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Politics in Flux

Politics in Flux

Trump’s success—like Cleveland’s—is a sobering wake-up call for America’s political and pundit class to rethink many of their own biases.

Elections, PresidencyJames WallnerNovember 14, 2024Donald Trump, Grover Cleveland, Kamala Harris, James G. Blaine, Realignment, Electoral CollegeComment

The Conservative Disposition

The Conservative Disposition

Political Theory, ElectionsJames WallnerJanuary 1, 2021ConservatismComment

Winning Elections Won’t Fix Our Broken Legislature

Winning Elections Won’t Fix Our Broken Legislature

Elections, Congress, Political Theory, Political ScienceJames WallnerDecember 15, 2020Senate, Polarization, 2020 Election, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Jon Ossoff, Raphael Warnock, David Perdue, Kelly Loeffler, James Madison, Federalist 48Comment

McConnell is not all-powerful against Biden's Cabinet nominees

McConnell is not all-powerful against Biden's Cabinet nominees

Elections, CongressJames WallnerNovember 20, 2020Senate, Joe Biden, 2020 Election, Georgia Special Elections, Majority Leader, Senate Rules, Confirmation Process, Merrick Garland, Mitch McConnellComment

If Democrats take the Senate, here's how the GOP can still stop their agenda

If Democrats take the Senate, here's how the GOP can still stop their agenda

Congress, ElectionsJames WallnerNovember 13, 2020Senate, obstruction, Senate RulesComment

There Is No App for Self-Government

There Is No App for Self-Government

ElectionsJames WallnerFebruary 12, 2020Iowa Caucuses, Self-Government, John AdamsComment