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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

Taking Ownership of Congressional Leadership

Taking Ownership of Congressional Leadership

CongressJames WallnerMay 21, 2021Congress, House of Representatives, Liz Cheney, Donald Trump, Alben Barkley, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Leadership, Leadership ElectionsComment

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

The Constitution ensures no one rules America

The Constitution ensures no one rules America

Political Theory, ConstitutionJames WallnerOctober 29, 2020Federalist 47, Federalist 48, Polybius, James Madison, Steven Levitsky, Daniel Ziblatt, Donald Trump, Minority Rule, Majority Rule, ConstitutionComment

For Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation process, the Constitution is on Senate GOP's side

For Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation process, the Constitution is on Senate GOP's side

SenateJames WallnerSeptember 28, 2020Confirmation Process, Amy Coney Barrett, Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Donald Trump, Supreme Court, Ruth Bader GinsburgComment

Shall we have a king?

James WallnerAugust 21, 2020Congress, Presidency, Separation of Powers, Constitution, John Jay, George Washington, James Madison, James Wilson, Donald Trump, Ben SasseComment

How Mitch McConnell masters the Senate

SenateJames WallnerFebruary 20, 2020Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Donald Trump, Roy Blunt, Impeachment, Senate LeadershipComment

The Chief Justice doesn't rule the Senate

The Chief Justice doesn't rule the Senate

SenateJames WallnerJanuary 29, 2020Impeachment, Chief Justice, Presiding Officer, John Roberts, Donald Trump, Separation of PowersComment

No, the Senate can't have a trial before the House sends articles of impeachment

No, the Senate can't have a trial before the House sends articles of impeachment

CongressJames WallnerJanuary 10, 2020Impeachment, Separation of Powers, Bicameralism, Chuck Schumer, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi, Donald TrumpComment

Why the Electoral College Should be Preserved

Why the Electoral College Should be Preserved

Congress, Political TheoryJames WallnerSeptember 23, 2019Electoral College, Elizabeth Warren, Tyranny, Popular Vote, Birch Bayh, Al Gore, George W. Bush, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, James A. Michener Comment

Sorry Trump, earmarks will only make budgeting harder for Congress

Sorry Trump, earmarks will only make budgeting harder for Congress

Reviving earmarks will only make today’s dysfunction worse

James WallnerApril 6, 2018Budget Process, Earmarks, Reform, Donald TrumpComment

Jeff Flake’s Indictment of American Politics

Jeff Flake’s Indictment of American Politics

Dudes and Pharisees. Mugwumps. Those were just some of the names that party regulars called the disaffected Republicans who refused to support James G. Blaine for President in 1884.

That contest, which pitted Blaine against Democrat Grover Cleveland, was one of the nastiest in American history. And it has much to teach us about Senator Jeff Flake’s indictment of American politics today.

James WallnerNovember 7, 2017Conservatism, Republicans, Jeff Flake, Donald Trump, Never TrumpComment