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.
How did a bipartisan group of senators agree on new gun measures? Sarah Binder - June 13, 2022 Three factors made this incremental breakthrough possible
Americans who are biased against Asians are more likely to fear the coronavirus Tyler Reny and Matt Barreto - April 1, 2020 Hearing leaders’ anti-Asian and xenophobic rhetoric may boost that anxiety.
You need two things for a successful anti-violence movement. Post-Parkland activism about guns has both. Erica Marat - February 23, 2018 The Valentine's Day mass shooting at a Parkland, Fla., high
This explains why there are so few Republican women in Congress Michele Swers and Danielle Thomsen - June 20, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60079" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump shakes hands with Senate
Everything you need to know about the Senate Democrats’ filibuster on gun control Sarah Binder - June 16, 2016 Senate Democrats filibustered for nearly 15 hours into early Thursday
Why Republicans are unlikely to reverse the 'nuclear option' - December 4, 2014 [caption id="attachment_18656" align="aligncenter" width="704"] World's most deliberative body, chatting. (Screenshot
Why Republicans are unlikely to reverse the ‘nuclear option’ Sarah Binder - December 4, 2014 [caption id="attachment_18656" align="aligncenter" width="704"] World's most deliberative body, chatting. (Screenshot
Independents didn't decide the midterm election John Sides - November 6, 2014 [caption id="attachment_17805" align="aligncenter" width="600"] (Alan Cradick/AP Photo/The Star-News)[/caption] Who won
Independents didn’t decide the midterm election - November 6, 2014 [caption id="attachment_17805" align="aligncenter" width="600"] (Alan Cradick/AP Photo/The Star-News)[/caption] Who won
Who won the Republican civil war? Robert Boatright - August 13, 2014 [caption id="attachment_11890" align="aligncenter" width="606"] Eric Cantor (AFP PHOTO / Mandel
Polarization in Congress has risen sharply. Where is it going next? - February 13, 2014 Christopher Hare is a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at
Polarization we can live with. Partisan warfare is the problem. - January 10, 2014 Sean Theriault is an associate professor in the Government Department
How much could Steve Stockman hurt the Republicans in 2014? John Sides - December 10, 2013 [caption id="attachment_3883" align="alignleft" width="150" special=""] (Source: http://stockman.house.gov/about/full-biography)[/caption] Texas Rep. Steve
If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck….Thoughts on the Hagel filibuster - February 14, 2013 I'm late to the conversation about whether Republican efforts to
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
Coburn Amendment Fails John Sides - November 6, 2009 Amendment 2631 -- "To redirect funding of the National Science
Lights, Camera, and ????–––Cameras at the Supreme Court - January 28, 2008 Senators Arlen Specter (R-PA), John Cornyn (R-TX), Dick Durbin (D-IL),