Caylan Hays
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‘Unity Talks’ podcast now available to stream
Listen on Spotify Listen on Amazon Music Listen on Google Podcasts Unity Talks, produced by the Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy, is a podcast featuring a series of conversations and… Read MoreDec. 12, 2022
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Americans’ sense of political unity stable in run-up to midterm elections, Vanderbilt Unity Index indicates
The Vanderbilt Project on Unity & American Democracy’s newly released data from the Vanderbilt Unity Index, which measures Americans’ general faith and trust in democracy, shows little change from the second to the third quarter of 2022. For the second quarter in a row, the Vanderbilt… Read MoreOct. 25, 2022
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Hope for American Democracy Amid the Travails of the COVID Pandemic
By Dr. Alex Jahangir The following excerpt was adapted from Hot Spot: A Doctor’s Diary from the Pandemic, a memoir of the first year of COVID in Nashville by Dr. Alex Jahangir, head of the Metro Nashville COVID-19 Task Force. Published by Vanderbilt University Press… Read MoreOct. 25, 2022
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On Unity: The News Media’s Role on Election Night
Subscribe to our newsletter, On Unity.Friends and fellow citizens,This week, we invited the American Enterprise Institute’s Chris Stirewalt and Vanderbilt’s Josh Clinton to share their firsthand experience overseeing the intricate data-driven processes that allow major networks to accurately call election winners and losers. Months of diligent preparation,… Read MoreOct. 21, 2022
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Ask an Economist: Recap of Q&A with Mark Zandi of Moody’s Analytics
As midterm elections near, the ever-changing outlook on the U.S. economy remains at the forefront of voters’ minds. Cutting through the clutter of competing political punditry to uncover an evidence-based understanding of the country’s current economic state remains a challenge. To that end, the Vanderbilt Project… Read MoreOct. 13, 2022
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Human-Shaped Hole in AI Oversight
By Caroline Friedman Levy, Ph.D., and Matthew Facciani, Ph.D. Even in these polarized times, policymakers across the ideological spectrum can find common ground on artificial intelligence. Members of Congress from both parties are rooting for AI’s potential to help us cure pediatric cancers and solve some of our… Read MoreOct. 4, 2022
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On Unity: We asked an economist and here’s what they said
Friends and fellow citizens, Midterm elections are right around the corner and our nation’s economy is top of mind for many. This week, I sat down with Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody’s Analytics to discuss the state of… Read MoreSep. 23, 2022