EU Referendum Divides Britain Along Blue-Red Lines
Europe’s culture war will manifest itself in Britain’s EU referendum campaign.
Political Theory
Americans Don’t Need to Trust Clinton to Vote for Her
A candidate’s perceived competence and the national conditions matter more than trustworthiness.
Saudis Not into Syria Just Because They Hate Assad
Saudi rulers are seeking in war a social glue they cannot find elsewhere to hold their subjects together.
Europe’s Political Center Is Holding Just Fine
Critics assume Europe’s mainstream parties are incapable of change when they are nothing if not flexible.
Republicans Yet to Banish Ghost of George W. Bush
Republicans are starting to come to terms with the failures of their last administration. It isn’t pretty.
Debate Shows Why Clinton is the Proper Democrat
Bernie Sanders is trying to turn the Democratic Party into something it’s not: an ideological project.
Why the Middle East Never Went Secular
Or it did, but then switched back to religion again when the ideologies it had imported from Europe failed.
Michael Bloomberg and the Power of New York
A Bloomberg candidacy is unlikely but reveals something about New York’s role in American politics.
What Other Conservatives Can Learn from Cameron
The British Conservative Party leader won reelection by appealing to voters in the middle.
America’s Primary System Is Doomed
If the primaries fail to produce candidates who can win and govern, parties will eventually change them.
What If America Had a Multiparty Democracy?
Every four years, many voters must decide which party is the lesser of two evils.
Don’t Expect Economists to be Objective
Economists don’t seem to be very good at separating their opinions from their research.
Jacksonian Americans Have Found Their Caesar
The Republicans who support Donald Trump don’t care if he’s not a conservative. They aren’t either.
The Arab Spring In Review
For better or worse, the uprisings made clear Arabs do in fact rule themselves. Are they up to the task?
Conservatives, You Are the Republican Establishment
America’s conservative movement continues to define itself against an establishment it vanquished long ago.