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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

What are the politics of protest?

What are the politics of protest?

Political ScienceJames WallnerJune 18, 2020Politics In Question, civil disobedience, Omar Wasow, Politics of ProtestComment

What values are essential in a successful democracy?

What values are essential in a successful democracy?

Political ScienceJames WallnerJune 17, 2020Politics In Question, Democratic Values, Democratic Self-GovernmentComment

Democratic Self-Government and the Problem of Extremism

Democratic Self-Government and the Problem of Extremism

Political Science, Political TheoryJames WallnerJune 11, 2020Politics In Question, Extremism, Democratic Self-GovernmentComment

Norms, Values, and Democratic Self-Government

Norms, Values, and Democratic Self-Government

Political Science, Political TheoryJames WallnerMay 28, 2020Politics In Question, Norms, Democratic ValuesComment

Populism and Liberal Democracy

Populism and Liberal Democracy

Political Science, Political TheoryJames WallnerMay 21, 2020Politics In Question, Populism, liberal democracyComment

Popular Constitutionalism: Antidote For Rule By the Judiciary

Popular Constitutionalism: Antidote For Rule By the Judiciary

Political Science, Political TheoryJames WallnerOctober 23, 2019popular constitutionalism, Separation of Powers, Judiciary, CongressComment

Announcing "Politics In Question"

Announcing "Politics In Question"

Political Science, Political TheoryJames WallnerSeptember 20, 2019Politics In QuestionComment

Partisan competition is not the cause of Congress’s dysfunction

Partisan competition is not the cause of Congress’s dysfunction

Partisans work together to shut down the Senate

Political Science, CongressJames WallnerJanuary 29, 2019Partisanship Competition, Political Dysfunction, Shutdown, Government ShutdownComment

Government by Special Interests Is the Problem, Not the Solution

Government by Special Interests Is the Problem, Not the Solution

Political Theory, Constitution, Political ScienceJames WallnerAugust 21, 2016special interests, interest groups, corruptionComment