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Hans Noel

Hans Noel

    Latest articles by Hans Noel

    Mischiefs of Faction
    There are 2 Republican conventions in ClevelandThere are 2 Republican conventions in Cleveland
    Mischiefs of Faction

    Trump is running one of them but not the other.

    By Jonathan M. Ladd and Hans Noel
    Mischiefs of Faction
    Contested conventions would be much better than pageantsContested conventions would be much better than pageants
    Mischiefs of Faction

    Divisions in the Republican Party are submerged. Both parties would reach better outcomes if they could work them out at a convention.

    By Hans Noel
    Mischiefs of Faction
    Conventions have two purposes that don’t go togetherConventions have two purposes that don’t go together
    Mischiefs of Faction

    Conventions have been repurposed for pageantry. But they still need to do the party’s business.

    By Hans Noel
    Mischiefs of Faction
    Neil deGrasse Tyson has the wrong model of politicsNeil deGrasse Tyson has the wrong model of politics
    Mischiefs of Faction

    Voting is not about “thinking for yourself” at all. It is about working in concert with your fellow voters.

    By Hans Noel
    Mischiefs of Faction
    Intraparty democracy is a pretty anemic democracyIntraparty democracy is a pretty anemic democracy
    Mischiefs of Faction

    Donald Trump has by far the most votes in the GOP primary, but that’s a very small number of votes.

    By Hans Noel
    Mischiefs of Faction
    Sanders does best with voters who don’t identify as DemocratsSanders does best with voters who don’t identify as Democrats
    Mischiefs of Faction

    Self-identified Democrats seem to be following the cue given by Democratic party leaders in backing Hillary Clinton.

    By Hans Noel
    Mischiefs of Faction
    Why some conservatives want to stop Donald Trump at all costsWhy some conservatives want to stop Donald Trump at all costs
    Mischiefs of Faction

    Saving their party might be worth letting Hillary Clinton win the presidency.

    By Hans Noel
    Mischiefs of Faction
    Mitt Romney suggests a path to a brokered conventionMitt Romney suggests a path to a brokered convention
    Mischiefs of Faction

    The key to Romney’s speech is that he wants Republicans to do whatever it takes to deny Trump delegates.

    By Hans Noel
    Mischiefs of Faction
    Live-blogging the New Hampshire primaryLive-blogging the New Hampshire primary
    Mischiefs of Faction

    The Mischiefs of Faction are live-blogging the Granite State.

    By Jennifer Victor, Richard Skinner and 6 more
    Mischiefs of Faction
    Women Also Know Stuff: a crowdsourced list of women political scientistsWomen Also Know Stuff: a crowdsourced list of women political scientists
    Mischiefs of Faction

    A list to help combat gender inequality in political science.

    By Gregory Koger, Jennifer Victor and 6 more