Paul Musgrave

Paul Musgrave is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Articles by Paul Musgrave
U.S. President Richard Nixon gestures while mingling with passengers on a United Air Lines DC-10 commercial airliner enroute from Washington to Los Angeles on Dec. 26, 1973. The picture was made with an instantmatic camera by passenger 19-year-old passenger Julie Gilkey. AP
U.S. President Richard Nixon gestures while mingling with passengers on a United Air Lines DC-10 commercial airliner enroute from Washington to Los Angeles on Dec. 26, 1973. The picture was made with an instantmatic camera by passenger 19-year-old passenger Julie Gilkey. AP

Richard Nixon’s Last Christmas Trick

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Paul Musgrave
An illustration of a captain's hat with a 1980s era Pepsi logo and USSR and U.S. flag pins.
An illustration of a captain's hat with a 1980s era Pepsi logo and USSR and U.S. flag pins.

The Doomed Voyage of Pepsi’s Soviet Navy

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Paul Musgrave
Then-U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina is mobbed by reporters.
Then-U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina is mobbed by reporters.

How Filibusters Moved from Piracy to Congress

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Paul Musgrave
Kayakers on a flooded interstate in Philadelphia
Kayakers on a flooded interstate in Philadelphia

There’s No Wake-Up Moment on Climate in America

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Paul Musgrave
Advocates for student debt cancellation in front of the White House
Advocates for student debt cancellation in front of the White House

You Shouldn’t Have to Pay for That IR Master’s

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Paul Musgrave
19th-century Chinese rebel Hong Xiuquan and social media influencer Addison Rae.
19th-century Chinese rebel Hong Xiuquan and social media influencer Addison Rae.

America’s Collapsing Meritocracy Is a Recipe for Revolt This article has an audio recording

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Paul Musgrave
Journalists and guests look on as a screen displays a part of the commissioned video installation "I Saw The World End" by Artists Es Devlin and Machiko Weston at the Imperial War Museum in London on Aug. 6, 2020.
Journalists and guests look on as a screen displays a part of the commissioned video installation "I Saw The World End" by Artists Es Devlin and Machiko Weston at the Imperial War Museum in London on Aug. 6, 2020.

Political Science Has Its Own Lab Leaks

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Paul Musgrave
A man lights a candle at a monument to Chernobyl victims.
A man lights a candle at a monument to Chernobyl victims.

Chernobyl Has Become a Comforting Fable

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Paul Musgrave
The U.S. flag is planted on the moon’s surface.
The U.S. flag is planted on the moon’s surface.

There’s Not Much For the United States Up in Space

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Paul Musgrave
A portrait of Emperor Maximilian I with his family, 1516-1520, by artist Bernhard Strigel. Maximilian's marriage to Mary of Burgundy, the richest heiress in Europe, expanded the House of Habsburg and gave the dynasty a foothold in western Europe.
A portrait of Emperor Maximilian I with his family, 1516-1520, by artist Bernhard Strigel. Maximilian's marriage to Mary of Burgundy, the richest heiress in Europe, expanded the House of Habsburg and gave the dynasty a foothold in western Europe.

The Founding Fathers of International Relations Theory Loved War but Overlooked Sex

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Paul Musgrave
An Afghan moneychanger counts U.S. dollar notes
An Afghan moneychanger counts U.S. dollar notes

America’s Currency Is as Weirdly Outdated as Its Political Structure

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Paul Musgrave
A noose is seen on makeshift gallows as supporters of US President Donald Trump gather before the attack on the US Capitol in Washington DC on Jan. 6, 2021.
A noose is seen on makeshift gallows as supporters of US President Donald Trump gather before the attack on the US Capitol in Washington DC on Jan. 6, 2021.

Political Scientists Turned a Blind Eye to America’s Democratic Failures

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Paul Musgrave
Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as they storm the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6.
Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as they storm the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6.

This Is a Coup. Why Were Experts So Reluctant to See It Coming?

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Paul Musgrave
Scenes from Netflix's A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding and The Princess Switch: Switched Again.
Scenes from Netflix's A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding and The Princess Switch: Switched Again.

The True Meaning of Christmas Movies Is a Cozy American Worldview

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Paul Musgrave
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mcdonalds-war-apocalypse-golden-arches-theory-friedman-conflict-nicolas-ortega-FF_01

The Beautiful, Dumb Dream of McDonald’s Peace Theory This article has an audio recording

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Paul Musgrave
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