John Patty
John Patty is a Professor of Political Science & Quantitative Theory and Methods at Emory University and Co-editor of the Journal of Theoretical Politics. His research focuses on mathematical models of political institutions, Congress, and the federal bureaucracy.
He has published in numerous academic journals, and coauthored two books, Learning While Governing (with Sean Gailmard, University of Chicago Press, 2013) and Social Choice and Legitimacy: The Possibilities of Impossibility (with Elizabeth Maggie Penn, Cambridge University Press, 2014) . He also blogs at The Math of Politics (www.mathofpolitics.com)
Latest articles by John Patty
Mavericks are the canaries in the legislative coal mine.
It turns out the aisle is a porous border.
Voting on the House Journal tells it all.
Congress needs to get on the policymaking road again.
Prevention policies are tough to evaluate.
Truly effective leaders don’t incessantly seek credit.
A little obstruction can help Democrats get a lot of things done.
The first step in getting out of a hole is to stop digging.
Agreeing on reform requires agreeing on performance.
The GOP is stuck between a rock and a hard place of its own making.