Entries in MassPoliticsProfs by Maurice Cunningham

The conflict between Governor Charlie Baker and the legislature over MBTA reform is like a graduate class in political science.

So far Governor Charlie Baker has maintained cordial relations with the legislature. The senate’s rejection of his MBTA reform plan may mean it’s time to drop the gloves.

As the gruesome evidence mounted against Boston Marathon Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, public support for executing him seemingly dropped. What gives?

Undergraduates from public universities in Massachusetts and Maine presented their work at the recent meeting of the New England Political Science Association and showed that the future of political science research is in good hands.

Remember 2000 and hanging chads? That's pretty much routine for Florida politics.

Our campaign circus of big money, big media, and big data cheapen and threaten democracy.

Hillary Clinton's dumbed-down announcement video was an insult to the citizen.For an example of a candidate who took the voters seriously look to Ronald Reagan's 1980 announcement.

SuperPACs further corrode our deteriorating democracy.

Even though plenty of factors that impact his success are out of Governor Charlie Baker's control, being governor is still the best job in politics.