A collection of 40 posts
No centrist who understands the current moment has ever truly laid out their case to the Democratic Party base in the context of a serious political campaign. It’s time to change that.
The people may have spoken, but the options with which they were presented were not befitting of a serious country.
If the United States abandons Europe, Beijing will be more emboldened than ever.
The current system is not only economically counterproductive but incentivises people to become illegal immigrants.
John Ganz’s lively new book provides a valuable account of the intellectual origins of Trumpism.
In anticipation of the Democrats’ Convention in Chicago, a look back at Joe Klein’s splendid 1996 novel ‘Primary Colors’—a fascinating snapshot of Democratic Party politics at the end of the 20th century.
In the wake of the shooting, we should neither demonise nor sanctify Trump, but assess him by normal political standards.
In trying to assassinate Donald Trump, Thomas Matthew Crooks inadvertently provided Trump with an opportunity to display the very qualities that have made him a cult icon.
When a gap opens between what the law punishes and what society believes should be punished, people lose respect for the law and are more likely to violate it.
Benn Steil’s engrossing new biography of Henry A. Wallace is a timely cautionary tale and a masterpiece of 20th-century American history.
Alex Garland’s spectacular new film ‘Civil War’ is a warning of what can happen to democracies when civil society collapses.
Like the traditionalists and libertarians, integralists and vitalists find themselves advancing analogous causes: one stands for a moral order and cohesive community, and the other for the exceptional individual.
Will Democrats abandon Biden over Israel?
Reflecting on "The Case for Black Optimism" by Coleman Hughes
Human Rights Campaign’s own data suggest trans Americans suffer a homicide risk that’s actually less than the U.S. average.