Research Christopher Faricy and Christopher Ellis. 2020. “Race, ”Deservingness,” and Social Spending Attitudes: The Role of Policy Delivery Mechanism.”Political Behavior 42(3): 819-843. Christopher Faricy. 2016.“The Distributive Politics of Tax Expenditures: How Parties Use Policy Tools to Distribute Federal Money to the Rich and the Poor.”Politics, Groups, and Identities 4(1): 110-125. Christopher Faricy and Christopher Ellis. 2014.“Public Attitudes Toward Direct Social Spending in the United States: The Differences Between Direct Spending and Tax Expenditures.” Political Behavior 36(1): 53-76. Christopher Faricy and Christopher Ellis. 2011.“Social Policy and Public Opinion: How the Ideological Direction of Spending Influences Public Mood.” The Journal of Politics 73(4): 1095-1110. Christopher Faricy. 2011.“The Politics of Social Policy in America: The Causes and Effects of Indirect versus Direct Social Spending.” The Journal of Politics 73(1): 74-83. Michele Hoyman and Christopher Faricy. 2009.“It Takes a Village: A Test of the Creative Class, Social Capital, and Human Capital Theories.” Urban Affairs Review 44(3): 311-333.