Why Does Money Matter?
Lee Drutman chats with Danielle Thomsen about the role of money in politics.
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Is the American Dream Dead?
Is the lack of the American Dream the fault of the individual or of systemic factors? What role does partisanship play in individuals’ beliefs about meritocracy? Why do we justify unfair systems?
The Political Scientist Reigniting Interest in a Multiparty System
Lee Drutman was named as one of the Washington Post's "Next 50" for 2026 for his work on proportional representation and electoral reform.
The House of Representatives is Too Small. Here Is One Way to Fix It.
Lee Drutman was interviewed for a Vox explainer video on increasing the size of the US House.
How Does Transformation Lead to Regression?
How have presidents shaped racial norms? Why was President Andrew Johnson a “backlash president”? What role does Congress play in coalition-building and norm shaping?
Who Read What in 2025
Lee Drutman's book Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop was selected by Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan as the best book he read in 2025.
Is It Time for a Third Party in American Politics?
Lee Drutman was on CBS News to explain how proportional representation could be a potential solution to our current two-party binary.
Why Corporate America Is Caving to Trump
Lee Drutman was quoted in The New York Times on the influence of corporate lobbying in politics.
How a Simple Electoral Change Could Marginalize Political Extremism
Lee Drutman wrote for The Contrarian on how fusion voting could shift power in American politics.
Building Bridges Is Good. Building the Power to Counter Extremists Is Better
Lee Drutman's work on the two-party doom loop was quoted in Inside Philanthropy.
Why America Has the World’s Oldest Politicians
Lee Drutman's Substack article was reposted in Governing, explaining how our current electoral system prevents competition.
Is There Room in American Politics for the Don Bacons of the World?
Lee Drutman and Dustin Wahl wrote for The Ripon Forum on how our winner-take-all electoral system is erasing political diversity.
The 65-year-old theory that helps explain why the Democrats keep losing
Lee Drutman wrote for Vox on how Democrats need to shift the focus from messaging to reshaping the underlying conflict itself.
Politicians Are Polarized. American Voters, Not So Much.
Lee Drutman's work was quoted in The New York Times on the multi-dimensionality of voters and coalitions.
Texas redistricting crisis has foreign echoes — and foreign solutions
Lee Drutman's Substack piece on gerrymandering was quoted in The Washington Post.