Sinema’s Misunderstanding of the Senate (and of Basic Politics)
The post really isn’t about Sinema as much as it about a theory of poltiics.
The post really isn’t about Sinema as much as it about a theory of poltiics.
A special session looms. (And how this is not like the filibuster in the US Senate).
I think this underscores the problem with the 60-vote requirement.
The GOP is actually pretty healthy at the moment, despite some public rhetoric to the contrary.
Republicans who admit Joe Biden won the election fair and square are being driven from the party.
Assessing Republican strategic positioning (and the incentives in our system).
It’s undemocratic and we should get rid of it. But doing so isn’t a panacea.
The President has overturned decades of US foreign policy and alienated a NATO ally for, well, reasons.
A recent report shows 78 of 435 seats in the US House are truly competitive.
Fulfilling a campaign promise and keeping the discussion alive.
National Review’s Kevin D. Williamson advocates for less democracy in America.
Another entry in the “stunning, but not surprising” category of political observations.
How well do single-seat districts lead to representation? (And of what?)
Judges are pressuring prosecutors to strike deals, most of which will be for misdemeanors.
Our current forms of collective action on guns have failed us.
Multiple indicators point to a decline in the representativeness of the American system.
Appoint more Asian American and Pacific Islanders. Or else!
The lack of common understandings and shared assumptions makes political conversations challenging.
Our insistence on relying on an 18th Century understanding of electoral systems is our ongoing bane (if one values representative government).