MISCHIEFS OF FACTION

The violent attack on the U.S. Congress put a glaring spotlight on two disturbing features of contemporary American politics.

The 1877 filibuster of the electoral vote count exposed a flaw in the presidential election process. The Electoral Count Act was the result.

In 2020, the year in review genre feels especially challenging and fraught, with high stakes for being either too depressing or too glib....

The "V" miniseries reminded us of those who are happy to help authoritarians seize and remain in power.

Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats will be tested by their party’s smaller size.

Some political lessons we can learn from 2020, even if we don't have all the evidence yet.

Last Sunday, the world watched silently as the Venezuelan governing party (PSUV) won back control of the National Assembly. The outcome...

Should the opposition in authoritarian regimes participate in elections or boycott? The answer depends on the larger opposition strategy.

Four political scientists weigh in on what we know about opposition boycotts in authoritarian regimes such as Venezuela.

Boycotts increase the likelihood of democratic reform--but only if the non-democratic regime is somewhat weak.

House Democrats’ smaller majority will likely have a counterintuitive effect on Speaker influence.

Reelection concerns motivated many House Republicans to support the anti-democratic Texas lawsuit -- but ideology did too.

Do not expect Trump's influence over the GOP to wane once he's out of office.

The GOP needs to have a fight about whether Trump cost them the White House in 2020.

By showing the abuses possible with the Electoral College, Trump has created a situation where both parties should want to kill it.

In which the author ponders a better vocabulary to describe authoritarian power grabs. Amy Erica Smith A funny thing keeps happening. It...

A lowdown on upcoming races for leadership posts in the U.S. House -- and why the speakership isn’t among them.

(photo credit: Ted Eytan) The 2020 election has, for the most part, concluded, and we’ve entered the phase where, as anticipated, the...

The winning party constructs narratives for a loss.

Read the room. Forget about Biden and Trump for just a moment. Look around and take stock of what’s happening. Regardless of which...