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Politics in Question

by Julia Azari, Lee Drutman, and James Wallner
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  • Is Congress Too Old?

    October 5, 2026 · 42 min

    In this episode of Politics in Question, Lee and James talk about the issue of gerontocracy in American politics. Why do some people see an aging Congress as a problem? Would a maximum age limit require a constitutional amendment? Why…

  • How Do We Build and Break Power?

    August 26, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

    In this episode of Politics in Question, Lee chats with Alex Hertel-Fernandez and Jamila Michener about what power building might look like for the next pro-democracy government. Hertel-Fernandez is the Herbert H. Lehman Professor of…

  • Who Controls the Party?

    August 26, 2026 · 56 min

    In this episode of Politics in Question, Lee and James chat with Georgia Kernell about how parties choose their candidates. Kernell is an Associate Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles and author of Inside Parties: How…

  • What Happened to the Republican Party?

    July 7, 2026 · 41 min

    In this episode of Politics in Question, Lee and James chat with Seth Masket about how Trump voters fundamentally changed the Republican Party. Masket is a professor of political science at the University of Denver and the author of the…

  • What Makes the Working Families Party Work?

    June 15, 2026 · 40 min

    In this episode of Politics in Question, Lee chats with Tabitha Abu El-Haj about the power of associational party building. Abu El-Haj is a professor of law at Drexel University and the author of a new report, A Model for Associational…

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  • What’s Wrong with Political Parties?

    May 27, 2026 · 49 min

    In this episode of Politics in Question, Lee and James chat with Didi Kuo about how to fix political parties. Kuo is a Center Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and co-author, alongside Lee Drutman, of a new…

  • What Can Stop the Redistricting Wars?

    May 27, 2026 · 47 min

    In this episode of Politics in Question, Lee and James discuss the Supreme Court's recent redistricting ruling and what it means for American democracy. The case out of Louisiana — in which the Court's conservative majority struck down a…

  • What Are the Rules and Procedures to SAVE America?

    April 20, 2026 · 30 min

    In this episode of Politics in Question, Lee and James chat about the SAVE America Act. What is the partisan tension behind putting up a voter ID bill? How could this policy harm Republicans? What is the relationship between cloture and…

  • Why Are Factions Valuable?

    April 6, 2026 · 51 min

    In this week's episode of Politics in Question, Lee and James chat with Soren Dayton about the importance of factions within Congress. Dayton is Director of American Governance Policy at the Foundation for American Innovation (FAI) and…

  • Why Does Money Matter?

    March 5, 2026 · 39 min

    In this week’s episode of Politics in Question, Lee chats with Danielle Thomsen about the role of money in politics. Thomsen is a Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Irvine and author of The Money Signal: How…

  • Is the American Dream Dead?

    March 5, 2026 · 39 min

    In this week’s episode of Politics in Question, Lee chats with Liz Suhay about the death and myth of the American Dream. Suhay is a professor of government in the School of Public Affairs at American University and the author of Debating…

  • How Does Transformation Lead to Regression?

    January 28, 2026 · 55 min

    In this week’s episode of Politics in Question, Lee and James talk with their former co-host Julia Azari about the role of presidents in shaping of racial norms. Azari is a Professor of Political Science at Marquette University and author…

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About the show

A podcast about how our political institutions are failing us and ideas for fixing them. Join hosts Lee Drutman and James Wallner 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 Foundation for American Innovation.