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Larry M. Bartels

Larry M. Bartels is University Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Vanderbilt University. His latest book is Democracy Erodes from the Top: Leaders, Citizens, and the Challenge of Populism in Europe.

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Affluent voters are plenty progressive.
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The Muddled Majority Martin Gilens paints a very sobering portrait of American democracy, but it may not be sobering enough. I am predisposed to accept Gilens’s findings, not only because he is...
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Rick Perlstein urges Democrats to set out resolutely on the path of Barry Goldwater, on the off chance that it will lead to the promised land of Franklin Roosevelt. I see three...
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