Category Archives: political polarization

“How the Decline of Trust led to Dysfunctional Government”

March 11, 2015, 9:40 ampolitical polarizationRick Hasen

Stephen Griffin: That is, in essence, the thesis of a new book I’ve written. Intended to be short and accessible, the University Press of Kansas is publishing it this fall in a series edited by Sandy and Jeff Tulis. … Continue reading

“Spare Annapolis the dysfunction of D.C.”

March 10, 2015, 5:26 pmpolitical parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

David Lublin oped in the Baltimore Sun.

“GOP leaders to skip Selma event; ‘They’ve lost an opportunity to show the American people that they care,’ one black lawmaker says”

March 6, 2015, 9:12 ampolitical polarization, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Politico: Scores of U.S. lawmakers are converging on tiny Selma, Alabama, for a large commemoration of a civil rights anniversary. But their ranks don’t include a single member of House Republican leadership — a point that isn’t lost on… Continue reading

“Obama: Eliminate The Senate Filibuster”

February 9, 2015, 7:23 amlegislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

TPM reports.

“Democrats Exercise ‘No’ Power in Senate to G.O.P.’s Dismay”

February 5, 2015, 7:24 pmlegislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Important NYT report.

“Using Race (Again) in the Struggle for Political Mastery”

February 5, 2015, 3:36 pmpolitical parties, political polarization, redistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Michael Curtis: After their victories in 2010 state legislative elections, Republicans reapportioned a number of state legislatures. They drew districts so that, for later elections, a minority or slim majority of Republican voters for Congress or the state legislature could… Continue reading

“How Parties Can Save Our State Legislatures”

February 5, 2015, 8:04 ampolitical parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Seth Masket blogs.

“Democrats Learn to Love the Filibuster”

February 4, 2015, 7:26 amlegislation and legislatures, political polarizationRick Hasen

The more things change….

Bauer on Sunstein’s “Partyism”

December 23, 2014, 9:26 ampolitical parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Here.

“Romanticizing Democracy, Political Fragmentation, and the Decline of American Government”

December 23, 2014, 9:25 ampolitical parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Oooh—new Rick Pildes in the YLJ.

“CRomnibus Pays Off for Parties”

December 17, 2014, 4:00 pmcampaign finance, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Ray LaRaja: I certainly do not believe, like Fred Wertheimer, that this is the most corrupting legislation ever passed. Personally, I would have preferred raising the limits on parties to $100,000 or even $200,000 per year, with no proliferation of… Continue reading

“Partyism”

December 17, 2014, 8:55 ampolitical parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Cass Sunstein has posted this provocative draft on SSRN (forthcoming, University of Chicago Legal Forum). Here is the abstract: “Partyism” is a form of hostility and prejudice that operates across political lines. For example, some Republicans have an immediate aversive… Continue reading

“Senate abruptly wraps up, capping least productive Congress in modern history”

December 16, 2014, 8:20 pmlegislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

WaPo: The least-productive Congress in modern history drew to an abrupt close late Tuesday as the U.S. Senate extended dozens of expired tax breaks but failed to renew a federally backed terrorism insurance program supported by big businesses and… Continue reading