Statues, Heroes, and the Role of Institutions in History
Recently, efforts to topple statues have broadened beyond Confederate leaders in the US to other
Year: 2020
Evaluating Russell Muirhead’s Case for Partisanship
In The Promise of Party in a Polarized Age, Russell Muirhead sings the praises of
COVID-19 and the Decline of Loyal Opposition
COVID-19 has highlighted a critical changing ideational dynamic in American politics. On March 31, 2020,
The Maistre of Harvard Yard
A signal aspect of Donald Trump’s presidency is the party base’s unrelenting support of him.
COVID-19 and the Politics of Homeschooling
For four decades, tens of thousands of families have operated home schools, but it was
State Capture and Defending Faith: Inattention, Ideology, and Interests
I recently wrote a book review in Interest Groups and Advocacy here contrasting Matt Grossmann’s Red State Blues and Alexander
Foiling Clarence Thomas
In the age of the celebrity, even Supreme Court justices are not immune from the
Of Pretexts and Preferences: The Revealed Conservatism of Clarence Thomas
In his new book The Enigma of Clarence Thomas, Corey Robin advances a novel and intriguing
Impeachment: Not often, but not never
Impeachment, while unusual, is not as rare as we might think. What can we learn if we look at impeachments of officials other than Presidents in US history?
The Unsettling Voice of Clarence Thomas
I. “Thomas’s is a voice that unsettles.” This is how Corey Robin introduces the subject