About Matthew Pauley

Matthew A. Pauley is Professor of Political Science and Legal Studies at Manhattanville College, where he teaches courses on Constitutional Law, Political Thought, and other topics in American public law.

Government Systems & a New Form of Tyranny

By |2021-09-05T15:24:37-05:00September 5th, 2021|Categories: Government, History|

The convergence of the American and British presidential and parliamentary systems on a new form of tyranny poses a serious threat to what scholar Walter Bagehot called “government by discussion,” the only civilized hope of free government known to mankind today. Introduction In his classic 1867 book The English Constitution, the great Economist editor and [...]

The Mixed Constitution in Crisis

By |2021-02-08T16:22:56-06:00February 8th, 2021|Categories: American Republic, Constitution, Government, Politics|

Our founders were heirs to a great “mixed constitution” tradition—a tradition that insisted on balance and harmony among parts of the state to prevent anarchy and tyranny. Today that balance is threatened by the concentration of power in the same political party in the legislature and the executive, by proposals for radical judicial reform, by [...]

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