Amidst discontent over America's growing diversity, many white Americans now view the
political world through the lens of a racial identity. Whiteness was once thought to be …

Despite the fact that women face socially and politically sanctioned disadvantages every
day, a large percentage of women and men report that gender discrimination is no longer a …

A groundbreaking analysis of political hobbyism—treating politics like a spectator sport—
and an urgent and timely call to arms for the many well-meaning, well-informed citizens who …

Over the past two decades, political scientists have demonstrated that racial animus among
white Americans is increasingly associated with evaluations of presidential candidates. Like …

Cathy Cohen's (1999) theory of secondary marginalization helps to explain why the needs of
some members of Black communities are not prioritized on “the” Black political agenda; …

In interpreting the Sixth Amendment's assistance of counsel pro-vision, the United States
Supreme Court recognized multiple rights, including the right to counsel, 1 the right to …

" The recent United States presidential election as well as the responses to the protests
about the death of Blacks at the hands of the police has brought forward the question of …

In the last several elections, there has been a substantial diversification of political
candidates both at the national and state level, particularly in the Democratic Party. This …

Scholars of gender and race have long acknowledged the importance that descriptive
representation plays for marginalized groups, if not substantively than symbolically. Yet, as …

The American legal system is experiencing a period of extreme stress, if not crisis, as it
seems to be losing its legitimacy with at least some segments of its constituency. Nowhere is …