What Does the Future Hold for Rule22?
It looks like congressional Democrats are seriously considering reforming the filibuster. Of course, in my opinion, the emphasis should be on “considering” rather than “seriously.” The important question nobody… Read More
Expectations for a Lame Duck Congress
Congress reconvenes today for the first time since the elections took place almost two weeks ago. One would think that after receiving the election results, the losers would pack… Read More
Post-Election Quick Hit
Democrats lost, Republicans gained. Call it what you want: a tsunami, earthquake, or good old voter anger/rage. After being flogged by pundit’s hyper-speculation on what this election “meant,” here are… Read More
How Much do the Election Results Matter?
Happy November 2nd. Evidently, today is election day. Who knew? If you’re here looking for elections forecasting, you must have mistyped “MonkeyCage,” “Pollster” or “FiveThirtyEight” in your search engine. But… Read More
Southern Democrats are in Trouble…But It’s Not a Realignment.
A couple days ago Jeff Zeleny wrote an article in the New York Times on the Democrats’ “weakening” grip on the South. If you picked up a newspaper… Read More
Wait…How High is the Rent?
Check out the footage from New York Gubernatorial Candidate Jimmy McMillian in last night’s debate. Perhaps his sterling performance will boost McMillian in the… Read More
Explaining White House Chief of Staff Departures
As Pete Rouse assumed the mantle of the “2nd most powerful person in the US” I grew interested in the institutional factors that predict White House Chief… Read More
Tom Brokaw and Political Science
On today’s The Today Show, Tom Brokaw shared his experiences as a political science undergraduate at The University of South Dakota. In particular, Brokaw recalled the influence one political science… Read More
Colbert in Congress
Stephen Colbert testified in front of House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. He spent one day with the UFW (United Farm Workers)… Read More
Quick Hit: Just how bad is the scandal?
Ever wonder what’s going to happen to Maxine Waters or Charlie Rangel? And why did Elliot Spitzer’s fondness for prostitutes trigger his resignation while David Vitter kept his post?… Read More