Democracy produces good rulers, right? Sometimes. What good democracies actually produce best is good losers. Let us then be grateful for gracious losers, for our losers no less than our winners carry forward the American experiment in self-rule.
Trump backs away from yet another campaign promise.
Canada is phasing out coal as a source of electricity production by 2030. The same thing will happen in the United States no matter how much politicians try to stop it.
So what’s wrong with the Whitelash Backlash thesis? Not everything, actually. But plenty.
A Federal Judge has dismissed a lawsuit that tried to make an end-run around the Senate and put Merrick Garland on the Supreme Court.
One professor is suggesting that Bernie Sanders played a role in 2016 similar to the one that Ralph Nader did in 2000. It doesn’t pass even cursory examination.
On Tuesday night the Establishment won and won yuge. (From new OTB contributor, Michael Bailey)
In what seems like a replay of the primary battle between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, some top Democratic Party leadership positions may be in jeopardy.
A surprising name is emerging as the likely pick for the nation’s top diplomatic position.
In a call to supporters, Hillary Clinton blames her loss on F.B.I. Director James Comey
Reports of the demise of the Democratic Party have been greatly exaggerated.
Some Hillary Clinton supporters have a foolish and unworkable “plan” to steal Trump’s victory in the Electoral College. They should abandon it.
The President-elect lost the popular vote. Legally, that is the way that is it. This is a disgrace for “the Greatest Democracy in the World.”
Despite resentments, power will transition peacefully from President Obama to President Trump. We should be thankful for that rather than protesting it.
Did Richard Nixon have knowledge of the future?
Americans are rioting in the streets because they don’t like the outcome of a democratic election.
The candidate I voted for got more than 200,000 votes for president than the winner. I’m okay with that.
The fight for marijuana legalization advances in California.
Defying the odds, Republicans held on in several traditionally Democratic states to keep control of the Senate.
Defying the odds and the polls, Donald Trump triumphed over Hillary Clinton to become the 45th President of the United States.
Michael Moore’s pre-election analysis is looking shockingly prescient.
With just one day to go, Clinton’s paths to victory continue to look far more realistic than Donald Trump’s.
Even if you’re not sure who you should vote for, it’s obvious who you shouldn’t vote for.
Distinguishing between anti-elite populism and coded anti-Semitism is next to impossible.
Obama v. Trump in handling protesters at rallies (and a helping of untruth from Trump).
If polls are any indication, voters are set to legalize marijuana in five more states on Tuesday.
A look at the Electoral College shows that It is far more likely that Hillary Clinton will win the election than that Donald Trump will.
Another month of resilient, but not noteworthy, jobs growth.
Depending on what state you live in, taking a picture of your ballot and yourself on Election Day may or may not be legal.
Are these the faces of Clinton voters? George P. Bush thinks so.
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