Swedish Center-Right Adapts to Rise of Far Right
The Moderates break a cordon sanitaire that has failed to rein in the Sweden Democrats.
Multiparty Democracy
Moderates in America Should Not Give Up on Political Reform
Tearing down the two-party system is still the best way to defeat polarization.
Five Parties Are Better Than Two
An Obama-style Labor Party would place first. Centrists would hold the balance of power.
Spain Better Get Used to Multiparty Democracy
You can’t return sixteen parties to Congress and not expect them to compromise.
Spanish Parties Break Cardinal Rules of Coalition Politics
The result could be another election.
Political Fragmentation Need Not Lead to Paralysis
European parties are adapting to a new political reality.
Britain’s New Centrist Party Needs Electoral Reform
There is room in the middle of British politics. The problem is the first-past-the-post system.
Don’t Fear Dutchification
Multiparty democracy is stronger in the end.
Why Sweden Still Doesn’t Have a Government
Neither the left nor the right has a majority, but parties are reluctant to try something new.
Two-Party System Leaves Anti-Trump Republicans in the Lurch
As the Republican Party becomes statist, small-government conservatives have nowhere to go.
In Defense of Multiparty Democracy
The point of switching to a multiparty system is not to benefit any one party.
German Election Shows Stabilizing Effect of Multiparty Democracy
Two-party systems are polarizing by design. Democracies with multiple parties are more stable.
What Good Is a Two-Party System If It Doesn’t Provide Stability?
The Conservatives and Labour have won a combined 80 percent support, yet neither commands a majority.
What If America Had a Multiparty Democracy?
Every four years, many voters must decide which party is the lesser of two evils.
Britain Needn’t Fear More Coalition Government
Coalition government isn’t inherently less stable than single-party rule.