Data-Driven Discussion on Public Policy and Politics
Contrary to the partisan narratives of our two dissembling political parties, federal deficits have been growing steadily since WWII through
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In the 2015 mayoral election, all of the candidates except Steve Costello agreed that the drainage fee adopted by voters
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Since Donald Trump was elected, the stock market has been on a tear. The SP 500 Index has soared from"
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My former colleagues at the Houston Chronicle editorial board opined this week that the City's property tax cap should be
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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.