Stephen Erickson

Author of What Would Madison Do?, praised by leading voices on both Left and Right. Former Resident Scholar at US Term Limits. Has worked for years on bipartisan political reform.

The Republican Congress: Dysfunction on Display

Our political system no longer works, and neither does Congress -- well, except for itself. The current Republican Congress, in particular, is on the verge of proving how utterly useless it

By Stephen Erickson

November 28, 2017

Irrational, Outdated, and Dangerous: American Foreign Policy Needs Independent Rethinking

Vietnam. Iraq. Maybe North Korea next. Why does the United States keep doing this? Why are we so often at war? American foreign and defense policy no longer makes sense.

By Stephen Erickson

November 14, 2017

Left and Right Must Unite to Inoculate Against Hyper-Partisanship

For someone who ardently believed in witches and sea monsters, the puritan firebrand Cotton Mather was a surprising advocate for advanced medical science. When some sailors brought smallpox to Boston

By Stephen Erickson

October 24, 2017

Liberals and Conservatives Uniting Against Partisan Status Quo

Our political system is failing because our government has become little more than a perpetual banquet for selfish interests that feed themselves first, and worry about the health of the

By Stephen Erickson

October 17, 2017

The Crisis of American Politics: What's Gone Wrong and What Needs to Be Done

American politics is self-evidently in a state of crisis. The nation is producing terrible political leadership. Government is paralyzed. Political polarization is ripping American society into two warring camps.

By Stephen Erickson

October 10, 2017

Of Anthems and Flags: Why Our Divisive Politics Continue to Get Us Nowhere

The fury over the proper posture to assume during the national anthem at NFL games represents everything that is wrong with American politics. Massive and community-destroying controversy is created

By Stephen Erickson

September 29, 2017

Tame the Partisan Beast Before it Devours Us All

I am being manipulated, and so are you. Conservatives are being manipulated. Progressives are being manipulated. We the people have lost control of our government and are being used by

By Stephen Erickson

September 26, 2017