Julia Azari
A presidency-centered party is a weak party.
With Mark Sanford declaring his candidacy against Trump over the weekend, there are now three Republicans who intend to compete with the...
MISCHIEFS OF FACTION
Reflections on Parties and Their Place in Politics
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Seth Masket
When a party cancels its primaries
Four state GOPs are canceling their presidential primaries. Here's why that's dangerous, and why they're doing it anyway.
The Staff
Robert Mugabe’s death and the legacy of dominant parties
Like many founding fathers and leaders of liberation struggles in Africa, Mugabe was both hero and villain.
The Staff
No way to run a party
Why Boris Johnson's own aggressive moves may have led to him losing his very first vote as Prime Minister.
Amy Erica Smith
What can women (and men) do about gender inequality in academia?
The Monkey Cage’s Gender Series shows us the structure. We can make that structure our ladder.
Julia Azari
Of course the DNC didn't want to have a climate change debate.
It's not at all surprising that the DNC didn't want to have a climate change debate, as unpopular at this decision appears to have been....
Amy Erica Smith
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.”
The Staff
Why is it so difficult to deal with elite corruption?
Zimbabwe's ZANU PF shows that saying you're going to fight corruption and actually doing it are two totally different things.
Seth Masket
How to think about Joe Walsh's challenge
If GOP donors and activists are prepared to turn on Trump, they have a vessel for doing so.
Seth Masket
Identity, Ideology, and Electability
Voters tend to see women and people of color as more ideologically extreme even when they're not.
Julia Azari
Democrats' Obsession with Electability is a Feature of Weak Parties and Strong Partisanship
At this point in the 2020 nomination cycle (by my estimate we are about 5,000 years in), we know a few things about electability. First,...
Julia Azari
Trump is Bad at Being Mourner-in-Chief. Why does it matter?
Trump’s critics like to point out that the forty-fifth president isn’t very good – at all – at what I’ll call here the “ceremonial...
The Staff
Evaluating the Pelosi Speakership
Nancy Pelosi’s third term as speaker demonstrates why the job is so difficult.
Seth Masket
A party-orchestrated departure
Hickenlooper's withdrawal shows the heavy hand of the party working to steer him toward a Senate race.
What can 2016 tell us about 2020?
It may be that 2020 teaches us more about 2016 than the other way around. What if Trump hadn’t run, or what if hadn’t received the intense b
Gregory Koger
Polling measure shows Americans are more liberal than ever
Americans' support for government action is at its highest point since 1952.
The Staff
Here’s what a small Welsh election teaches us about the British party system.
In the Leave versus Remain fight, the Tories and Labour are both losing ground.
Seth Masket
Party Donors Have Narrowed, but Not Decided
An examination of donors to candidates *and* the party shows that these insiders haven't picked a favorite.
Amy Erica Smith
A Party Manifesto
Parties worldwide are changing. We mischiefs of faction will have a lot to write about.
