Dec 22, 2016
Should the government play a major or minor role in the lives of
American citizens? This core question resurfaces during each
election and continues to divide the political parties. It turns
out that this argument is not new. In his newest book, Yale
historian Steve Pincus challenges those who argue that...
Dec 15, 2016
Polarization was a strong undercurrent to the 2016 presidential
election, powerfully affecting the electorate and politics. Looking
toward President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet appointments, those
same divisions remain clear. As Trump builds his team, the nation
is beginning to see the outlines of a Trump...
Dec 8, 2016
Since Donald Trump’s election, there has been considerable debate
about what the Democratic party should do next. While some
Democrats argue for an openness to cooperation, others insist there
isn’t room for compromise given Trump’s views on race and
individual rights. In this episode of Politics & Polls,...
Dec 1, 2016
The vacant seat on the U.S. Supreme Court has returned to the
spotlight, with President-elect Donald Trump promising supporters
that he will nominate a conservative justice, and Democrats fuming
from Senate Republicans’ refusal to hold a vote on Obama nominee
Merrick Garland. In this episode of Politics & Polls,...
Nov 17, 2016
Political polarization is the worst it’s been since the Civil War,
some experts argue. How did we get here? How have America’s
ideologies shifted so much in the past four decades? What forces
underlie the growing divide between Republicans and Democrats? And
how has social media and varying sources of information...