With dysfunction the current watchword in American politics, the public is naturally looking for solutions. The checks and balances offered by three coequal branches of government are the remedy most frequently advanced for this task. But we should exercise caution in endorsing this idea as a cure for our political ills. While there is no […]
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Hobbes’ Kingdom of Light
A Political Theory Review interview with Devin Stauffer, Associate Professor of Government at the University of Texas at Austin, about his recent book Hobbes’ Kingdom of Light (University of Chicago Press, 2018). Hear more interviews from The Political Theory Review.
Gerald Ford and the Persistence of Constitutional Power
It is common for scholars to distinguish between a ‘traditional presidency’ that existed in the 18th and 19th Centuries and a ‘modern presidency’ that emerged in the mid-20th Century. Proponents of this distinction see the presidency created by the Constitution as fundamentally weak. The modern presidency, by contrast, is portrayed as stronger and able to […]
Forged By Crisis
A Nation Forged by Crisis (2018, Basic Books) tells the history of the United States through the greatest periods of crisis in each century of its existence. It opens with the 18th Century Revolution and covers the Civil War, Great Depression, World War II, and the Cold War. These periods of crisis forever altered the […]
