Third Parties in American Politics
Past Present Podcast, Episode 338
In this episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss the history of third parties in American politics....
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Remember, Remember, It’s All About November. And Coronavirus.
Joe Biden’s resounding victory over Bernie Sanders reflects voter fatigue and voter fear, but also confidence in the establishment
Pryzbyla pointed out that farmers in the Upper Peninsula, many of whom voted for Bernie Sanders in 2016 and then for Donald Trump, are now going bankrupt because of Trump’s immigration policies. The cherries for which they are so famous rotted in the fields last summer.
But Sanders’s socialism scared them ...
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Andrew Yang’s Unexpected Appeal
As we approach the Iowa Caucuses, it’s useful to remember that Democratic politics is about reinventing government — and it always has been
Andrew Yang fits nowhere in this framework, but he does point to what all
these Democratic candidates have in common: to one degree or another, they all
believe that politics is a conversation about how, not whether, democratic
government will be renewed. For the limits of this idea, see an essay by Ian
Zuckerman ...
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