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Bessette/Pitney’s AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS: DELIBERATION, DEMOCRACY AND CITIZENSHIP reviews the idea of "deliberative democracy." Building on the book, this blog offers insights, analysis, and facts about recent events.

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Friday, August 9, 2024

Ford's Oath

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Many posts have discussed oaths of office . Fifty years ago today, Gerald Ford became president after the resignation of Richard Nixon....

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Nixon Checked Out on 12/6/73

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As impeachment talks edges into the mainstream, it is worth remembering how Nixon handled it. At Research and Politics , Matthew N. Beckma...

Saturday, November 29, 2014

Forgetting Presidents

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A release from Washington University in St. Louis: American presidents spend their time in office trying to carve out a prominent place in...

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Romney and Republican History

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The GOP is a conservative party, but yesterday it nominated a former "Massachusetts moderate" whose conservative clothes still hav...

Friday, February 5, 2010

President Obama in Adversity

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In our chapter on the presidency, we discuss chief executives who have faced hard times. President Obama is currently doing so. Though the o...

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