We often talk about the American political landscape as if it were a line – Democrats on the left, Republicans on the right. Two political scientists say that view doesn’t reflect reality.
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The arrest of a former American president is unprecedented, but the nation’s founders anticipated the day would come.
It is the first time an incumbent or former US president has been charged with a criminal offence.
As the former president faces court, this will be yet another litmus test for the strength of American democracy. And it’s an essential one.
Trump’s indictment will force Americans to grapple with the exact role of presidents – and limits of their power.
The word ‘woke’ has increasingly become caught up in the rhetoric of the culture war. But debates around wokeness and what it means are drawing attention away from the real issues.
Florida governor Ron DeSantis is likely to be Donald Trump’s main opponent for the Republican presidential nomination.
Gothic storytelling, with its sinister atmosphere of conspiracy and other hallmarks, offers a way to reframe the Kennedy family lore.
A survey of more than 12,000 US voters found that Black Americans are among the most hopeful about the direction of politics – and they are turning that emotion into action at the polls.
Biden can seem like a relic from a different age. But he also represents tradition, a form of politics that is not trapped in constant, partisan trench warfare on every issue.
The Democratic party has some other strong options.
Biden’s speech highlighted his administration’s achievements and urged Congress to ‘finish the job’.
Both Donald Trump and Joe Biden have been found with classified documents in breach of US law. But there are key differences in each case.
Pollsters, pundits and politicians all get it wrong when it comes to independent voters, who have become a crucial – and sometimes decisive – group in American politics.
There is no federal recall law that could lead to another election for Santos’ seat. But Santos’ case presents ethics concerns that the House may review.
Special counsels can help administrations avoid the perception of bias, but politics is never fully out of the picture.
What happens if GOP holdouts continue to hold out on the speaker position? And what if they don’t?
Why deep state conspiracies keep on spinning out of control.
For decades, there were growing numbers of Democratic and Republican women in Congress, but the number of Republican women has stalled.
A new historical study looking at migration into the US suggests restricting low-skilled immigration boosts low-skilled wages in the short term – but ends up hurting local workers’ wages longer-term.
Top contributors
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Assistant Professor, Miller Center, University of Virginia, and US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of American Politics, De Montfort University
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Associate Professor in American Politics and Foreign Policy, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
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Professor of American Studies, University College Dublin
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Dennis Altman is a Friend of The Conversation.
VC Fellow, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer in International Politics, University of Birmingham
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Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor and Director of the Centre on US Politics, UCL
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Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Professor of Management, University of Essex
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Reader in US History, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Lead Academic Teacher - Politics & Social Science (Swinburne Online), Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Economics and Finance. Director of the Betting Research Unit and the Political Forecasting Unit at Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of American and British Studies, University of Oslo
