As a political scientist, there are a lot of great blogs that are academically inclined. Unfortunately, a few of the best seem to be shutting down. The Monkey Cage stopped publishing earlier this year. There were plans to revive it outside of the Washington Post, but I haven’t seen anything. Another great blog, Mischief of Factions, might be shutting down. It was a great blog, but there were fewer and fewer posts and now they are looking for a new editorial team. This seems to suggest that they will keep going, but the unique insights about parties from many of architects of the “UCLA School” were always great to read and the blog was very topical, so like fivethirtyeight, you could get a level-headed, academic take on the latest news (without the vapid “rent-a-quote” commentary that so many of my colleagues seem to prioritize).
I hope Mischief of Factions can keep going.
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