Are State Governments Too Powerful?
Once upon a time, all politics was local. These days, it seems, all local politics is national. And as the states grow further and further apart on policy, and the Republican Party’s opposition to democratic institutions grows more extreme, the downsides of federalism become ever more apparent. On …
EP 594 State Politics Take Center Stage in America
James Madison conceived of the states in our federalist system as being laboratories for democracy where policy innovations can take place. In an era when Congress has become more gridlocked and the parties more rigid ideologically, national partisan and activist groups, often one issue constituenc…
Jacob Grumbach
This week we have Jacob Grumbach on the pod! Jake is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Washington and the producer of fantastic Twitter content @JakeMGrumbach. His new book Laboratories against Democracy discusses the causes and consequences of the nationalization of …
Have State Legislatures Gone Rogue? And Joshua Yaffa on Evan Gershkovich
Just a month ago, the story of two lawmakers expelled from the Tennessee legislature captured headlines across the country. Their offense wasn’t corruption or criminal activity— instead, they had joined a protest at the statehouse in favor of gun control, shortly after the Nashville shooting at a C…
112. When National Politics and State Governments Collide: Dr. Jacob Grumbach (Author of "Laboratories Against Democracy")
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What if the very structure of American politics is threatening democracy itself? Join us for an eye-opening conversation with Dr. Jacob "Jake" Grumbach, author of "Laboratories Against Democracy", as we uncover the collision between national political parties and state-level govern…
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Watching all the transnational love at the Olympics has been inspiring. We’re all forced to think about nationalities, borders, ethnicities, and all the flavors of behavioral geography it entails. After all, these athletes are all there representing their so-called “homeland.” An…
Jacob Grumbach joins Tavis Smiley
Jacob Grumbach, an associate professor at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, shares insights from his latest study finding that DEI policies brought no financial penalty for companies that kept them.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker…
Laboratories against Democracy: How National Parties Transformed State Politics Audiobook by Jacob M. Grumbach
https://libranovo.com/free Listen to free audiobooks with a 30-day free trial! Title: Laboratories against Democracy: How National Parties Transformed State PoliticsGenres: History, Politics, North America, Political IdeologiesAuthor: Jacob M. GrumbachNarrator: Todd McLarenRelease date: 12-24-2024L…
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