Good Playlist: Presidential campaign songs ▶️
From 1800 to 2024, voters have tuned in to powerful political anthems.
Political violence has a long, tragic history in the U.S.
Joe Biden said political violence in America is “unheard of.” If only.
How D.C. could decide the next presidential election
Washington’s lack of representation reveals several cracks in American democracy
Colin Powell was a paradoxical man in a polarized time
He joined the Republican Party just as it was veering away from him.
The Biden infrastructure bills would restore America’s traditional approach to economic growth
From the nation’s founding, government has been deeply involved in shaping the economy — until the Carter and Reagan administrations retreated from the ‘American System’
What Bill Barr doesn’t understand about the office of attorney general
The U.S. attorney general’s office started in the judicial branch, not the executive — and has never been entirely under presidential control
What’s most shocking about the ‘resistance’ op-ed? How personal the attacks are.
It turns out that studying the workings of the presidency
Does incivility hurt democracy? Here’s what political science can tell us.
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Populists have one big thing right: Democracies are becoming less open
[caption id="attachment_67897" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump visited Nashville to rally
There are 4 big barriers to the populist model in America (and your democracy is safe)
[caption id="attachment_61033" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump gives a thumbs up
5 lessons from former presidents on making good decisions
[caption id="attachment_57810" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump salutes after laying a
Can the courts protect democracy? Yes, but they need these three supports.
[caption id="attachment_54277" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Rebecca Rossof, visiting San Francisco from Chicago, carries
Yes, signing those petitions makes a difference — even if they don’t change Trump’s mind
[caption id="attachment_53545" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A young girl uses protest signs
Is Trump the last gasp of Reagan’s Republican Party?
With Donald Trump almost certainly the Republican Party’s candidate for
One-third of all U.S. presidents appointed a Supreme Court justice in an election year
Eminent Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes famously described his fellow
The Constitution was designed to weed out demagogues. Now it encourages them.
Recently Peter Wehner, a veteran of several Republican administrations, called presidential
Don’t get rid of Hamilton! Give Jackson the boot instead.
[caption id="attachment_26306" align="aligncenter" width="982"] (FILES): This March 29, 2009 file
Don't get rid of Hamilton! Give Jackson the boot instead.
[caption id="attachment_26306" align="aligncenter" width="982"] (FILES): This March 29, 2009 file
Jobs and jail might not keep young men out of crime, but how about therapy?
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New ranking of U.S. presidents puts Lincoln at No. 1, Obama at 18; Kennedy judged most overrated
Although it has been celebrated officially since 1879, Presidents' Day
Does Executive Experience Make A Better President?
Brad DeLong says: bq. ...nobody who has not served a