Nov
13
The Promise but Inevitable Difficulty within the Socialist Party of America
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This post is the fifth of this season of From the Field. If you have not yet done so, please read this brief post by the series editor introducing our focus for the season. Despite record numbers of American voters declining to affiliate with either major party, both of which they increasingly doubt really represent their interests, […]
Oct
9
The Know-Nothings and the Future of Third-Parties in America
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This post is the fourth of this season of From the Field. If you have not yet done so, please read this brief post by the series editor introducing our focus for the season. Third parties in America are often seen as accessories to the political order, not serving a foundational role but still making their voices […]
Sep
25
The Free Soil Party: Its Lasting Impact and Suggestions for American Reform
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This post is the third of this season of From the Field. If you have not yet done so, please read this brief post by the series editor introducing our focus for the season. In the years leading up to the American Civil War, slavery was one of the topics that drew the most attention […]
Sep
9
Minor Party Influence: How The American Independent Party Transformed the Political System
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This post is the second of this season of From the Field. If you have not yet done so, please read this brief post by the series editor introducing our focus for the season. Throughout American history, many minor political parties have risen for specific reasons and failed to gain large amounts of traction in the […]
Sep
9
Minor Parties and Their Outsized Influence
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This post is the first of this season – our sixth – of From the Field. If you have not yet done so, read our introduction to the seriesWelcome and Introduction to From the Field. In the spring of 2020, we launched the From the Field series with a set of analyses on the American […]
May
17
For Times Such as This: There IS Hope!
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This post is the final one of this season of From the Field. If you have not yet done so, read this brief post introducing Unstable Majorities, which includes not only a background on the book but also some amazingly helpful resources. For our final book in the Politics Seminar, the subject moved towards a growing problem in […]
May
10
For Times Such as This: America, Divided or Disconnected?
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This post is the sixteenth of this season of From the Field. If you have not yet done so, read this brief post introducing Unstable Majorities, which includes not only a background on the book but also some amazingly helpful resources. America today is more divided than ever before in our history, at least that is what […]
May
2
For Times Such as This: It’s Been Worse! Reviewing Morris P. Fiorina’s Unstable Majorities
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This post is the fifteenth of this season of From the Field. If you have not yet done so, read this brief post introducing Unstable Majorities, which includes not only a background on the book but also some amazingly helpful resources. With whose voice is public opinion spoken? In Unstable Majorities: Polarization, Party Sorting & Political Stalemate, Morris […]
Apr
18
For Times Such as This: The Great Conversation?
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This post is the fourteenth of this season of From the Field. If you have not yet done so, read this brief post introducing Unstable Majorities, which includes not only a background on the book, but also some amazingly helpful resources. Conversations are the lifeblood of community. A community comprised of good listeners, wise discerners, and neighborly […]
Apr
18
For Times Such as This: Unstable Majorities Gives New Meaning to Political Polarization
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This post is the thirteenth of our new season, For Times Such as This. If you have not yet done so, please read this season-opening post for some brief context. It seems impossible to turn on the news or talk about the political climate without the issue of red versus blue parties, officials and citizens arising. […]