What Makes Us Politic? Archives

Have We Fixed Political Polarization Yet?

A look at California's top-two primary system, which aims to correct one of the biggest imbalances in politics.

The excessive number of presidential candidates is a feature, not a bug.

Party insiders will pick the Republican presidential nominee, but so far they're largely silent.

Volunteers often don't look or sound like the people they're trying to win over, and that can be costly.

The whole idea that we have a right to pick a party's nominees has gotten a bit out of hand.

What states get when they decide to hold a primary instead of a caucus—and why it matters so much.

Lobbyists are more pervasive than ever in Washington, but are they more effective?

The campaign can matter, and Hillary Clinton has already won the parts where it does.

Ancient Israelites and modern voters want to know what you've done for them lately.

It will be hard for someone like Ted Cruz to earn his party's nomination. But if he does, he'll have a decent chance at winning the White House.