Majorities & Populism
Why democracy and majorities are not synonyms; why populism is troubling and what representation means.
Institutions & Power
The historic relationship between governing institutions and the social configuration of power. Particular attention is paid to aristocracy and pre-1700s governing institutions.
America & the Enlightenment
What the Enlightenment was and how it dominated the creation of United States governing institutions
Ideology
What is ideology and why does it matter? Perspectives in philosophy, social theory, psychology and politics.
Elections Theory
How elections produce policy equilibria and what effect proportional representation has compared to winner-take-all.
Who Governs?
Wealth politics in America. Interest-group pluralism versus governing-elite theories.