Party Asymmetry in the Age of Trump
Democrats and Republicans are not mirror images. Will this asymmetry last under Donald Trump?
Political Theory
Electoral College Blues
Democrats agitating against the Electoral College should keep a few things in mind.
Revenge Against the City: Populists Revolt in America and Europe
Rural areas assert themselves by electing Donald Trump and voting Britain out of the EU.
European Social Democrats Warm to Coalitions with Far Left
From Lisbon to Berlin, center-left parties are breaking the taboo on pacts with the far left.
Blue-Red Culture War in the Alps
Austria’s presidential election revealed the same divides we saw in America. How do we heal those divisions?
Sound Policies Not Enough to Fend Off Populist Challenge
Defeating reactionaries is going to require a full-throated defense of liberal ideas.
Demographics Aren’t Destiny: It’s the Choices Parties Make
Changing party coalitions owe as much to demographics as the choices Democrats and Republicans make.
The Trouble with Electing an Outsider
Benjamin Netanyahu and Viktor Orbán could tell us something about the way Donald Trump will govern.
Demographics Worked in Clinton’s Favor — But Not Enough
White college graduates and minority voters increasingly lean Democratic. It wasn’t enough.
Democrats Should Learn Right Lesson from Electoral College Defeat
Democrats shouldn’t waste time trying to reform the system. They must broaden their coalition.
Liberal America Unwittingly Radicalized Trumpland
Liberals overreached and drove working white Americans into the arms of a demagogue.
What Just Happened in America?
America did not change. It was manipulated by a minority that seeks a return to autarky and America First.
Middle-Income Suburbanites Decided the Election — Again
The white working class gets too much attention.
To Save Us from Someone Like Trump, Look to Institutions
People have historically looked to “big men” for leadership. Institutions exist to rein them in.
Maine Is First State to Consider Ranked-Choice Voting
The change would prevent candidates winning political office with less than 50 percent support.