Politics in America “From the presidential race on down, Democrats adopted a strategy of inclusiveness that excluded a hefty share of Americans…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 16 November 2016 From the presidential race on down, Democrats adopted a strategy of inclusiveness that excluded...
Politics in America “What has happened in America should not be seen as a victory for hatefulness over decency. It is more accurately understood as a repudiation of the American power structure” Author Drew Kaplan Date 14 November 2016 What has happened in America should not be seen as a victory for hatefulness...
Politics in America “The Hamilton that theatregoers are paying scalpers’ prices to see is a progressive, not the father of Wall Street” Author Drew Kaplan Date 14 November 2016 Perhaps the first cosmopolitan élite in American history was Alexander Hamilton: an immigrant, an...
Politics in America “Hillary Clinton’s defeat is all the more remarkable in that her campaign vastly outspent the Trump campaign on television and radio advertisements, and get-out-the-vote efforts” Author Drew Kaplan Date 14 November 2016 Hillary Clinton’s defeat is all the more remarkable in that her campaign vastly outspent...
Politics in America “For many blue-collar men, all they’re asking for is basic human dignity (male varietal)” Author Drew Kaplan Date 14 November 2016 Hillary Clinton…epitomizes the dorky arrogance and smugness of the professional elite. The dorkiness: the...
Politics in America “For most of the twentieth century, the identities of the major political parties were clear…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 14 November 2016 For most of the twentieth century, the identities of the major political parties were...
Politics in America “Americans know a takeover has occurred, and they blame the establishment for it” Author Drew Kaplan Date 14 November 2016 …Clinton had been challenged in the Democratic primaries by the unlikeliest of candidates –...
Politics in America “Plenty of Trump voters chose him, reluctantly, to be an agent of disruption, which they craved keenly enough to overlook the rest of him” Author Drew Kaplan Date 14 November 2016 Donald Trump’s victory and some of the, yes, deplorable chants that accompanied it do...
Politics in America “Party leaders should have anticipated Trump’s rise…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 14 November 2016 Party leaders should have anticipated Trump’s rise—after all, he was created in their laboratory,...
Politics in America “One little-known element of that gap is that the white working class resents professionals but admires the rich” Author Drew Kaplan Date 14 November 2016 For months, the only thing that’s surprised me about Donald Trump is my friends’...