A lot of the punditry commenting on Jeb Bush’s flirtation with a presidential run has focused on his views on immigration. But where do Republicans actually stand on immigration? Nate Silver argues that Republicans actually have fairly centrist views on immigration. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, traditionally a stalwart of the GOP, has pushed hard […]
Richard Skinner
Richard Skinner teaches at the School of Professional and Extended Studies at American University and is the author of More Than Money: Interest Group Action in Congressional Elections. He tweets at @richardmskinner.
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Parties in a Postmaterialist Age
Over the holidays, I got into an extended discussion with my Twitter buddy Xenocrypt about the likely impact on the 2016 election of three “hot” issues: same-sex marriage, marijuana legalization, and surveillance by the National Security Agency. Ironically, in a time of great material want, all are “postmaterialist” concerns. Same-sex marriage and marijuana legalization are highly […]
