Recent Papers
“Prisoners of Their Premises: How Unexamined Assumptions Lead to War and Other Policy Debacles,” Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, 2021.
"Was Donald Trump an Effective Leader of Congress?" Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, 2020.
"The Bully in the Pulpit: The Impact of Donald Trump's Public Discourse," Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, 2019.
Op-ed: “The Biggest Argument for Keeping the Electoral College Relies on a Myth.”
"The Bully in the Pulpit: Donald Trump's Leadership of Public Opinion," Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, 2018.
"No Deal: Donald Trump's Leadership of Congress," Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, 2017.
"The Potential of Presidential Leadership: Study Done for the White House Transition Project, 2016" Working Paper. March 2016.
"Cross-Pressured Presidential Leadership of the Public," Working paper. July 14, 2015.
"Presidential Influence on Partisans' Opinions," Paper prepared for delivery at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 16-19, 2015.
"Leading the Public Through the New Media," Paper prepared for delivery at "From Columns to Characters: The Presidency and the Press in the Digital Age," the Center for Presidential History at SMU, February 17, 2015.
“Staying Private,” in Nate Persily, ed., Solutions to Polarization (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2015).
“Obama’s Burden: Governing in Polarized Times,” in Clodagh Harrington, ed., The Obama White House: Presiding in a Partisan Era (London: University College London, Institute for the Study of the Americas, 2014).
“Presidential Power Is Not the Power to Persuade,” in Richard J. Ellis and Michael Nelson, eds., Debating the Presidency: Conflicting Perspectives on the American Executive, 3rd ed. (Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2014), pp. 126-142.
“The Electoral College Should be Abolished,” in Richard J. Ellis and Michael Nelson, eds., Debating Reform, 2nd ed. (Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2013).
“Barack Obama and the Strategic Presidency,” In John Dumbrell, ed., Issues in American Politics: Polarized Politics in the Age of Obama (New York: Routledge, 2013).
“Why the U.S. Needs Direct Election of the President,” in Thomas J. Main, ed., Is the Constitution Obsolete? (Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, 2013).
“The Faulty Premises of the Electoral College,” in Michael Nelson, ed., The Presidency and the Political System, 10th ed. (Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2013).
“Persuasion Is Not Power: The Nature of Presidential Leadership,” Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, 2013.
“Staying Private,” Conference on Solutions for Polarization, Hewlett Foundation, Menlo Park, CA, 2013.
Was Donald Trump an Effective Leader of Congress?
"Was Donald Trump an Effective Leader of Congress?" Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, 2020.
"The Bully in the Pulpit: The Impact of Donald Trump's Public Discourse," Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, 2019.
Op-ed: “The Biggest Argument for Keeping the Electoral College Relies on a Myth.”
"The Bully in the Pulpit: Donald Trump's Leadership of Public Opinion," Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, 2018.
"No Deal: Donald Trump's Leadership of Congress," Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, 2017.
"The Potential of Presidential Leadership: Study Done for the White House Transition Project, 2016" Working Paper. March 2016.
"Cross-Pressured Presidential Leadership of the Public," Working paper. July 14, 2015.
"Presidential Influence on Partisans' Opinions," Paper prepared for delivery at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 16-19, 2015.
"Leading the Public Through the New Media," Paper prepared for delivery at "From Columns to Characters: The Presidency and the Press in the Digital Age," the Center for Presidential History at SMU, February 17, 2015.
“Staying Private,” in Nate Persily, ed., Solutions to Polarization (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2015).
“Obama’s Burden: Governing in Polarized Times,” in Clodagh Harrington, ed., The Obama White House: Presiding in a Partisan Era (London: University College London, Institute for the Study of the Americas, 2014).
“Presidential Power Is Not the Power to Persuade,” in Richard J. Ellis and Michael Nelson, eds., Debating the Presidency: Conflicting Perspectives on the American Executive, 3rd ed. (Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2014), pp. 126-142.
“The Electoral College Should be Abolished,” in Richard J. Ellis and Michael Nelson, eds., Debating Reform, 2nd ed. (Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2013).
“Barack Obama and the Strategic Presidency,” In John Dumbrell, ed., Issues in American Politics: Polarized Politics in the Age of Obama (New York: Routledge, 2013).
“Why the U.S. Needs Direct Election of the President,” in Thomas J. Main, ed., Is the Constitution Obsolete? (Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, 2013).
“The Faulty Premises of the Electoral College,” in Michael Nelson, ed., The Presidency and the Political System, 10th ed. (Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2013).
“Persuasion Is Not Power: The Nature of Presidential Leadership,” Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, 2013.
“Staying Private,” Conference on Solutions for Polarization, Hewlett Foundation, Menlo Park, CA, 2013.
Was Donald Trump an Effective Leader of Congress?
