Jan. 6 hearings show a democracy in crisis. Civic education can help. Lauren C. Bell, Katherine M. Robiadek, John P. Forren, and Carah Ong Whaley - June 28, 2022 Public education once trained young citizens to be part of democracy. Here’s what’s needed now.
With the 2022 midterms ahead, expect another Latino misinformation crisis Jeronimo Cortina and Brandon Rottinghaus - February 24, 2022 Our research identified which Latino voters are especially susceptible.
No, this isn’t Europe’s ‘Hamiltonian moment’ Mark Copelovitch - May 27, 2020 It’s a reminder that a covid-19 recovery fund won’t solve the euro zone’s deeper problems
Conservative Supreme Court judges may undermine Trump to get their way Todd N. Tucker - June 21, 2019 They may care less about the president’s trade agenda than gutting the administrative state.
Is Obama breaking norms as a former President? Not really. Nicholas Jacobs - September 25, 2018 As former president Barack Obama has begun campaigning for Democrats
So Dennis Rodman may be in Singapore for the summit. That’s not as strange as it sounds. Eric Grynaviski - June 9, 2018 [caption id="attachment_74316" align="aligncenter" width="960"] North Korean leader Kim Jong Un,
President Trump says he could pardon himself. Shades of Nixon reemerge from behind the curtain. Andrew Rudalevige - June 5, 2018 [caption id="attachment_59384" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Richard Nixon says at a
Even if Trump is as smart as he says he is, does it matter? Maybe not. Kendall Bailey and Costas Panagopoulos - February 14, 2018 https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/im-like-a-smart-person-a-year-of-trump-talking-about-trump/2018/01/19/70adc8fc-fd8f-11e7-9b5d-bbf0da31214d_video.html President Trump is a self-proclaimed “very stable genius,” who
What happened to the State of the Union address? Originally, it helped the president and Congress deliberate. Connor Ewing and Charles Zug - January 30, 2018 On Tuesday night, President Trump delivers his State of the
The U.S. has been arguing about the Bill of Rights since 1791 Andrew Rudalevige - September 20, 2017 [caption id="attachment_63740" align="aligncenter" width="960"] University of California at Berkeley police
Forget the ‘regular’ process of lawmaking. Here’s how Congress really uses its ‘power of the purse.’ Andrew Rudalevige - September 7, 2017 [caption id="attachment_63290" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A magnifying glass is held over
Americans get more politically involved than citizens elsewhere. The Constitution’s framers designed it that way. Andrew Rudalevige - September 1, 2017 [caption id="attachment_63149" align="aligncenter" width="960"] In this photo from Aug. 14,
Why did the Founders make U.S. elections so complicated and confusing? Get your answers here. Andrew Rudalevige - August 16, 2017 [caption id="attachment_26525" align="aligncenter" width="608"] Source: ABC News[/caption] Welcome back to
Are the news media enemies of the people or defenders of democracy? Here’s what the founders thought. Andrew Rudalevige - August 9, 2017 [caption id="attachment_62063" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Members of the media raise their
Should democracy depend on ‘we, the people’? Here’s what the framers wanted. Andrew Rudalevige - August 2, 2017 [caption id="attachment_61640" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The U.S. Capitol before sunrise on
Happy birthday, America! Here’s what you need to know about federalism. Andrew Rudalevige - July 4, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60600" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Independence Day fireworks light up the
Too many Americans know too little about the Constitution. Here’s how you can fix that. Andrew Rudalevige - June 27, 2017 One easy way to get a laugh on late-night TV
A key reason the founders wanted the electoral college: To keep out demagogues and bullies Chris Baylor - December 12, 2016 If U.S. citizens today think of the electoral college, it’s
The electoral college has serious problems. So do any alternatives. Andrew Rudalevige - November 15, 2016 [caption id="attachment_49524" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A voter casts his ballot in
Is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau constitutional? The D.C. Circuit says no. Here’s why. Andrew Rudalevige - October 19, 2016 [caption id="attachment_48011" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) was the
Is Trump the last gasp of Reagan’s Republican Party? Chris Baylor - May 11, 2016 With Donald Trump almost certainly the Republican Party’s candidate for
Here’s what Alexander Hamilton can teach senators about Supreme Court nominations David Lay Williams - March 18, 2016 [caption id="attachment_1757" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Alexander Hamilton. (National Portrait Gallery in
One-third of all U.S. presidents appointed a Supreme Court justice in an election year Barbara Perry - February 29, 2016 Eminent Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes famously described his fellow
Here’s why originalism won’t be buried with Scalia Amanda Hollis-Brusky - February 22, 2016 [caption id="attachment_36118" align="aligncenter" width="908"] President Obama and first lady Michelle
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
Piketty thinks South Africa needs to redistribute land. Democracies can’t do that. Dictators can. Michael Albertus - October 20, 2015 [caption id="attachment_30832" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] A man cuts sugarcane on a
The solution to lobbying is more lobbying Lee Drutman - April 29, 2015 [caption id="attachment_3720" align="aligncenter" width="606"] (Susan Walsh/AP)[/caption] The conventional wisdom about
Looking to a lawsuit: Signing statements and the Supreme Court Tobias Gibson - July 3, 2014 [caption id="attachment_12655" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Justice Alito: Friend or foe? REUTERS/Larry
Robert Dahl as mentor Henry Farrell - February 11, 2014 The essay below, on Robert Dahl's role as mentor and
Robert Dahl: Scholar, teacher, democrat and mensch Erik Voeten - February 11, 2014 This reflection on the life and work of Robert A.
Overcoming the violence of faction Andrew Rudalevige - October 16, 2013 [caption id="attachment_1757" align="alignleft" width="213" special=""] Alexander Hamilton (National Portrait Gallery,
Government shutdowns are the worst kind of budgetary reversion, except for all the rest Erik Voeten - October 3, 2013 Two days ago I blogged about the reason other countries
Battle for the CFL Championship Andrew Rudalevige - September 16, 2013 While the impending move to the Post will certainly improve
A “Hands-Tied Presidency”? Refer to the syllabus… Andrew Rudalevige - September 8, 2013 A piece in the Sunday review section of the New
Presidential Power and Congressional Cower Andrew Rudalevige - September 1, 2013 A few years ago, I wrote a book called The
Shadow Lobbyists and the Revolving Door, or what Anthony Weiner and Newt Gingrich Have in Common John Sides - May 6, 2013 We welcome this guest post by James Madison political scientist
Jim DeMint and The Revolving Door John Sides - December 6, 2012 It's already been noted that Jim DeMint's departure to head
More Mischief at The Mischiefs of Faction John Sides - May 31, 2012 * More from Hans Noel on James Madison and factions.
Death Star? No thank you. Gregory Koger - May 4, 2012 I wish to address the most important policy question of
Blame Avoidance and Budget Politics Andrew Rudalevige - February 9, 2012 Yesterday's House approval of a line-item veto bill (HR 3521)
War Powers Irresolution Andrew Rudalevige - March 22, 2011 A question raised by a "Politico story":http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0311/51687.html yesterday -- "Did
Where in the World Is the US Constitution? John Sides - January 20, 2011 bq. The original Constitution was simply filed away and, later,
The Obama SOTU, Presidency Research, and Presidency Power Andrew Rudalevige - January 29, 2010 Barack Obama’s State of the Union address on Wednesday night
The imbalanced lobbying system Lee Drutman - October 22, 2009 (this is post #5 in a series on money and
The Case for Filibustering; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Mitch McConnell* Gregory Koger - September 23, 2009 [Sorry it has been a while. APSA and teaching and
The Death of Libertarianism? Part 3 Stephen Kaplan - July 29, 2009 In considering the (possible) death of American libertarianism, it’s important