Mischiefs of Faction
This post is part of Mischiefs of Faction, an independent political science blog featuring reflections on the party system.
Voters are more likely to call out a lie if they first discuss the importance of being honest.
Neither social intolerance nor inconsistent support for democratic norms is particularly new.
Colorado allowed unaffiliated voters to participate in the mail-in primary this year. How did that go?
Don’t believe the Empire’s propagandists.
If Democrats refuse to participate in roll call votes, the Senate will come to a halt for lack of a quorum.
Looking at an important Generation X protest through the eyes of social movement literature.
If it’s not driving polarization, maybe it’s not motivating arguments within the parties either.
Solo addressed the ugly metaphor at the center of the Star Wars universe — and not particularly well.
As the candidates prioritize various groups, they’re making ideological arguments.
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.
Research shows that fights over heavenly real estate may not be amenable to earthly solutions.
Anti-corruption efforts in Latin America may be backfiring.
Americans may be longing for quiet, competent governance, but it’s a hard sell in an election.
Our research finds that collaborative, compassionate leadership actually yields its own rewards.
Don Blankenship’s misdemeanor conviction left his voting rights intact — an advantage not shared by 6.1 million people convicted of felonies and disenfranchised for it.
The tragedy of the Congress.
Party insiders aren’t supposed to be picking nominees based on the strength of stump speeches.
Republicans are electing more inexperienced candidates than they used to, and more than Democrats.
What we want — and should expect — from the first branch.
The Trump faction lacks the organization to reshape the Republican coalition over the long run.
Looking at a close race and what it would have taken for a third-party candidate to tip the balance.
The campaign had turned into an up-or-down contest over whether to legalize same-sex marriage.
Partisan networks can help Latino candidates overcome the hurdles that have kept them out of office in the past.
Partisanship is weak in West Virginia, creating grounds for labor activism even in a conservative state.
But that doesn’t necessarily make it an effective campaign issue.
Elections are the first step. What we care about is who is in and who is out of the government.
Looking back on the contributions of a leading parties scholar.
Transforming a political party is harder than it looks.
Party leaders and activists are growing increasingly active in steering nomination contests in House and Senate races.
Civic renewal rarely begins with the president.
Clinton and Romney are very similar, to a certain point.
The DACA debate highlights what’s wrong with the Senate.
Democracy is receding in Latin America, and authoritarianism is growing.
What an election model tells us, and what it leaves out.
Data can help us learn how and why something works, rather than just whether something is likely to happen.