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MISCHIEFS OF FACTION
Reflections on Parties and Their Place in Politics
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Matthew Green
Apr 26, 20214 min read
Mayor of Crazytown
John Boehner’s new memoir underscores the challenges of governing in today’s Congress.
The Staff
Apr 20, 20213 min read
Mondale and Minnesota's DFL
Mondale saw statemanship inextricably linked with partisanship.
Seth Masket
Apr 20, 20214 min read
What Makes a Good Nominee?
Mondale got annihilated in his run against Reagan; does that mean he was a bad nominee?
Gregory Koger
Apr 19, 20218 min read
Aaron Burr is not to blame for the Senate filibuster
The recent debate over the Senate filibuster has led to a lot of fruitful conversation, but also the revival of bad arguments I hoped to...
Seth Masket
Apr 7, 20215 min read
Letters to a Publicly Engaged Academic
If you're a publicly engaged scholar, there are critics who want to silence you. Here's how to keep them from winning.
Matthew Green
Mar 22, 20214 min read
To delay or not to delay?
House Republicans wrestle with an age-old dilemma: cooperation versus confrontation.
Jennifer N. Victor
Mar 4, 20216 min read
Integrity versus Democracy: the battle for voting rights in 2021
You can have a democratic system with weakly defined sovereignty, but you can’t have a sovereign democracy that excludes groups of people.
Seth Masket
Feb 22, 20213 min read
Covid Offers a Brief Glimpse of a World Without Lobbyists
Covid restrictions have kicked lobbyists out of some state legislatures, and that's both a relief and a loss for legislators.
The Staff
Feb 15, 20214 min read
Are voters' preferences over stimulus checks driven by party loyalty or financial gain?
Experiment shows Republicans' fealty to Trump overrides their desire for stimulus money
The Staff
Feb 10, 20214 min read
The Freedom Caucus is not just a D.C. phenomenon
The House Freedom Caucus is not only highly influential in Congress; it has inspired state lawmakers to form caucuses of their own. Why?
Seth Masket
Jan 26, 20214 min read
Does a Party Lose for Doing Too Much or Too Little?
Majority party members often get punished for being part of a productive party, not rewarded.
Dominik Stecuła
Jan 21, 20214 min read
The politicization of covid
By Dominik Stecula After over 9 months of the novel coronavirus pandemic in the United States and over 400,00 lost Americans, the initial...
Amy Erica Smith
Jan 19, 20215 min read
Trump’s failures could illuminate a path for Bolsonaro’s success
By Amy Erica Smith [Note: This is the English version of an essay that appeared in the 18 January 2021 issue of the Brazilian...
The Staff
Jan 19, 20215 min read
Does the U.S. Really Resemble Latin America?
How does the US compare to so-called "banana republics"? Public opinion data show the US is not exceptional.
The Staff
Jan 18, 20214 min read
Impeachment Puts Presidential Power on Trial
Trump is more likely to "go public" in dealing with senators of his own party than to use presidential "soft power."
Matthew Green
Jan 12, 20215 min read
From freedom to sedition
How the House Freedom Caucus abandoned its constitutional conservatism and led an effort to subvert the 2020 presidential election.
Julia Azari
Jan 11, 20214 min read
Who is "we" the people?
Guest post by Carolyn Holmes At 1:24 PM on Wednesday, Congressman Steve Scalise stood to speak on the floor of the House of...
Seth Masket
Jan 9, 20214 min read
We Freaking Warned You
Political scientists have been taking Trump seriously and literally since 2015. We told you this would happen.
The Staff
Jan 7, 20213 min read
Remove Trump Immediately
The person inciting insurrections can not also be the person in charge of federal law enforcement. This is how democracies die.
Julia Azari
Jan 7, 20214 min read
We all live in the America Trump has made. Normal politics isn't enough.
At around 2pm eastern time yesterday, I watched the speeches on the Senate floor, both struck by the contrast between Pat Toomey and Ted...
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