The Southern Strategy reshaped American politics by realigning party loyalty, as leadership shifts on civil rights led...
Political Science
Political science examines how power is organized and contested within societies. Read about the ideas and institutions that shape government and public life.
The Constitution deliberately positioned Congress as the dominant branch of government, yet over time legislative supremacy has...
The Constitution created a presidency strong enough to govern yet restrained enough to avoid monarchy, balancing executive...
The Constitution granted the judiciary interpretive authority without coercive power, making its strength dependent on legitimacy rather...
The Constitution endures not only because it is written, but because generations of judges have debated how...
Classical liberalism gained full flowering in the early 18th century. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction...
Pharaohs, emperors, kings, and dynasts ruled not only by force but by embedding their power in cosmic,...
The myth of civic virtue as the foundation of citizenship has persisted for over two millennia, but...
How a a self-described “errant journalist and literary poacher” gained notoriety. By Dr. Vlad SolomonIndependent Scholar, Modern...
Supporting a political party during an election is a fundamental aspect of democratic participation. Whether you’re an...
In recent years, sustainable clothing has emerged as a powerful tool for promoting social justice and environmental...
Congress must act fast to ensure the Fourth Amendment’s vitality in the modern age. The Central Intelligence...
Sparta was a society with too many institutional checks and balances, and Athens was a society with...
The practice has been a thorn in the side of democracy for centuries. Introduction After the Census...
New momentum in the continuing march toward a more equitable society. Introduction In 2011, Venus Colley-Mims found...
Here are some of the key myths and what we actually learn from history. History looms large...
A new proposal also puts pressure on presidents to evaluate their foreign policy objectives more clearly to...
A First Amendment scholar writes about measures a century ago – and today – to silence those...
Scholars debate the precise number of democratic waves and their causes. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate...
In the beginning and right before election day, political campaigns are exciting. However, in “the middle,” things...
Exploring Madison’s greatest fear about the future of the Republic he did so much to shape: the...
“This is not something that is just going to go away.” Inauguration Day should have punctured the...
It is a corporate ideology that promotes the concentration of corporate power and profit. The ideological orientation...
We can find important elements of Rousseau’s approach still alive and well in American politics and culture...
The elections of 1876, 1888, 1960 and 2000 were among the most contentious in American history. Introduction...
The prerequisites for the emergence of a public sphere were increasing levels of literacy which was spurred...
Early voting periods are not remotely new to the 2020 election. First Presidential Election There are many...
African Americans, women, Native Americans, and citizens between the ages of 18 and 21 had to fight...
To begin, a disclaimer for this article: This is not an attempt to sanitise the legacy of...
Rousseau is both one of the greatest advocates and most profound critics of the social contract tradition....