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The moderation debate fiddles with 2% while democracy’s dimensionality collapses
Presidential vote now determines 98% of House outcomes. One-dimensional partisan conflict is authoritarian-friendly territory. Could fusion voting…
Oct 29, 2025
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Minneapolis Has Three of Four Ingredients for a Turning Point
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How Democrats could win a shutdown fight, and why they won’t
Sep 10, 2025
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Why America Has the World's Oldest Politicians
Sep 3, 2025
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How I updated my views on ranked choice voting
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Minneapolis Has Three of Four Ingredients for a Turning Point
A cascade may be forming. But does it have anywhere to land?
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Live with Joe Walsh
A recording from Lee Drutman and Joe Walsh's live video
Dec 23, 2025
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Reflections on the five most popular Undercurrent Events of 2025
And the one piece I had the most fun writing. A year in review, Undercurrents style
Dec 18, 2025
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The next era could come sooner than you think
This Thanksgiving, let's be thankful for the possibility of renewal
Nov 26, 2025
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How fusion voting builds the new parties that can break the two-party doom loop
Some reforms just rearrange the gridlock. This one unlocks the pieces that matter.
Nov 18, 2025
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Politics Keeps Driving Out the People Who Want to Reform It
Jared Golden is the latest problem-solving politician to decide Congress isn’t worth the cost. And so the doom loop takes another turn.
Nov 7, 2025
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We are Still Living in the Doom Loop
And it will almost certainly continue to get worse before it gets better.
Sep 13, 2025
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How Democrats could win a shutdown fight, and why they won’t
Notes on a theory of strategic conflict (Or: why Democrats should stop rehearsing Bach fugues for a punk rock battle of the bands)
Sep 10, 2025
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Why America Has the World's Oldest Politicians
How our creaky electoral system created the most advanced gerontocracy on earth.
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