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American Democracy in Crisis: The Case for Rethinking Madisonian Government Post January 6 (Palgrave
The Loyalty Trap: Conflicting Loyalties of Civil Servants Under Increasing Autocracy (Columbia Unive
Studies of statebuilding and peacebuilding have been criticized for their disregard of people living
To what extent do cyberspace operations increase the risks of escalation between nation-state rivals
How to find hope in these times? I spoke with political scientist Loren Goldman about the principle
Donald Trump is putting liberal democracy through its greatest test in 80 years. None of it is orig
The ethics of the company in a highly politicized time. Businesses are increasingly social actors. T
When did the West lose its way? In 1889, when the US government carved five states out of the spawli
The influence of partisan news is presumed to be powerful, but evidence for its effects on political
Peoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel, talks with Helen Thompson, Professor of Political Economy at
What does liberty entail? How have concepts of liberty changed over time? And what are the global co
Given what has happened since – from a global pandemic to wars in Europe, Africa and the Middle Eas
In a multipolar world where America wields less relative power, the United States can no longer get
Hosts Nina Dos Santos and Owen Bennett Jones explore the mounting political and financial pressures
What has gone wrong with the left—and what leftists must do if they want to change politics, ethics,
Political theorist Lori Marso has been intrigued by filmmaker Chantal Ackerman for many years and ha
In this episode of Madison’s Notes, Michael McConnell examines the gap between the Founders’ vision
Constitutional Conventions: Theories, Practices and Dynamics (Routledge, 2025) is an excellent edite
We’ve been focusing on the dynamics of democratic backsliding in the United States and beyond. In th
This week on International Horizons, RBI Director John Torpey interviews historian Tara Zahra, autho
