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Lee Drutman

Lee Drutman

    Latest articles by Lee Drutman

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    That’s when Maine voters will decide (again) on ranked-choice voting

    By Lee Drutman
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    Why so many members of Congress are retiringWhy so many members of Congress are retiring
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    It’s a miserable job, and campaigning for it is awful.

    By Lee Drutman
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    How nationalism may undermine support for income redistributionHow nationalism may undermine support for income redistribution
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    Make America great, make America unequal?

    By Lee Drutman
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    Dear Jeff Flake: time to start a third partyDear Jeff Flake: time to start a third party
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    To save non-demagogic conservatism, somebody has to break up the Republican Party.

    By Lee Drutman
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    How to deal with the age of celebrity candidatesHow to deal with the age of celebrity candidates
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    A modest proposal for bringing back policy.

    By Lee Drutman
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    Virginia clarifies the case against winner-take-all democracyVirginia clarifies the case against winner-take-all democracy
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    It’s 2018. We can do better than picking names out of a bowl.

    By Lee Drutman
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    There is no separation of powers without divided governmentThere is no separation of powers without divided government
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    Partisan loyalty has triumphed over institutional loyalty.

    By Lee Drutman
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    Why the tax bill passed the Senate but Obamacare repeal failedWhy the tax bill passed the Senate but Obamacare repeal failed
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    Policy design matters.

    By Lee Drutman
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    Yes, the Republican Party has become pathological. But why?Yes, the Republican Party has become pathological. But why?
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    We’re not going to fix American democracy until we can explain why the GOP went crazy.

    By Lee Drutman
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    Why now is such a strange era in American political historyWhy now is such a strange era in American political history
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    The juxtaposition of broadly competitive national elections plus broadly non-competitive state elections is really unusual. And really dangerous.

    By Lee Drutman

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