Julia Azari
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...
MISCHIEFS OF FACTION
Reflections on Parties and Their Place in Politics
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Seth Masket
- Aug 26, 2021
- 3 min
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.
Seth Masket
- Aug 24, 2021
- 3 min
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 Staff
- Jul 26, 2021
- 3 min
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.
Gregory Koger
- Jul 12, 2021
- 10 min
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.
Julia Azari
- Jun 28, 2021
- 5 min
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...
Seth Masket
- Jun 25, 2021
- 3 min
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.
Gregory Koger
- Jun 11, 2021
- 3 min
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
Matthew Green
- May 12, 2021
- 6 min
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.
The Staff
- May 10, 2021
- 4 min
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.
Seth Masket
- May 3, 2021
- 4 min
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.
The Staff
- May 3, 2021
- 4 min
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.
Hans Noel
- Apr 28, 2021
- 3 min
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...
Matthew Green
- Apr 26, 2021
- 4 min
Mayor of Crazytown
John Boehner’s new memoir underscores the challenges of governing in today’s Congress.
The Staff
- Apr 20, 2021
- 3 min
Mondale and Minnesota's DFL
Mondale saw statemanship inextricably linked with partisanship.
Seth Masket
- Apr 20, 2021
- 4 min
What Makes a Good Nominee?
Mondale got annihilated in his run against Reagan; does that mean he was a bad nominee?
Gregory Koger
- Apr 19, 2021
- 8 min
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...
Seth Masket
- Apr 7, 2021
- 5 min
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.
Matthew Green
- Mar 22, 2021
- 4 min
To delay or not to delay?
House Republicans wrestle with an age-old dilemma: cooperation versus confrontation.
Jennifer N. Victor
- Mar 4, 2021
- 6 min
Integrity versus Democracy: the battle for voting rights in 2021
You can have a democratic system with weakly defined sovereignty, but you can’t have a sovereign democracy that excludes groups of people.