Data-Driven Discussion on Public Policy and Politics
Our two political parties continue to push partisan talking points which means one thing - cheaters never win until they do.
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Whether we like it or not, obesity is a problem, and it was a leading cause of COVID deaths during the pandemic.
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America's primary election system is broken. Dysfunctional parties have created a dysfunctional system, and it needs to be fixed before it gets out of hand.
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Could Omicron lead to the end of the COVID epidemic? Some doctors believe that could be the case.
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The results of Houston's 2021 pension reports are jaw dropping!
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While our nation is politically divided, let's remember our empathy and humanity toward others this Christmas season.
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American democracy is at an impasse. After years of zero-sum partisan trench warfare, our political institutions are deteriorating. Our norms are collapsing. Democrats and Republicans no longer merely argue; they cut off contact with each other. In short, the two-party system is breaking our democracy, and driving us all crazy.
Deftly weaving together history, democratic theory, and cutting edge political science research, Drutman tells the story of how American politics became so toxic, why the country is trapped in a doom loop of escalating two-party warfare, and why it is destroying the shared sense of fairness and legitimacy on which democracy depends.