Politics in Question
A podcast about how our political institutions are failing us and ideas for fixing them. Join hosts Lee Drutman, Julia Azari, and James Wallner, three lively experts on American political institutions and reform, as they imagine and argue over what American politics could look like if citizens questioned everything. Politics In Question is a joint venture of New America and the R Street Institute.
Latest episodes
Jul 9, 2019 • 41min
Are primary elections really that bad?
The Electoral College has been in the news lately. But it isn’t the only thing people are talking about when it comes to how we pick our next president. Before electors cast their ballots for president and vice president, political parties must pick their candidates in primary elections.
Jun 26, 2019 • 41min
Should the Electoral College be abolished?
In this week’s episode, Julia casts an absentee ballot on-air while discussing proposals to eliminate the Electoral College with Lee and James.
