How D.C. could decide the next presidential election Clarence Lusane - July 19, 2022 Washington’s lack of representation reveals several cracks in American democracy
The Philippines elected a dictator’s son. Why are dynasties popular? James Loxton - May 26, 2022 Ties to a former dictatorship are quite common in new democracies, this research explains
Here’s what Pelosi could do if Republicans tried to manipulate the presidential election’s outcome Daniel Carpenter - August 4, 2020 If the game is constitutional hardball, Democrats could try this play
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
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
The electoral college badly distorts the vote. And it’s going to get worse. Katy Collin - November 17, 2016 [caption id="attachment_49696" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Protesters demonstrate against President-elect Donald Trump
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
It’s sad that Obama is doing this. Andrew Gelman - January 18, 2013 Thomas Ferguson sends along this news article by Lisa Lerer