2-page, double-spaced paper comparing and contrasting readings of your choosing from the week.
Political Culture
David A. Kamens, “America in Comparative Perspective,” in Kamens, A New American Creed: The Eclipse of Citizenship and Rise of Populism (Palo Alto: Stanford University Press), pp. 21-42.
Public Opinion
Louis Menand, “The Unpolitical Animal: How Political Science Understands Voters,” New Yorker, August 30, 2004.
Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein, Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness (New Haven: Yale University Press), 2008, pp. 1-14.
Lilliana Mason, Uncivil Agreement: How Politics Became Our Identity, Ch. 1  (“Identity-Based Democracy”), pp. 1-23.
Christopher Achen and Larry Bartels, “Do Sanders Supporters Favor His Policies?” New York Times, May 23, 2016.
Amanda Taub and Brendan Nyhan, “Why People Continue to Believe Objectively False Things,” New York Times, March 22, 2017
Alexander Agadjanian, “Why They Follow: It’s Not Just Trump. Voters Happily Follow Their Leaders’ Views, ” The Washington Post, August 28, 2020.