Nationalist Right and Identitarian Left Feed Off Each Other
Neither side is in the majority, but the conflict between them should worry us all.
Political Theory
Brexit Has Divided Generations in United Kingdom
Boomers first hoarded the benefits of liberalization and then voted to deny the young the opportunities of EU membership.
Republicans Must Not Abandon the Coasts
Republicans can’t give up on the cities of the East and West Coast — and the cities could use Republican ideas.
This New Cold War Is Ideological Too
Russia is borrowing Western beliefs. That only makes the ideological challenge it poses more insidious.
New Social Compact: Deregulation and Universal Basic Income
If deregulation is coupled with the introduction of a universal basic income, people may not fear being left behind.
How and Why Americans Switch Parties
Views about cultural and demographic change play a big role.
Why Millennials Are More Sympathetic to Big Government
Young Americans feel the deck has been stacked against them. They look to government for solutions.
An Old Conflict in New Form
Today’s political crises may simply be the latest battles in the war between the Enlightenment and Romanticism.
For the Future of the Democratic Party, Look to California
California’s Democrats are transforming the twentieth-century welfare state into an “opportunity state”.
Republicans Broke American Politics in These Three Ways
Republicans demonized government, radicalized their voters and created a conservative echo chamber.
The Trends That Gave Us Trump — And What to Do About Them
Many of the trends that led to Donald Trump’s presidency are intractable, but there are things Americans can do.
It’s Not the Economy, Stupid!
Fear of losing power and status created the alliances that voted for Brexit, European populism and Donald Trump.
The American Culture Wars Are Officially a Strategic Threat
Extreme partisanship has left America vulnerable to exploitation by a foreign power. This cannot last.
Merkel’s Answer to Populist Challenge: Shift to the Left
Germany’s conservative party leader calls for a focus on pay, pensions and housing.
Brexit and Trump as Reactionary Fantasies
A confident, intelligent conservatism has been reduced to nihilist, mindless reaction.