The Rise of Electoral Democracy in the Early American Republic
In this groundbreaking and comprehensive look at Congressional elections in pre-Jacksonian America, Jay K. Dow examines the origins of our modern electoral politics. When did the United States become a recognizably modern republic? The traditional understanding is that elections in the Age of Jackson introduced institutionalized political ......
A deeply researched investigation that shows how the long-held ideas protecting unlimited campaign spending as free speech that once served the needs of political candidates and voters are now shaped to serve the desires of interest groups, threatening the future of American democracy. In the 2010 Citizens United decision, Supreme Court Justice ......
A deeply researched investigation that shows how the long-held ideas protecting unlimited campaign spending as free speech that once served the needs of political candidates and voters are now shaped to serve the desires of interest groups, threatening the future of American democracy. In the 2010 Citizens United decision, Supreme Court Justice ......
An insightful and nuanced examination of a controversial and consequential presidency, written by some of the top presidential scholars in the nation. It was the election result that shocked the world. In November 2016, Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton to become the forty-fifth president of the United States, thereby bringing an end to ......
Reprint from hardcover by late, storied senator, mentor, and political pioneer Fred Harris. Served the state of Oklahoma in Washington in the sixties and seventies, ran for President in 1972 and 1976. Fred Harris is the last surviving member of the Kerner Rights Commission, famously created by President Lyndon Johnson following the terrible riots, ......
The 1840 Election and the Making of a Partisan Nation
Usually remembered for its slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler too," the election of 1840 is also the first presidential election of which it might be truly said, "It's the economy, stupid." Tackling a contest best known for log cabins, cider barrels, and catchy songs, this timely volume reveals that the election of 1840 might be better understood as a ......
How a Virginia Nonprofit Gained Bipartisan Support in an Era of Political Polarization
How the Virginia Public Access Project revolutionized political transparency and won public trust In 1997, journalist David Poole launched a one-employee nonprofit to shine light on a blind spot in Virginia's lax campaign finance system. Over the next quarter century, the Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP) assumed an increasingly larger ......
How a Virginia Nonprofit Gained Bipartisan Support in an Era of Political Polarization
How the Virginia Public Access Project revolutionized political transparency and won public trust In 1997, journalist David Poole launched a one-employee nonprofit to shine light on a blind spot in Virginia's lax campaign finance system. Over the next quarter century, the Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP) assumed an increasingly larger ......
James Madison, DeWitt Clinton, and the War of 1812
As the heir apparent to the presidency in 1808, James Madison had a substantial reputation and an impressive list of credentials, including having cofounded the Democratic-Republican party with Thomas Jefferson and serving as Jefferson's secretary of state. Despite this, Madison's presidential victory in 1808 was hardly uncontested as he faced ......
