Tariffs Are Splintering Donald Trump’s Coalition
One of the Right’s biggest funders and most important strategists, longtime Federalist Society head Leonard Leo, seems to be breaking with Donald Trump over tariffs.
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Why the Center Holds
Within the Democratic Party, institutions created during the New Deal and civil rights era have acted as barriers to insurgents on both the right and left.
The Alternative in Austria
For now, the far right has been beaten back in Austria. But the coalition that did it can't hold.
We’re Still in Nixonland
The silent majority opposes Donald Trump — and nineteen other theses on American politics today.
Is Wisconsin Still a Democracy?
All signs now point to a full-court press by the GOP to rig state election rules in a bid to stay in power permanently. So far, Democrats have barely put up a fight.
It Happened Here
Hillary Clinton's foreign policy would have been bad. Donald Trump's will be a bloody disaster.
The Art of Politics
Debates during the rise of Margaret Thatcher can tell us much about how to respond to our political moment.
Democratic Party Elites Brought Us This Disaster
The story that is about to be pushed hard is that Kamala Harris lost because she was too far left. It will be pushed because this is the Democratic establishment’s go-to explanation for all its failures.
The Art of Spin
How Hillary Clinton backers deployed faux feminism and privilege politics to divert attention from her destructive policies.
Anti-Zionism Is Not Antisemitism
Just days after he was warmly applauded by a Zionist group for delivering a stunningly antisemitic speech, Donald Trump issued a cynical “antisemitism” decree meant to stamp out campus criticism of Israel. It’s just the latest episode in Zionism’s long history of allying with antisemites.
The Long, Disastrous Career of Nikki Haley
Nikki Haley’s political career has been great for corporate executives and campaign donors. For everyone else, particularly workers and the poor, it’s been terrible.
Why Is Health Care Reform Absent This Election?
Despite polling consistently showing that voters are deeply concerned about medical care and its costs, neither Donald Trump nor Kamala Harris is offering a sweeping vision of health care reform.
Next On the Supreme Court’s Kill List: Democratic Presidential Elections
As if the Electoral College weren’t antidemocratic enough already, the Supreme Court now looks poised to rule in favor of state legislatures deciding the outcome of the presidential election. That’s good news for Republicans and bad news for democracy.
Socialists and the Horse Race
Will backing Bernie Sanders help build an independent left? A debate.
Liberals Still Think Fact-Checking Will Stop the Right. They’re Wrong.
For today’s liberals, the default approach to combating the Right is to fact-check the Right. But conservatives aren’t contestants in a debating contest: they’re waging a political struggle and playing to win. Fact-checking won’t save us.
It’s Fine to Feel Like Shit About Joe Biden and the DNC
We are all told to be enthusiastic about the Democrats’ political fraudulence and terrible policy platform so we can defeat Trump. But anyone who is paying attention and can remember our recent political past isn’t happy — we’re completely demoralized. And that’s okay.
Inside Donald Trump’s Self-Deportation Crisis
Under the Trump administration, the Department of Homeland Security has launched a $200 million ad campaign calling on immigrants to self-deport. These moves have already torn apart communities and rallied far-right extremists.
Joe Biden Has Continued Donald Trump’s Policy of Strangling Cuba
When Joe Biden became US president, many Cubans hoped he would loosen some of the restrictions on trade and travel imposed by Donald Trump. But Biden has increased the pressure on Cuba, greatly worsening the island’s economic difficulties.
Romania’s Election Isn’t Just About Geopolitics
After Romania’s election was canceled, both the far-right candidate and his liberal opponent wrote to Donald Trump to seek his backing. The country’s political leadership class remains strongly deferential to Washington.
Abolish the Electoral College
Tuesday's election showed once again that the Constitution is an impediment to democratic rule.