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Episode 42: Kimberly Harper Didn't Know She Could Be a Writer

In this episode, I was thrilled to welcome historian—and fellow Missourian—Kimberly Harper to the show. I am especially delighted by this episode because I get many requests to feature guests who have written history books while off of the tenure track or outside of academia, and Kim is a great exa…

President Biden Makes the Case for His Leadership at Home and Abroad - March 08, 2024

In what could be the most consequential speech in his bid for reelection, President Joe Biden gave a feisty State of the Union address Thursday night. Political science professor at Clark University, Robert Boatright has analysis on the speech. As hopes dim for a cease fire ahead of the start of t…

Episode 97: Men of No Reputation - Kimberly Harper (On the Bookshelf, Part 7)

This episode features a conversation with Kimberly Harper about her new book, "Men of No Reputation: Robert Boatright, the Buckfoot Gang, and the Fleecing of Middle America." Episode Image: Main Street in Joplin, Missouri, ca. 1902-1906 [Kay Kirkman and Roger Stinnett Photograph Collection (P0178)…

Why do Americans use primary elections to select candidates for office?

In this week’s episode of Politics In Question, Lee discusses the history of primary elections and options for reform with Robert Boatright. Boatright is professor of political science at Clark University and the world’s leading expert on the American primary system. He is also the director of rese…

Why do Americans use primary elections to select candidates for office? | Politics in Question

In this week’s episode of Politics In Question, Lee discusses the history of primary elections and options for reform with Robert Boatright. Boatright is professor of political science at Clark University and the world’s leading expert on the American primary system. He is also the director of rese…

Does Moderation Matter?

In this week’s episode of Politics in Question, Lee and James dive into the “moderate debate.” They discuss Lee’s recent Substack essay, The Moderation Debate Fiddles with 2% While Democracy’s Dimensionality Collapses. Should parties move to the center? How do we define “moderate”? And what would i…

Trust, Turnout, and the Truth about Elections

As we head toward another pivotal election season, I sat down with Robert Boatright, professor at Clark University and director of research at the National Institute for Civil Discourse, to talk about what’s really happening in American elections — and what’s not. Here’s the headline: Professor Bo…

Should there be a National Primary Election Day? With Political Science Professor Robert Boatright

While there are national "get out the vote" campaigns for general elections in the U.S., primary elections don't see any of that same energy. In fact, only about 20% of the American electorate votes in primaries. "From the perspective of political parties, there is a belief that competition in prim…

Clark U. Political Science Professor Boatright on Primaries

Clark University Political Science Professor Robert Boatright, author of "The Problem with Primary Voters" and co-editor of "Reforming Primary Elections," joined Hank on Massachusetts Primary Day to examine the structural challenges facing American primary elections. Professor Boatright draws on ye…