Conservatives Win Battle for Spanish Courts
Pedro Sánchez withdraws proposed changes.
Trust in Institutions
Fragmented Dutch Parliament Lacks Experience
It’s the price the Netherlands has to pay for giving its voters so much choice.
Trump Needlessly Disparages Postal Voting
Universal mail-in voting isn’t riskier than absentee voting. It is necessary.
Democrats Don’t Have to Take Sanders’ Delegate Complaints Seriously
Party officials have every right to involve themselves in the nominating contest.
Republicans Are Destroying Institutions to Save Their Party
Undermining Americans’ trust in the courts and law enforcement is a recipe for disaster.
Even Parliament Must Make Way for Brexit
Brexiteers are willing to suspend parliamentary democracy if that’s what it takes to leave the EU.
Down in the Polls, Sanders Echoes Trump on Media Bias
The senator suggests he gets bad press because he has criticized the owner of a newspaper.
Brexiteers to Parliament: Drop Dead
Even parliamentary democracy is now expendable in the pursuit of Brexit.
Sanders Should Stop Undermining Trust in the Democratic Party
Don’t complain that the nomination was rigged just because you lost.
Election in Georgia Clouded by Racial and Voting Controversy
Brian Kemp made it harder for African Americans to vote and now oversees his own election.
Kavanaugh Nomination Erodes Supreme Court’s Legitimacy
If Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed, it could destroy what remains of the Supreme Court’s legitimacy.
Republicans Are Playing with Fire by Disparaging the FBI
When partisans become convinced that institutions are controlled by the other side, they stop listening to them.
Republicans Broke American Politics in These Three Ways
Republicans demonized government, radicalized their voters and created a conservative echo chamber.
The American Culture Wars Are Officially a Strategic Threat
Extreme partisanship has left America vulnerable to exploitation by a foreign power. This cannot last.
How Ripe for Tyranny Is America? Two Numbers to Give You Pause
Republicans have lost trust in the media while one in five students would tolerate violence to block out unwelcome speech.