Politics in America “Obama’s election set off a profound reaction on the conservative side that implicated everything about people’s view of themselves and of America” Author Drew Kaplan Date 15 March 2016 The historic 2008 election was a turning point, when a reshaped Democratic coalition backing...
Politics in America “The G.O.P. establishment may be in a state of meltdown, but this process of exploiting the darkest American undercurrents began with Richard Nixon’s Southern Strategy…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 14 March 2016 The G.O.P. establishment may be in a state of meltdown, but this process of...
Races in America “‘In a world of thugs,’ they say, ‘[Trump] will be our thug'” Author Drew Kaplan Date 6 March 2016 His supporters disrespect the system—fair enough, it’s earned disrespect. They see Washington dysfunction and...
Politics in America “The people who turn up at Sanders and Trump rallies are wed, across the aisle, in bonds of populist unrest” Author Drew Kaplan Date 1 March 2016 The people who turn up at Sanders and Trump rallies are wed, across the...
Politics in America ” The energy of this campaign has been generated on the margins, by two kinds of Americans: younger, better-educated, more urban ones on the Democratic side; older, more working-class, whiter ones on the Republican side.” Author Drew Kaplan Date 25 February 2016 Sanders’s persistently surprising popularity shows that the Democratic establishment grasped the deep alienation of...
Politics in America “Behind Trump’s success is an unerring instinct for harnessing anger, resentment, and fear” Author Drew Kaplan Date 24 February 2016 Behind Trump’s success is an unerring instinct for harnessing anger, resentment, and fear. His...
Politics in America “America’s most skilled political entertainer is putting on the greatest show we’ve ever seen” Author Drew Kaplan Date 22 February 2016 It is undeniably enjoyable to watch Trump. He’s red-faced, discursive, funny, angry, strange, unpredictable,...
Politics in America “What a dangerous distraction the Iowa spectacle has been from the dysfunction and unfairness of democracy as we now know it” Author Drew Kaplan Date 9 February 2016 If we’re lucky, the day will come when we look back at the Iowa...
Politics in America “The three celebrity outsiders continued to wrap the thinnest evidence of their ability to do the job in the gaudiest self-assurance” Author Drew Kaplan Date 6 December 2015 The three celebrity outsiders continued to wrap the thinnest evidence of their ability to...
Politics in America “The Trump campaign may be a win-win for Trump, but it is a monstrous dilemma for a lot of other people” Author Drew Kaplan Date 17 November 2015 The Trump campaign may be a win-win for Trump, but it is a monstrous...