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Larry Diamond

Venezuela: Cultivating Democratic Resilience Against Authoritarianism

María Corina Machado, the leader of the Venezuelan pro-democracy movement, suggests that a strong international response to Venezuelan authoritarianism will help overcome electoral fraud against democracy in her country. 

María Corina…

Four Stanford students named 2025 Rhodes Scholars

The prestigious award provides support for talented scholars to pursue postgraduate degrees at Oxford University in England.

Stanford seniors Francesca Fernandes, Alvin Lee, Mikayla Tillery, and Kate Tully are among the recipients of…

Six things political scientists are watching this election

Beyond the races in the headlines, Stanford scholars will be tracking the impact of ranked choice voting, voter guide bots, and more on Tuesday. Here’s an insider’s guide.

daniel ho

AI finds racial restrictions in millions of property records

California law requires counties to remove racially restrictive language – constitutionally unenforceable since 1948 – from property deeds. Researchers trained a large language model to help.

Justin Ryan Grimmer

Engaging the Truth Squad: Hoover Scholars Working to Debunk Election Misinformation

For the last several years, Political Science Professor Justin Grimmer and Hoover fellow Benjamin Ginsberg have been working to confront election disinformation and its negative impacts on America’s electoral system. By…