Jonathan M. Ladd
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US elections in non-presidential years underrepresent disadvantaged groups. But in blue states, the nationalization of politics can offset those effects.
The Mischiefs of Faction writers respond to the first Democratic debate.
The fear of a Jedi coup led to the downfall of the Galactic Republic.
Donald Trump’s rise and eventual fall as a candidate is not that different from that of outsider candidates in past years. Yet as the voting gets closer, their support always withers.
Could a speaker more trusted by conservatives do any better? Or is being speaker in this polarized era an impossible job?
“Justice never sleeps,” says Rand Paul. Apparently, neither do we.
Politicians and pundits love criticizing “special interests.” But the problem isn’t interest groups. It is extreme income and social inequality, which tilts the balance of interest group power too much toward the privileged.
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