This dissertation consists of three parts that examine one of the most consequential areas of research in the presidency literature: presidential power. The first part, The Three Faces of Presidential ...

In this work, I consider public opinion and political party alignments toward immigration and trade in the United States. Despite the rising number of immigrants and the expanding volume of trade in ...

This dissertation argues for a new understanding of the politics of health. Health politics is usually seen as merely another redistributive issue, no different than questions of taxation or other social ...

This dissertation includes three essays that explore the impact the electoral process has on political elites and the decisions they make. Each essay explores elections at a different level and within ...