David Hume Archives

Hate Trump if you want. But democracy requires respecting the winner’s legitimacy.

Andrew Sabl - November 11, 2016

[caption id="attachment_49383" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Anti-Trump demonstrators protest outside of Los

The Constitution was designed to weed out demagogues. Now it encourages them.

Andrew Sabl - January 28, 2016

Recently Peter Wehner, a veteran of several Republican administrations, called presidential

What do legislatures in authoritarian regimes do?

Joshua Tucker - December 14, 2012

No, this post is not going to feature another picture

Charles Lane and the Market for Political Science

Henry Farrell - June 5, 2012

Charles Lane writes an "opinion piece":http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/congress-should-cut-funding-for-political-science-research/2012/06/04/gJQAuAJMEV_story.html for the _Washington Post_

Cognitive Democracy

Henry Farrell - May 23, 2012

Over the last couple of years, Cosma Shalizi and I

Moral Hazard in Authoritarian Repression and the Fate of Dictators

Joshua Tucker - January 4, 2012

As part of our continuing relationship with section newsletters of

Potpourri

John Sides - July 27, 2011

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