2016
The Party of Lincoln

If the Republican Party accepts Trump, it will lose its soul.

2016
The Meaning of Trump

Exit polls out of New Hampshire complicate standard explanations for Trump’s popularity.

2016
Rand Paul: A Jeffersonian in a Jacksonian Moment

2016 is looking more like the year of the angry, middle- or working-class nationalist than the year of the quasi-isolationist libertarian.

2016
Five Takeaways From the Iowa Caucuses

In spite of everything that is wrong with the American presidential process, there is one thing that it does uniquely well, and that is probably a good thing for the country: It entertains us.

2016
They Won’t Miss You When You’re Gone

The last year of an administration, as seen from the inside.

2016
Trump After Paris

Some Donald Trump supporters are predicting that the slaughter in Paris has clinched the election for their candidate. Not so fast.

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2016
The Political Vocabulary of Bernie Sanders

Senator Bernie Sanders needs to address the most fundamentally divisive vocabulary of all, namely the twin dualities of “left vs. right” and “liberal vs. conservative.”

2016
Gallup Loses the Horse Race

To survive the transition to the web, journalism needs to do more than develop better business models: It needs to get much smarter about what it is doing and why.

2016
Trump and the “White Resentment” Theory

You wouldn’t know from most of the commentary on Trump’s campaign of “white resentment” that, if he dropped out of the race today, 38 percent of his supporters would flock to either black or Hispanic candidates.

2016
Is There a Biden Coalition?

A Biden run would be informative—not only because it would boost the level of competition in a shallow Democratic field, but because it would help clarify whether the Democratic Party can appeal to a slightly broader constituency, or whether the Obama coalition is here to stay.

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