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Associate Professor of Political Science Sam Rosenfeld breaks down the historical function of the filibuster, current challenges to changing its rules, and the history of partisan politics.

“At first glance,” Assistant Professor of Political Science Sam Rosenfeld writes in the New York Times, “the decision by congressional Republican leaders on Monday to strip Representative Steve King of his committee assignments for remarks last week defending white supremacy appears to be an example of the party stepping in to police its own extremists. But it’s actually the opposite.”

Atlantic Senior Editor David Frum interviews Colgate Assistant Professor of Political Science Sam Rosenfeld in this new piece about the current state of political polarization in American politics. Rosenfeld’s newest book, The Polarizers: Postwar Architects of Our Partisan Era, has generated national interest for how it examines the current political landscape through analysis of political party […]