The World Is Much Better Off Than It Feels
By every objective measure, the world is becoming a better place. So why doesn’t it always feel that way?
Political Theory
Democrats and Non-Trump Republicans Share Views
On immigration and trade, anti-Trump Republicans have more in common with the other party than their own.
White Backlash Fueled Donald Trump’s Candidacy
Resentment toward black advancement helps explain why the white underclass supports Donald Trump.
Hillary Clinton and America’s Need for a Female Victory
Donald Trump represents the sort of stereotypically male qualities that American politics can do without.
EU Commission: Damned If They Do, Damned If They Don’t
The same people who criticize the EU for not being responsive to its people criticize it for — you guessed it!
Let’s Stop with the Referendums
Most referendums are either expensive opinion polls or political ploys. We can do without both.
A Party for Britain’s “48 Percent” Would Be Doomed
Britain’s electoral system gives an advantage to the very areas that voted in the referendum to leave the EU.
British EU Exit: An Expression of Counter-Cosmopolitanism
Britain’s vote to leave the EU is one example of a resurgent national yearning across the West.
The Rajoy School of Political Science
The Spanish prime minister’s strategy is always to wait and wait until circumstances change in his favor.
British Vote to Leave: A Victory for Putinist Pseudo-Politics
Facts are irrelevant, truth is non-existent and semblance and suspicion define the acts of a political community.
EU Referendum Splits Britain Along Blue-Red Lines
The vote on Europe makes clear the divide in British politics is no longer between Conservative and Labour.
Anti-Establishment Sentiment Wrecked American Politics
Without hierarchy, American politics has become a free-for-all in which purists and insurgents thrive.
The Case for Permanent Coalitions on the Left
By grouping with other left-wing parties, Europe’s social democrats could keep their constituencies united.
More Welfare Won’t Mend Europe’s Blue-Red Divide
The gap between cosmopolitans and populists is not just about the economy. It is a question of identity.
What Liberals Can Learn from Donald Trump
Liberals are not responsible for the rise of Donald Trump, but they may have unwittingly enabled him.