Data-Driven Discussion on Public Policy and Politics
Houston Methodist Hospital will celebrate its centennial this year. Today, Houston Methodist is one of the world's leading hospitals. It
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I know that most of you are aware that those with special interests before governmental entities disproportionately make campaign contributions.
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I know that most of you are aware that those with special interests before governmental entities disproportionately make campaign contributions.
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In September 2016, the City of Houston retained a consulting firm at a cost of $565,000 to develop a long-
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As a Galveston County taxpayer, I have a simple question. Why is Galveston County's tax rate the 26% higher than the
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If you have not seen Jeremy Rogalski's story on KHOU Channel 11, What does it take to get fired by the City
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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.