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Peter K. Enns

Associate Professor of Government, Cornell University

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Enns is the Executive Director of the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research and co-founder of Reality Check Insights. His research focuses on public opinion and political representation, mass incarceration and the legal system, and data analytics.

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"Public Affairs with Bob Salter," Peter K. Enns, Interview with Bob Salter, WFAN, June 24, 2018.
Guest to discuss the rise of mass incarceration in the United States on David Pakman Show, Peter K. Enns, April 28, 2017.
Interview on rise of mass incarceration Peter K. Enns, Wide Angle with Peter Bermudes, August 1, 2016.
Peter K. Enns quoted by Max Lewontin, "Why New Jersey Incarcerates More People than Rwanda" Christian Science Monitor, June 16, 2016.
Peter K. Enns's research on whether or not the United States is an oligarchy featured discussed by Dylan Matthews, "Remember That Study Saying America is an Oligarchy? 3 Rebuttals say it's Wrong.," Vox, May 9, 2016.
"Incarceration Nation," Peter K. Enns, Richard French Live, April 1, 2016.
"It’s Public Opinion behind Our Crowded Prisons," Peter K. Enns, The Ithaca Voice, March 16, 2016.
"Why Prisons Stay Full When the Crime Rate Goes down ," Peter K. Enns, The Washington Post, March 6, 2016.
"The Relationship between Public Opinion and Mass Incarceration," Peter K. Enns, London School of Economics, May 21, 2014.
Peter K. Enns quoted by Thomas B. Edsall, "Does Rising Inequality Make Us Hardhearted?" New York Times, December 10, 2013.