What is American Political Development?
Frequent comment from people at a conference to me: “So you do political history, right?”
Year: 2019
The Georgia Heartbeat Bill and Unintended Consequences
On Friday, Georgia passed a “heartbeat bill” that bans abortion after medical professionals can detect
Choosing a Running Mate Early: Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad
The 2020 Democratic primary field is shaping up to be the largest in modern memory,
The Christchurch Massacre and the threat of white supremacy
The death toll in Christchurch now stands at forty-nine souls massacred in highly organized and
Teaching Students to Recognize Media Frames
This post is more about teaching than current political science research, but I think it
The Untold Story of How Conservatives Embraced the Bill of Rights and Incorporation
The new conservative majority of the Supreme Court has begun the second phase of its
Another skirmish in the abortion wars
Yesterday the Supreme Court, by a 5-4 vote, continued a stay on a highly restrictive
American Liberal Democracy in Historical Perspective
I started teaching a new course last week on American democracy and the individual. For
Law and defining identity
The family is a fascinating institution in US politics. While many Americans understand it as
Gun Rights as Glue? The Contested (and Uncontested) Legal Policy Terrain of the Conservative Legal Movement
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court reached down to the Second Circuit and agreed to hear