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Back to SearchWhat Makes A Legislator Effective?
Episode 107
When it comes to passing actual legislation, putting it forward and getting it all the way through the process, it can be difficult to measure exactl…
2 years, 1 month ago
Do Conservatives Sabotage The Administrative State?
Episode 106
When we talk about the interpretation and ultimately implementation of policy we’re not talking about Congress so much as the Administrative State. B…
2 years, 1 month ago
Who Gets Heard On Redistribution, The Rich Or Poor?
Episode 105
When we talk about policy choices around redistribution there is an assumption so obvious that most people never question it. That politicians are mo…
2 years, 2 months ago
Can We Believe Political Surveys?
Episode 104
Hello listeners! Our team took some end of the year time off, but we know your holiday travel wouldn’t be complete without some in-depth political sc…
2 years, 2 months ago
Should It Be Illegal Not To Vote?
Episode 103
Hello listeners! Our team took some end of the year time off, but we know your holiday travel wouldn’t be complete without some in-depth political sc…
2 years, 2 months ago
Is There A "Spiral of Silence" On Campus And In Our Politics?
Episode 102
The recent crisis in the Israel and Palestine conflict has added fuel to the already heated debate over free speech in our politics and on college ca…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Bargaining Strategies of Extremists
Episode 101
There is a political puzzle that has become prominent in the last few decades, especially with the recent turmoil over the Republican led Speaker of …
2 years, 3 months ago
Is Gridlock Causing Polarization?
Episode 100
We often say on this podcast that the American electorate is not polarized but the elites are, and that this polarization causes policy gridlock. But…
2 years, 4 months ago
Partisan Identities vs Anti-Establishment Orientations
Episode 99
When political commentators talk about polarization, they often mean a partisan ideological divide: the left vs the right, republicans vs democrats, …
2 years, 4 months ago
LIVE: Does Money Distort Our Politics?
Episode 98
If there is one thing the right and left seem to agree on it’s that money distorts our politics. It allows the rich to shape policy, choose who gets …
2 years, 5 months ago