'. The conversation covered how America and China have transformed the global economy. Click here to listen to the conversation: youtube.com/watch?v=Jefoae…

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LSE Phelan US Centre@LSE_US · Jul 16

🎉 New publication! In May 2025, we hosted the Housing Squeeze Conference, featuring a unique workshop, where participants used their research visuals to co-create a zine. The zine is now published in the @Radical_Housing! 📖 radicalhousingjournal.org/wp-content/upl…

LSE Phelan US Centre@LSE_US · Jul 16

Following his award winning essay for @LSEUSAblog , our Master's Essay Competition Winner, @mkbadeniyi (@LSEManagement) has written an article titled 'Tracing the Path from Sub-Prime to Moonshot for AI Standards and Innovation', for the @LSE_ID blog. blogs.lse.ac.uk/internationald…

LSE_US's tweet card. MSc Management of Information Systems and Digital Innovation candidate, Kayode Adeniyi argues that the future of U.S. AI governance hangs in the balance: either we build something akin to NASA, a...

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LSE Intl Relations@LSEIRDept · Jul 15

Professor @FawazGerges spoke with @dwnews today about the armed clashes in #Syria and what #Israel is aiming to achieve with its recent strikes on Syrian forces. 📽️ Watch the full interview here: youtu.be/3KrqKJNAX_Q?fe… @LSE_US @LSEMiddleEast

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LSE Phelan US Centre@LSE_US · Jul 15

🚨New podcast episode! In the latest episode of The Ballpark, we spoke to Dr @Lauren_Sukin (@LSEIRDept), about their recent article, in the Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament, with @samseitz3 (@MIT_SSP). blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2025…

LSE_US's tweet card. What does the focus on nuclear weapons for both deterrence and reassurance mean for US foreign policy and for the security of East Asia?

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LSE Phelan US Centre@LSE_US · Jul 12

In the new @LSEUSAblog, Richard J. Meagher (@RandolphMacon) gives an overview of the upcoming election in Virginia, writing that signs are looking positive for Abigail Spanberger to win back the governorship from the Republicans. blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2025…

LSE_US's tweet card. No matter the result, the Virginia election will be a bellwether for next year’s midterm elections.

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LSE Phelan US Centre@LSE_US · Jul 11

In this piece for @LSEUSAblog, @lauroaccioly_br (@ppgri_std, @AmericanU) argues how the 'Take It Down Act' shows the fragmentation of policies addressing deepfakes and generative AI. blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2025…

LSE_US's tweet card. The law is an example of the US government’s piecemeal approach to regulating the potential negative uses of AI.

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LSE Phelan US Centre@LSE_US · Jul 9

Writing for @LSEUSAblog, @DonKettl (@UofMaryland) argues that the '#BigBeautifulBilll' is President Trump’s bet that he can roll his agenda into a midterm victory next year and a legacy that will go beyond his presidency. blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2025…

LSE_US's tweet card. Last week President Trump signed the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act into law. Donald F. Kettl writes that the bill means tax cuts ahead of the midterms next year and $1 trillion in benefit cuts follow...

LSE Phelan US Centre@LSE_US · Jul 8

“Why is Elon Musk starting the America Party? What social science tells us about why billionaires run for office” @NikKalyanpur (@LSEIRDept) writes for @LSEUSAblog that there is nothing new about businesspeople going into politics. blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2025…

LSE_US's tweet card. Billionaires like Musk are now more likely to enter politics in autocratic settings, which America is increasingly resembling.

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