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political parties

The Author’s Corner with Zachary Michael Jack

Rachel Petroziello   |  November 5, 2024

Zachary Michael Jack is Professor of English at North Central College. This interview is based on his new book, The Strange Genius of Ignatius Donnelly: The Populist Who Debunked Shakespeare and Found Atlantis (Northern Illinois University Press, 2024). JF: What […]

Six parties may not be enough

Daniel K. Williams   |  October 31, 2024

This week’s NYT short quiz with six political “parties” options shows that even six may not be enough.

The Author’s Corner with Ian T. Iverson

Rachel Petroziello   |  October 28, 2024

Ian T. Iverson is Associate Editor of the John Dickinson Writings Project. This interview is based on his new book, Holding the Political Center in Illinois: Conservatism and Union on the Brink of the Civil War (Kent State University Press, […]

The Author’s Corner with Tyson Reeder

Rachel Petroziello   |  August 22, 2024

Tyson Reeder is Assistant Professor of History at Brigham Young University. This interview is based on his new book, Serpent in Eden: Foreign Meddling and Partisan Politics in James Madison’s America (Oxford University Press, 2024). JF: What led you to […]

Are we experiencing a realignment?

Jon D. Schaff   |  April 10, 2024

The landscape of American politics and our electoral mechanisms make a traditional realignment a near impossibility.

The Author’s Corner with David Houpt

Rachel Petroziello   |  November 15, 2023

David Houpt is Assistant Professor of History at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington. This interview is based on his new book, To Organize the Sovereign People: Political Mobilization in Revolutionary Pennsylvania (University of Virginia Press, 2023). JF: What led […]

Danielle Allen: There are three parties in the House of Representatives and the Democratic Party is the largest

John Fea   |  October 24, 2023

Harvard political theorist Danielle Allen believes that Hakeem Jeffries, the leader of the House Democrats, should be Speaker of the House. Why? Because she believes there are actually THREE parties in the House: The Freedom Caucus, the Old Republican Party, […]

Gallup: 63% of Americans want a third major political party

John Fea   |  October 10, 2023

Here is Jeffrey Jones at Gallup: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sixty-three percent of U.S. adults currently agree with the statement that the Republican and Democratic parties do “such a poor job” of representing the American people that “a third major party […]

Are the political parties realigning?

John Fea   |  July 14, 2022

Yes. Here is Josh Kraushaar at Axios: Shifts in the demographics of the two parties’ supporters — taking place before our eyes — are arguably the biggest political story of our time. The big picture: Republicans are becoming more working class […]

America’s four-party system

John Fea   |  March 8, 2022

Washington Post columnist Perry Bacon Jr. identifies four political factions functioning within our two-party system: The Trump Party (Trump, Florida governor Ron DeSantis, Fox News and other conservative cable outlets, conservative talk radio). The GOP Old Guard (Mitch McConnell, Mitt […]