Deep, Dark Secrets of Congress That Don’t Make Any Sense
Taking a closer look at a revealing memo about political life that doesn't actually reveal very much.
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How Not to Close the Gender Gap in Politics
As long as the Republican Party resists the welfare state, it's going to have trouble attracting more female voters.
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About State Politics
Hispanics are—and will continue to be—significantly underrepresented, open primaries attract more extreme voters, and other lessons from the 14th annual State Politics and Policy Conference.
The Case for a National Primary
With the way things are currently structured, most voters don’t participate in choosing the candidates that ultimately go on to represent them. But there’s a relatively easy fix.
Why Polarize?
Why are state legislatures and voters both growing more polarized when it's clear that almost no one gets into politics with the goal of driving the parties further apart? Presenters at a recent conference proposed some answers.
How Republican Women Are Losing Out in the Polarization of Politics
As both of our political parties move to the ideological extremes, Republican women, who, unlike their Democratic counterparts, tend to be more moderate than the men in their party, are being left behind.
Could We Moderate Our Politics With Instant Runoffs?
An alternate voting system being tested in several cities around the world could have some surprising long-term effects.
6 Events Happening in March and April That You Should Be Aware Of
From the first day of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival to the presidential elections in Afghanistan, dates you might want to watch.
Hormones and How Women Vote: New Evidence, but No Consensus
New research partially rebuts a controversial 2012 paper that linked fertility with the way women vote, but fails to refute the basic premise.