Milkis and Jacobs argue that America once had responsible parties that tempered both executive power and populist passions and thereby served genuine democratic self-governance. What went wrong? Can it be fixed? Jacobs and Milkis offer valuable insights into these vital questions about America's once-vital center.
Nicholas F. Jacobs is an Assistant Professor at Colby College, where he teaches in the Government Department.
Sidney M. Milkis is the White Burkett Miller Professor in the Department of Politics and a Faculty Fellow at the Miller Center at the University of Virginia.