Are Democrats retaliating against Republicans who voted to undo the 2020 election?
Inter-party punishments for the events of January 6th may be less widespread than they seem.
MISCHIEFS OF FACTION
Reflections on Parties and Their Place in Politics
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Ending the Primary?
Colorado Republicans may vote this weekend to abandon their primary and pick nominees by convention. Here's why and what it would mean.
How the politics of 9/11 became American politics
In 2018 I encountered, for the first time, a room full of college students with no memory of the September 11, 2001 attacks. It was a...
The Recall We Were Warned About
In 2003, recall opponents warned that a new governor could win with just 15% of the vote. This year, that could actually happen.
What Future Presidents are Learning from Afghanistan
A future president would likely conclude that indefinite occupation will get you better press than withdrawal, even from an unpopular war.
The Limited Power of Trump’s Endorsements
The former president has begun endorsing favored Republicans in the 2022 elections, but evidence suggests that it may backfire.
Is the Senate filibuster a "Jim Crow Relic"? No.
Legislators from across the country--not just the South--contributed to the development of filibustering in Congress.
How years of mandate-claiming paved the way for the crisis of democracy
Elections are at the center of Trumpism. A recent report finds that “Republicans widely support Donald Trump and believe his claims about...
The Two Republican Presidential Contests
The traditional presidential nomination contest has already begun. But Trump has yet to make a decision that could upend everything else.
To Reform the Filibuster, Parties Need to Protect Marginal Senators
If majority parties can help marginal members navigate the tension between the policy demands of their party base and the moderate preferenc
The Tea Party and the Rise of a Conservative Insurgency
A conversation with Rachel Blum about her recent book How the Tea Party Captured the GOP.
Why Republicans are Ousting Liz Cheney
The House GOP has decided it can’t win without Trump’s voters and it can’t keep Trump’s voters if a party leader is condemning Trump.
California recall: Why this ain't 2003
Whatever it took for the GOP to win a California recall in 2003, they have none of that now.
It Takes (At Least) Two to Do Democracy
A third of state legislative contests regularly go uncontested, undermining one of the basic facets of democratic governance.
The faculty lounge discourse* is a red herring
Academics are mad at James Carville for dismissing what he calls "faculty lounge" politics in his Vox interview with Sean Illing. His...
Mayor of Crazytown
John Boehner’s new memoir underscores the challenges of governing in today’s Congress.
Mondale and Minnesota's DFL
Mondale saw statemanship inextricably linked with partisanship.
What Makes a Good Nominee?
Mondale got annihilated in his run against Reagan; does that mean he was a bad nominee?
Aaron Burr is not to blame for the Senate filibuster
The recent debate over the Senate filibuster has led to a lot of fruitful conversation, but also the revival of bad arguments I hoped to...
Letters to a Publicly Engaged Academic
If you're a publicly engaged scholar, there are critics who want to silence you. Here's how to keep them from winning.