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Julia Azari

Julia Azari

Julia Azari

    Latest articles by Julia Azari

    Mischiefs of Faction
    Is Hillary Clinton’s time as first lady fair game?Is Hillary Clinton’s time as first lady fair game?
    Mischiefs of Faction

    Being first lady is a big part of Clinton’s résumé. How should we evaluate it?

    By Seth Masket and Julia Azari
    Mischiefs of Faction
    Republicans don’t respect their own nomination processRepublicans don’t respect their own nomination process
    Mischiefs of Faction

    The party seems a little surprised that it’s not deciding .

    By Julia Azari
    Mischiefs of Faction
    Are Donald Trump and Chris Christie an odd pair?Are Donald Trump and Chris Christie an odd pair?
    Mischiefs of Faction

    Do Trump and Christie fall along the same ideological wavelength?

    By Julia Azari
    Mischiefs of Faction
    Letting go of the Bloomberg fantasyLetting go of the Bloomberg fantasy
    Mischiefs of Faction

    The success of outsiders like Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump means very little for the former New York mayor.

    By Julia Azari and Jennifer Victor
    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
    Who’s afraid of the big, bad gaffe?Who’s afraid of the big, bad gaffe?
    Mischiefs of Faction

    Did Rubio’s debate glitch matter?

    By Julia Azari
    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
    Mischiefs of Faction
    Is “party establishment” a useful concept?Is “party establishment” a useful concept?
    Mischiefs of Faction

    We’ve heard a lot in this election cycle about the idea of party “establishments” and “establishment candidates.” But what exactly does that mean?

    By Julia Azari
    Mischiefs of Faction
    What if the party decided not to decide?What if the party decided not to decide?
    Mischiefs of Faction

    What if the establishment has been dead the whole time?

    By Julia Azari
    Mischiefs of Faction
    We’re asking the wrong questions about presidential powerWe’re asking the wrong questions about presidential power
    Mischiefs of Faction

    What does it mean for the presidency to be democratic, exactly?

    By Julia Azari