Corey Rayburn Yung (John Marshall): Beyond Ideology: An Empirical Study of Partisanship and Independence in the Federal Courts. The introduction to Partisan Balance: Why Political Parties Don't Kill the U.S. Constitutional System by David R. Mayhew. Congress was more polarized last year than in any other year since National Journal began compiling its vote ratings — overlap between the parties is disappearing. My Glenn Beck Story: Frances Fox Piven on crazy talk and American politics. David Roberts on how a lie enters the political bloodstream. Despite ideological differences, the various factions that make up the political right in America only know one way forward: back. America the Conservative: Steve Chapman on how to understand US politics. Morley Winograd and Michael D. Hais on why most Americans are both liberal and conservative. America not as politically conservative as you think: Voters self-identify as conservatives for several reasons, only one of which is that it reflects their politics. A review of Ars Americana, Ars Politica: Partisan Expression in Contemporary American Literature and Culture by Peter Swirski. Discomfort in an Age of Demagoguery: We are hungry to be a part of a community where the dire challenges we face and the resilience of the American union are both acknowledged. What's civility worth? It's not that the political conversation is poisoned with violent rhetoric — it's that it's not a conversation at all.
