Why do Americans celebrate presidential inaugurations? James WallnerFebruary 3, 2021inauguration, presidency, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump
What is the future of the Republican Party? James WallnerJanuary 16, 2021117th Congress, congressional reform, special guest, Ruth Bloch Rubin
Will Congress change how it operates in 2021? James WallnerJanuary 1, 2021117th Congress, congressional reform, special guest, Ruth Bloch Rubin
What is the best way to pick United States senators? James WallnerDecember 23, 20202020 election, special guest, Georgia runnoff, Wendy Schiller, 17th Amendment, Senate
How did losing to Trump in 2016 help Democrats win the presidency in 2020? James WallnerDecember 17, 20202020 election, special guest, Seth Masket, Democratic Party, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders
Does it really matter which party controls Congress next year? James WallnerDecember 10, 20202020 election, special guest, Philip Wallach, Congress
Can a new agency improve national elections in America? James WallnerDecember 3, 20202020 election, special guest, national elections agency
How should Americans interpret the results of the 2020 election? James WallnerNovember 19, 20202020 election, polarization, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, democracy
Did American democracy win on Election Day? James WallnerNovember 11, 2020special guest, Ezra Klein, 2020 election, polarization, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, democracy
Do presidential debates help Americans make better choices when they vote? James WallnerOctober 30, 2020presidential debates, elections
Should the Democrats play hardball in 2021? James WallnerOctober 23, 2020special guest, Matt Green, constitutional hardball, legislative hardball
How should the United States select its judges? James WallnerOctober 14, 2020special guest, Judith Resnik, Confirmation Process, Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Amy Coney Barrett
How well do our political parties represent us in government? James WallnerOctober 9, 2020special guest, polarization, Ted Johnson
What can we learn from other nations about pernicious polarization in the United States? James WallnerOctober 2, 2020special guest, polarization, comparative politics, Jennifer McCoy
How will the debate to replace Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg end? James WallnerSeptember 24, 2020Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Mitch McConnell, Supreme Court, Confirmation Process
What did the political conventions tell us about the state of the 2020 presidential campaign? James WallnerSeptember 18, 2020party conventions, Democratic Party, Republican Party, presidential election, Joe Biden, Donald Trump
How important is expertise and experience in Congress? James WallnerSeptember 14, 2020special guest, congressional capacity
What Are the Pillars of Democracy? James WallnerAugust 28, 2020special guest, democracy, polarization, economic inequality, political participation, presidency
How did the suffrage movement win the right to vote for all women in the United States? James WallnerAugust 19, 2020special guest, 19th Amendment, Suffrage Movement, politics of protest
When should Americans remove statues of historical figures from the nation's public square? James WallnerAugust 12, 2020special guest, confederate statues, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Christopher Columbus, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, The Founding
