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Should The Supreme Court Have Term Limits?
Episode 37
A lot of people are unhappy with the ideological make-up of the Supreme Court. They say it doesn’t reflect the majority of the country. President Bid…
4 years, 9 months ago
Always Be Updating: New Research On Old Topics
Episode 36
We’ve been doing this podcast for over a year and we’ve covered a lot of research, but each paper is far from the final word on any topic.
On this ep…
4 years, 10 months ago
To Block Or Not To Block: Obstruction In The Senate
Episode 35
Does the ability for minority parties to delay and obstruct legislation force the majority party to only pass bills that are more moderate? It’s a qu…
4 years, 10 months ago
What the Data Say About Voter ID Laws
Episode 34
There’s a lot of debate in our politics about whether we should have stricter voter ID laws. But both sides are having an argument based almost entir…
4 years, 11 months ago
Why Democrats Should Move To The Suburbs If They Want To Win More Legislative Seats
Episode 33
This year the U.S. will go through its decennial redistricting process, which is resurfacing our national conversation around gerrymandering. But Sta…
4 years, 11 months ago
The Institutional Racism Of Land-Use Regulation
Episode 32
Are land-use regulations incredibly boring? Not quite. As our guest argues, these seemingly banal policies could be causing modern-day segregation.
I…
5 years ago
Are Media Echo Chambers As Big As We Think?
Episode 31
We’re constantly told that we’re trapped in media “echo chambers”, that our media diets mirror our political leanings. But what do the data say? Is i…
5 years ago
Nationalized Elections, The End Of Local News, And Government Accountability
Episode 30
When was the last time you voted split-ticket in an election? It may not be surprising to hear that our elections have become increasingly nation…
5 years, 1 month ago
A New Theory of Political Scandals
Episode 29
Political scandal is a historically defining aspect of American politics. But, there’s been very little scholarship on the political incentives that …
5 years, 1 month ago
The State of Our Democracy, with James Robinson: Just Another Politics Podcast
Episode 28
One of the defining discussions of the Trump presidency centers on the fate of our democracy. In the aftermath of his populist presidency, and as we …
5 years, 1 month ago