Republicans Now Have More in Common with the European Far Right
The party has become radicalized under Donald Trump.
Polarization
Spanish Parties Rule Out Centrist Coalition After Election
The Citizens rule out a pact with the Socialists, who rule out a pact with the right.
New Figures Argue Democrats Should Target College Graduates in Suburbs
Hillary Clinton got more support from white college graduates than we knew.
Midterm Elections Likely to Deepen Blue-Red Divide in America
Democrats are the party of the cities and diversity. Republicans are the party of the left behind.
Give America’s Cities the Power They Deserve
To avoid deepening the rural-urban split, devolve more power to city governments.
America’s Supreme Court Has Become Too Powerful
Legislators aren’t doing their jobs, which has made the court more important than it should be.
Divided America, Deadlock in Italy and Catalan Separatists Try Again
Left- and right-wing America barely listen to each other anymore. Italy may need to vote again to break the deadlock.
Deal Slips Away in Catalonia as Both Sides Dig In
The longer the impasse lasts, the more the extremes will benefit.
No Clear Evidence for Either Democratic Strategy, Politics as Identity
It’s unclear if Democrats should focus on middle-income, suburban voters or the white working class.
Gun and Immigration Debates Entrench Tribal Divisions in United States
The gap between between the Republican “coalition of restoration” and the Democratic “coalition of transformation” continues to widen.
What Trump Says Matters
It has a corrosive effect on democracy.
Nationalist Right and Identitarian Left Feed Off Each Other
Neither side is in the majority, but the conflict between them should worry us all.
A Third Way for Catalonia
The region needs an alternative to secession and the status quo.
How and Why Americans Switch Parties
Views about cultural and demographic change play a big role.
An Old Conflict in New Form
Today’s political crises may simply be the latest battles in the war between the Enlightenment and Romanticism.