MISCHIEFS OF FACTION

Reflections on Parties and Their Place in Politics

The Staff

Aug 26, 20209 min

The Impact of the 19th Amendment

Women's suffrage wasn't everything its detractors warned or its proponents promised, but it has had profound effects on the past century.

Julia Azari

May 8, 20205 min

The Trump presidency thrives on norms

The administration that run on a message of disruption, yet has unfailingly maintained power arrangements.

Gregory Koger

Oct 29, 20195 min

Gender, Scandal, and Exit--Katie Hill's Retirement in Perspective

The Hill resignation is not an isolated incident. Chasing female legislators from Congress based on their husband's behavior is a tradition.

Amy Erica Smith

Aug 28, 20194 min

Did social media cause the rise of right-wing authoritarianism in liberal democracies?

“It was YouTube/Twitter/Facebook/WhatsApp, in the parlor, with a candlestick.”