“The defining characteristic of our moment is that parties are weak while partisanship is strong”
Political scientist Julia Azari has written the single most important sentence for understanding both...
Category Archives: Politics in America
“… the lesson of Trumpism becomes much scarier: We are more vulnerable than we thought to reactionary strongmen”
There is a comforting and popular explanation for Trump’s rise: He is the product...
“Two generations of Americans have grown up feeling that international stability is as natural as the air we breathe”
Two generations of Americans have grown up feeling that international stability is as natural...
“That a demagogue like Mr. Trump would emerge when there is a lot frustration in the lives of Americans who feel that their suffering is ignored isn’t without precedent”
That a demagogue like Mr. Trump would emerge when there is a lot frustration...
“If Mr. Trump loses, the party faces a daunting reconstruction challenge”
If Mr. Trump loses, the party faces a daunting reconstruction challenge. Policies that promote...
“The arc of this election has been one of disillusionment, bending toward disarray”
Before James Comey’s reckless disclosure a little more than a week ago, it was...
“If Mr. Trump loses the presidential race…it will not be enough for Republicans to excuse or ignore his candidacy”
With only hours left before Election Day, here’s the painful, self-evident truth facing lifelong...
“…we have witnessed on the Republican side the rise of fear, anger and apocalyptic rhetoric”
Particularly since the election of Barack Obama, we have witnessed on the Republican side...
“In a normal election, the FBI and WikiLeaks factors might be disqualifying for a presidential candidate”
In a normal election, the FBI and WikiLeaks factors might be disqualifying for a...
“The next few months will tell us a lot about whether Mr. Trump and Trumpism were an anomaly or are now the new norm of the party that Lincoln helped create”
The next few months will tell us a lot about whether Mr. Trump and...