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Politics in Flux
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.

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Elections, PresidencyJames WallnerNovember 14, 2024Donald Trump, Grover Cleveland, Kamala Harris, James G. Blaine, Realignment, Electoral CollegeComment
Ending Chevron Can't Solve Congress's Problems
Ending Chevron Can't Solve Congress's Problems
ConstitutionJames WallnerJuly 10, 2024Separation of Powers, Congress, Supreme Court, Presidency, Chevron, judicial review, regulatory processComment
Should the Electoral College be Preserved?
Should the Electoral College be Preserved?
Constitution, Presidency, Political TheoryJames WallnerDecember 18, 2023Electoral College, Constitution, Presidency Comment
Democrats are eyeing the wrong approach to Tuberville’s blanket hold
Democrats are eyeing the wrong approach to Tuberville’s blanket hold
CongressJames WallnerJuly 11, 2023Tommy Tuberville, Chuck Schumer, JD Vance, Elizabeth Warren, Jeff Merkley, Debbie Stabenow, Ted Cruz, Mitch McConnell, Mike Lee, Rule XIX, Senate Holds, Rule XXII, Confirmation ProcessComment
Why many arguments are misleading in the debt limit debate
Why many arguments are misleading in the debt limit debate
CongressJames WallnerMay 25, 2023debt limit, Congress, Legislative Bargaining, Legislative Strategy, Legislative NegotiationComment
Why this year’s contest for Speaker is how Congress should operate
Why this year’s contest for Speaker is how Congress should operate
CongressJames WallnerJanuary 12, 2023Organizing Congress, Speaker of the House, Leadership Elections, Leadership, Legislative Strategy, Legislative BargainingComment
Why the lame-duck Congress is a threat to democracy
Why the lame-duck Congress is a threat to democracy
Congress, Political TheoryJames WallnerDecember 6, 2022lame-duck session, Congress, liberal democracy, Democracy CrisisComment
Judicial sortition helps Congress and the Supreme Court
Judicial sortition helps Congress and the Supreme Court
Congress, Supreme CourtJames WallnerNovember 12, 2022Confirmation Process, judicial supremacy, Judicial Nominations, JudiciaryComment
A New Way to Select Justices?
A New Way to Select Justices?
James WallnerJune 21, 2022Confirmation Process, Supreme CourtComment
Conversations on Totalitarianism
Conversations on Totalitarianism
Book Review, Political TheoryJames WallnerJune 10, 2022Hannah Arendt, Isaiah BerlinComment
The Senate's Latest Gun Bill Will Fail, but Not Because of the Filibuster
The Senate's Latest Gun Bill Will Fail, but Not Because of the Filibuster
CongressJames WallnerJune 2, 2022gun control, Senate, Filibuster, filibuster, cloture, motion to proceed, Rule XIX, Rule XIV, Chuck Schumer, Chris Murphy, Kyrsten SinemaComment
The Senate Does Not Serve the President
The Senate Does Not Serve the President
Congress, ConstitutionJames WallnerFebruary 24, 2022Advise and Consent, Confirmation Process, James Madison, Sherrod Brown, Senate Banking Committee, Federal ReserveComment
Democrats Still Have a Way To Pass Their Voting Rights Legislation
Democrats Still Have a Way To Pass Their Voting Rights Legislation
CongressJames WallnerJanuary 28, 2022Filibuster, filibuster, Rule XIX, Rule XXII, Joe Manchin, Kyrsten Sinema, Nuclear Option, Senate Rules, voting rightsComment
Democrats Can Beat a GOP Filibuster Without Wrecking Senate Rules
Democrats Can Beat a GOP Filibuster Without Wrecking Senate Rules

Senate Democrats should avoid taking the easy, undemocratic way out.

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CongressJames WallnerJanuary 14, 2022Senate, Senate Rules, Filibuster, Rule XXII, Rule XIX, Biden, Kamala Harris, cloture, Harry Reid, Presiding OfficerComment
Democrats May Pressure the GOP Into Making the Filibuster Meaningless
Democrats May Pressure the GOP Into Making the Filibuster Meaningless

An old strategy that’s worked for Democrats before may work again.

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James WallnerJanuary 11, 2022Filibuster, Nuclear Option, Chuck Schumer, Mitch McConnell, Lamar Alexander, Harry Reid, voting rightsComment
How Harry Reid Broke the Senate
How Harry Reid Broke the Senate
CongressJames WallnerJanuary 2, 2022Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Senate Leadership, Senate dysfunction, filling the tree, cloture, Nuclear OptionComment
Earmarks Will Not Fix A Congress That Habitually Ignores Its Own Rules
Earmarks Will Not Fix A Congress That Habitually Ignores Its Own Rules
CongressJames WallnerMay 24, 2021EarmarksComment
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
Democrats Are Avoiding Open Debate With Their Budget Reconciliation Scheme
Democrats Are Avoiding Open Debate With Their Budget Reconciliation Scheme
CongressJames WallnerApril 16, 2021Reconciliation, Budget Resolution, 1974 Budget ActComment
Will Democrats Really Nuke the Filibuster—and What Happens If They Do?
Will Democrats Really Nuke the Filibuster—and What Happens If They Do?
CongressJames WallnerMarch 24, 2021Senate Rules, Nuclear Option, Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Joe Manchin, Kyrsten Sinema, Joe Biden, Filibuster, clotureComment
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