Jonathan E. Collins

Welcome to Jonathan Thinks - a show where politics gets personal, democracy gets dissected, and power gets called by its name.

I’m Jonathan Collins; a political scientist, Columbia University professor, nationally recognized voice on democracy, education, and race. You might’ve seen me on NBC or Scripps News, heard me on NPR or KBLA, read my work in leading academic journals, or seen me quoted in the New York Times, Time Magazine, or Chalkbeat. But, you can think of me as your friendly neighborhood democracy scholar. 

Each week on Jonathan Thinks, I break down the biggest news stories of the moment, spotlight new research, and explore how culture, policy, and everyday life intersect.
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It's a show audacious enough to look at the leading stories and ask the ever important question: Why does this matter?
...asking this question because maybe...JUST MAYBE...we're all thinking it.

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