Why Trumpists Demand Complete Loyalty
The answer depends on whether you’re talking to cowards or fanatics.
Political Theory
Don’t Try to Take Politics Out of Important Decisions
It only makes the dysfunction worse.
America’s Rigid Two-Party System Is What Its Founders Feared
They wanted a system that would encourage bargaining and compromise.
Don’t Call Your Opponents Traitors
It’s wrong, and it’s sure to backfire.
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.
Italy’s Problem Is Not Its Electoral System
The roots of Italy’s dysfunction go deeper.
Don’t Count on Turnout
There is no evidence Democrats can win by bringing more Americans to the polls.
How to Lose Friends and Influence People
It wouldn’t hurt the woke left to be a little more pragmatic.
Don’t Blame Nancy Pelosi for Doing Her Job
The Democratic leader knows how to count votes and take the flak for vulnerable House members.
Democrats Are Closer to the Center Than Republicans
But they must still be wary of moving too far to the left.
Republicans Now Have More in Common with the European Far Right
The party has become radicalized under Donald Trump.
Political Fragmentation Need Not Lead to Paralysis
European parties are adapting to a new political reality.
France’s Old Parties Suffer Another Blow in European Election
Neither the Republicans nor the Socialists have found a way to recover from their 2017 defeat.