When influencing the allocation of federal dollars across the country, do presidents strictly
pursue maximally efficient outcomes, or do they systematically target dollars to politically …

Health policy in the United States has been shaped by the political, socioeconomic, and
ideological environment, with important roles played by public and private actors, as well as …

As the holders of the only office elected by the entire nation, presidents have long claimed to
be sole stewards of the interests of all Americans. Scholars have largely agreed, positing the …

Does political participation make a difference for policy responsiveness, or is affluence what
matters most? To examine whether participation beyond voting matters for policy …

It is commonplace to equate the arrival of a new conservative administration in Washington,
DC, with the “rolling back” of the federal activities. We disagree with this conventional …

2 How he did: The racial successes, failures, and impact of the Obama presidency 24 3 Was
Obama a paddling duck? Seven vignettes of substantive politics in the Obama …

Scholars and pundits have usually depicted Barack Obama as a prisoner of partisan rancor
in Congress, which has been especially fierce on the Republican side of the aisle. We …

Eight months into his presidency, most depict the Trump administration as being mired in
chaos and frenzy. Such a perspective, however, overlooks the aggressive pursuit of Trump's …

In this article, we build on research on affective (emotion‐based) polarization in American
politics by investigating whether and how it has manifested in campaigns for the presidency …

This book offers a broad interdisciplinary approach to the changes in the US immigration
debate before and after 9/11. A nation's reaction to foreigners has as much to do with …