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Author: Dan Nexon

Dan Nexon is a Professor of Government and Foreign Service at Georgetown University. You can read all about the gory details of his academic work at https://www.dhnexon.net

Always Check the Dataset

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On January 2, 2017
A while ago I used a story about the relative score of North Carolina on "Electoral Integrity" to frame a piece about democratic backsliding. I spend a lot of time looking at datasets, so I have no excuse for not looking at the one used...
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The Warhead Gap!

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On December 24, 2016
Trump's call for more nuclear weapons, reported NBC News, "boggle[d] nuclear experts": While President Barack Obama has proposed a multibillion-dollar plan to modernize the aging U.S. nuclear triad, no mainstream voices are arguing to increase the numbers of nuclear weapons beyond the 4,500 active warheads...

Democratic Backsliding in the USA

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On December 23, 2016

In the United States, Political Science is conventionally divided into four major subfields: American Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations, and Political Theory. These divisions lack strong intellectual justification. They are largely.

The People Had Their Say

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On December 2, 2016

Remember when the Republican Senate shredded the only norm—luck of timing—that stands between the Supreme Court's standing as an institution and the implications of its complete politicization? Here are some.

Lessons from Turkey

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On December 1, 2016

Over at my other digs, Kindred Winecoff is running a series called "World Politics in a Time of Populist Nationalism" (which, unfortunately, he's decided requires an acronym). They're all 'good' (if you.

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