Politics in Question
By Julia Azari, Lee Drutman, and James Wallner
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A podcast about how our political institutions are failing us and ideas for fixing them. Join hosts Lee Drutman and James Wallner as they imagine and argue over what American politics could look like if citizens questioned everything. Politics In Question is a joint venture of New America and the Foundation for American Innovation.
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What Happened to the Republican Party?
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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What Makes the Working Families Party Work?
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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What’s Wrong with Political Parties?
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May 27, 2026 |
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What Can Stop the Redistricting Wars?
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May 27, 2026 |
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What Are the Rules and Procedures to SAVE America?
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Why Are Factions Valuable?
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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Why Does Money Matter?
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Is the American Dream Dead?
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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How Does Transformation Lead to Regression?
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Does Moderation Matter?
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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How Do We Stop the Rise of Autocracy? Feat. Stacey Abrams
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Why Are We in a Shutdown?
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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What Can the Data Tell Us?
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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How Are Social Movements Built?
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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What is a Pocket Rescission?
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Is American Politics Stuck in a Gerontocracy?
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Who Really Controls the Map?
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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What's the Future of Casework?
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Do We Need Conflict in American Politics?
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Who Has the Power?
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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What Happened to Our Political Parties?
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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Where Does Christianity Fit in American Politics?
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May 28, 2025 |
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Do We Need to Redefine Democracy?
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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What Defines a Political Scandal?
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Have We Entered a New Constitutional Order?
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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How Did the Heartland Go Red?
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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How Do We Fix Political Dysfunction?
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Dec 25, 2024 |
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Is Democracy Under Threat?
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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How Do Voting Laws Affect Turnout?
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Can multiparty presidentialism revitalize U.S. democracy?
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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What is the role of parties?
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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What are the politics of debt relief?
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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How does memory shape democracy?
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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What does changing demographics mean for parties?
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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Has the Senate been disrupted?
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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How do direct primaries impact American self-government?
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Why do Americans use primary elections to select candidates for office?
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Who rules America?
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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Why is it amateur hour on Capitol Hill?
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Is American democracy in crisis?
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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What is the state of American Democracy?
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May 16, 2024 |
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Do white rural Americans pose a threat to democracy?
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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What is the right way to do politics?
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Is the House broken?
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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Why can't Americans compromise?
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Are Americans democracy hypocrites?
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Feb 04, 2024 |
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What does 2023 tell us about what could happen in American politics in 2024?
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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How can Americans bridge the urban-rural divide in their politics?
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Dec 30, 2023 |
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What does political polling miss?
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Why are political leaders important?
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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What will American democracy look like in the 21st century?
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Why does the House need a Speaker?
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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What can social movements teach us about American politics?
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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What's wrong with American politics and how can we make it right?
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Are state legislators really accountable to their voters?
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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How did Trump threaten American self-government when he was president?
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Where do busy people find the time to participate in democratic self-government?
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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What can storytelling teach us about politics?
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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Why Congress?
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Why is it so hard to buy things with nickels? (plus questions about the debt limit debate and 2024 presidential election)
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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Does America have a representation problem?
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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Can podcasts save America?
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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How does public opinion influence policymakers?
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May 22, 2023 |
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Should lawmakers use the debt limit as leverage to cut spending?
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May 08, 2023 |
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What is the relationship between populism and nationalism in American politics?
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Apr 29, 2023 |
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How do Americans define democracy?
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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How do we regulate political parties?
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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Is America too polarized or too fragmented?
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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How do factions impact American politics?
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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What is the State of the Union?
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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What is conservative populism?
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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How do extraordinary ordinary people change the world?
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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How much money should Americans spend on their elections?
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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What does the House Speaker election say about the Republican Party?
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Jan 14, 2023 |
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What happened in 2022?
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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How do winner-take-all elections harm American democracy?
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Dec 10, 2022 |
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How can business help solve America's democracy crisis?
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Dec 04, 2022 |
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What do the 2022 midterm results mean?
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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How do the politics of race impact the American presidency?
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Is America on the cusp of a realignment?
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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What can we learn from political polls?
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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What does it mean to be a good citizen in the United States?
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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What's wrong with the Constitution?
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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How does electoral reform happen?
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Is there a generation gap in American politics?
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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What's wrong with primary elections?
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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What decisions do political parties make after losing an election?
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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Why are Americans so upset about politics?
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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Is it time to rethink how we understand political parties?
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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Is it a good idea to require Americans to vote in federal elections?
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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Is the Supreme Court's legitimacy at risk?
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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What will it take to change how the federal government budgets?
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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What if things happened differently?
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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Is Trumpism in decline?
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Apr 03, 2022 |
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What do Americans think about immigration policy?
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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Why did Russia invade Ukraine and what can the United States do about it?
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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What's stopping the United States from changing its energy policy?
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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Where is the Republican Party headed?
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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Did conservatives transform the Supreme Court?
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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Why is everyone talking about the Supreme Court?
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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Why can't the Senate pass voting rights legislation?
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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What will American politics look like in 2022?
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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Is America's constitutional order on the brink of collapse?
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Dec 29, 2021 |
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Should the Senate eliminate the filibuster to pass the Freedom to Vote Act?
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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What is thermostatic politics?
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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Building the Relationships for Collaborative Governance: Interview with Colorado State Senator Faith Winter
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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What the hell is going on with the Republican Party?
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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What issues should Democrats emphasize ahead of the 2022 midterm elections?
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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How do congressional elections fuel dysfunction in Congress?
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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What can Congress’s present dysfunction teach us about our politics and how to make it better?
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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How much conflict is too much conflict in politics?
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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What is affective polarization?
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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Should lawmakers be afraid of taking votes?
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May 20, 2021 |
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Should House Republicans fire Liz Cheney?
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May 07, 2021 |
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Is American democracy backsliding?
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May 05, 2021 |
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Can Biden transform American politics?
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Apr 30, 2021 |
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What does presidential rhetoric say about the state of American politics?
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Apr 23, 2021 |
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Why can't Congress do its job?
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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What are the prospects for elections reform at the federal level?
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Apr 03, 2021 |
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How do independent voters impact American politics?
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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How does conspiracism impact American Politics?
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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What makes American democracy work?
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Mar 05, 2021 |
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Who disciplines bad behavior in government?
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Feb 19, 2021 |
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Did the filibuster break the Senate?
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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Will Americans pay for government if they don't trust it?
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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Why do Americans celebrate presidential inaugurations?
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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What is the future of the Republican Party?
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Jan 17, 2021 |
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Will Congress change how it operates in 2021?
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Jan 01, 2021 |
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What is the best way to pick United States senators?
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Dec 24, 2020 |
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How did losing to Trump in 2016 help Democrats win the presidency in 2020?
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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Does it really matter which party controls Congress next year?
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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Can a new agency improve national elections in America?
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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How should Americans interpret the results of the 2020 election?
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Nov 20, 2020 |
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Did American democracy win on Election Day?
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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Do presidential debates help Americans make better choices when they vote?
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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Should the Democrats play hardball in 2021?
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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How should the United States select its judges?
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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How well do our political parties represent us in government?
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Oct 09, 2020 |
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What can we learn from other nations about pernicious polarization in the United States?
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Oct 02, 2020 |
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How will the debate to replace Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg end?
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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What did the political conventions tell us about the state of the 2020 presidential campaign?
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Sep 18, 2020 |
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How important is expertise and experience in Congress?
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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What Are the Pillars of Democracy?
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Aug 28, 2020 |
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How did the suffrage movement win the right to vote for all women in the United States?
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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When should Americans remove statues of historical figures from the nation's public square?
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Aug 12, 2020 |
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How is identity politics impacting the 2020 presidential election?
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Jul 29, 2020 |
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How do Republicans win elections?
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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What will a Biden presidency look like?
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Jul 16, 2020 |
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How will public opinion on democracy impact the 2020 presidential election?
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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How did the Great Migration help shape today's politics?
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Jul 01, 2020 |
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What will it take to achieve racial justice in American politics?
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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What are the politics of protest?
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Jun 17, 2020 |
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What values are essential in a successful democracy?
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Jun 16, 2020 |
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How do democratic self-governments respond to extremism?
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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What role do norms and values play in democratic self-government?
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May 27, 2020 |
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How does populism threaten democracy around the world?
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May 20, 2020 |
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Does incivility weaken or strengthen democracy?
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May 13, 2020 |
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Will Americans hold the government accountable for its pandemic response?
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May 07, 2020 |
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Did the media create political polarization?
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Apr 29, 2020 |
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The Never Trump Movement: Emergent Faction or Dwindling Group of Has-Beens?
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Apr 23, 2020 |
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How will COVID-19 impact the November elections?
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Apr 15, 2020 |
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Do ideas or interests drive our politics?
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Apr 08, 2020 |
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Filibuster or Filibusted?
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Mar 25, 2020 |
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What are the politics of the coronavirus pandemic?
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Mar 19, 2020 |
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Is there a better way to pick presidential nominees?
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Mar 11, 2020 |
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Should the House have more members?
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Mar 04, 2020 |
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What is unprecedented about our politics?
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Feb 26, 2020 |
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Do we have too much judicial review?
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Feb 19, 2020 |
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Did the impeachment process work?
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Feb 12, 2020 |
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Is American politics too contentious?
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Feb 05, 2020 |
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Do Americans need more parties?
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Jan 29, 2020 |
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Is populism a problem?
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Jan 22, 2020 |
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What's the deal with the separation of powers?
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Oct 24, 2019 |
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How should we think about impeachment?
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Oct 09, 2019 |
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What is a gerrymander?
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Oct 01, 2019 |
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Should we abolish the Senate?
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Sep 19, 2019 |
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Are we in a political realignment?
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Aug 06, 2019 |
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Can ranked choice voting save us?
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Jul 23, 2019 |
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Are primary elections really that bad?
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Jul 09, 2019 |
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Should the Electoral College be abolished?
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Jun 26, 2019 |