Tag Archives: American politics
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David L. Sloss
In People v. The Court, I argue that American democracy is broken and that the Supreme Court’s constitutional doctrine is a key factor contributing to democratic decay. The book charts a path for revolutionary changes in constitutional law that could help repair our broken democracy. The Supreme Court has developed a set of constitutional doctrines […]
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Richard L. Fox, Jennifer L. Lawless
Women in politics are everywhere. Vice President Kamala Harris quickly emerged as the Democratic nominee when Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race in Summer 2024. Republican Nikki Haley was the last candidate standing to challenge Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination that same year. Nancy Pelosi served as Speaker of the House […]
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Pamela Ban, Ju Yeon Park, Hye Young You
Members of Congress play a critical role in shaping policy on a vast array of complex issues — from climate change to healthcare, national security to agriculture. Yet, they are not experts in these fields. Instead, they rely on external sources of information to guide their legislative decisions. But who provides this information, and how […]
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Zachary S. Price
The United States is divided over politics, and each major political coalition advances a distinct constitutional vision that aligns with its policy goals. Conservatives interpret the Constitution to protect religion, limit gun control, and obstruct federal administrative governance while allowing state-level regulation of moral questions like abortion. Progressives see a mirror-image constitution that advances social […]
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Mike Cowburn
In an era of increasing partisan conflict and ideological division in the U.S. Congress, primaryelections are frequently blamed. In my new book, Party Transformation in CongressionalPrimaries: Faction and Ideology in the Twenty-First Century, I explore how the dynamics ofprimary competition fundamentally changed in recent decades, contributing to the ideologicalpolarization of parties in Congress. Through original […]
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Kim L. Fridkin, Patrick J. Kenney
A few weeks ago on May 15, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump agreed to at least two general election debates: one on June 27, 2024 and one on September 10, 2024. The first debate will be hosted by CNN and moderated by Jake Tapper and Dana Bash, with no audience present at […]
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Joseph P. Tomain, Sidney A. Shapiro
Market favoritism has been aggressively supported for more than 50 years by the Right and adopted by many on the Left. The emphasis has been on the priority of markets over government for solution to policy problems and for enhancing political liberties. Our book, How Government Built America, flips the script by arguing the strength […]
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Kim L. Fridkin, Patrick J. Kenney
We write this blog knowing the 2024 presidential election will be a rematch of the 2020 contest between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. We are not fully aware, though, how changes in the political landscape from 2020 to 2024 will alter how citizens make decisions at the ballot box. In our book, Choices in a […]
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David L. Sloss
In People v. The Court, I argue that American democracy is broken and that the Supreme Court’s constitutional doctrine is a key factor contributing to democratic decay. The book charts a path for revolutionary changes in constitutional law that could help repair our broken democracy. The Supreme Court has developed a set of constitutional doctrines […]
Read More
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Richard L. Fox, Jennifer L. Lawless
Women in politics are everywhere. Vice President Kamala Harris quickly emerged as the Democratic nominee when Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race in Summer 2024. Republican Nikki Haley was the last candidate standing to challenge Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination that same year. Nancy Pelosi served as Speaker of the House […]
Read More
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Pamela Ban, Ju Yeon Park, Hye Young You
Members of Congress play a critical role in shaping policy on a vast array of complex issues — from climate change to healthcare, national security to agriculture. Yet, they are not experts in these fields. Instead, they rely on external sources of information to guide their legislative decisions. But who provides this information, and how […]
Read More
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Zachary S. Price
The United States is divided over politics, and each major political coalition advances a distinct constitutional vision that aligns with its policy goals. Conservatives interpret the Constitution to protect religion, limit gun control, and obstruct federal administrative governance while allowing state-level regulation of moral questions like abortion. Progressives see a mirror-image constitution that advances social […]
Read More
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Mike Cowburn
In an era of increasing partisan conflict and ideological division in the U.S. Congress, primaryelections are frequently blamed. In my new book, Party Transformation in CongressionalPrimaries: Faction and Ideology in the Twenty-First Century, I explore how the dynamics ofprimary competition fundamentally changed in recent decades, contributing to the ideologicalpolarization of parties in Congress. Through original […]
Read More
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Kim L. Fridkin, Patrick J. Kenney
A few weeks ago on May 15, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump agreed to at least two general election debates: one on June 27, 2024 and one on September 10, 2024. The first debate will be hosted by CNN and moderated by Jake Tapper and Dana Bash, with no audience present at […]
Read More
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Joseph P. Tomain, Sidney A. Shapiro
Market favoritism has been aggressively supported for more than 50 years by the Right and adopted by many on the Left. The emphasis has been on the priority of markets over government for solution to policy problems and for enhancing political liberties. Our book, How Government Built America, flips the script by arguing the strength […]
Read More
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Kim L. Fridkin, Patrick J. Kenney
We write this blog knowing the 2024 presidential election will be a rematch of the 2020 contest between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. We are not fully aware, though, how changes in the political landscape from 2020 to 2024 will alter how citizens make decisions at the ballot box. In our book, Choices in a […]
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