Baumer and Gold (both government, Smith College) empirically investigate the academic and popular impression that the two parties that dominate US electoral politics are diverging ideologically to off
As evidenced in the 2008 elections and the transition to a new era of Democratic governance, one of the most important developments in American politics in recent years has been the resurgence of poli
"This is a well-organized book that covers most of the good stuff we need to talk about in the `how the system works' part of my class. It is very effective at laying out the different goals and roles
A broad examination of the creation of US public policy viewed through the framework of political culture, corporate and economic influences, and politics. Van Horn (public policy, Rutgers U.), Baume