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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…
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How Democrats could win a shutdown fight, and why they won’t
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How I updated my views on ranked choice voting
Sep 18, 2023
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How did American democracy become a broken game without winners? And what should we do about it?
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One "Big Beautiful Bill" and the calculated confidence of unapologetic unpopularity
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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.
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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
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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)
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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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What the Apportionment Act of 1842 tells us about today's gerrymandering wars
And why reform might be closer than you think
Aug 7
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Democracy in pieces: Did the Texas gerrymander just break the districting game?
Or was it already broken all along? A Socratic gastropub journey through America's most unsolvable political puzzle
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Reed Galen and Lee Drutman Talk Third Parties
A recording from Lee Drutman and Reed Galen's live video
Jul 14
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One "Big Beautiful Bill" and the calculated confidence of unapologetic unpopularity
Or: How participation gaps, policy design, and status-driven voting let Republicans keep doing reverse Robin Hoods.
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So you want to start a new political party that “actually represents the 80% in the middle”? Good luck.
An open letter to Elon Musk
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