Gridlock doesn’t mean government stops. It just shifts who is governing.
A fundamental building block of our system makes it nearly impossible to fix.
If you are wondering why masks are political, look no further than 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
States can punish Electors who substitute their judgment for those of the voters.
This is more about structural conditions than it is about the GOP.
It’s difficulty to have have a conversation with an albatross hanging over it.
What if instead of the unit rule, states doled out electoral voter based on the proportion of votes each slate of electors received?
The erstwhile Tea Party Republican is making a run for President.
Money has increasingly dominated American politics but the court case had little to do with it.
What lessons are there for the United States in general, and Democrats in particular, in last weeks British election?
The men who gathered in Philadelphia to write the Constitution were geniuses. But they couldn’t predict the future.
Alliance to party trumps alliance to branch.
Boris Johnson and the British Conservative Party scored a huge win in yesterday’s General Election, while Labour walked away with its biggest defeat in a generation.
Further evidence that the Republican Party has turned into a cult of personalty built around Donald Trump.
Given the times we live in, you may be tempted to argue about politics tomorrow. Here’s my advice — don’t do it.
A Federal Judge in Washington, D.C. has ruled against the Trump Administration’s latest effort to stonewall Congressional inquiries.
While the economy is likely to remain at its current levels for the next year, that probably won’t help Trump and the GOP much.
A former Federal Reserve officials argues that the Fed should not lower interest rates to compensate for the impact of the President’s trade war, potentially leading to his defeat in the election. This is an incredibly bad idea.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has taken a step that virtually guarantees that the United Kingdom will go ahead with a hard Brexit at the end of October.
A newly released report leaked from inside the British Government notes that a hard Brexit is likely to be a disaster for the British economy.
In contrast to the idea of granting statehood to the District of Columbia, the American public appears to strongly support statehood for Puerto RIco.
As early as Tuesday, Boris Johnson could be confirmed as the winner in the race for Tory leadership. This will make him the next British Prime Minister. Not everyone in the United Kingdom is thrilled about that idea.
California’s legislature has passed a law purporting to require candidates for President to release copies of their tax returns, but it’s likely to face legal challenges if it becomes law.
Later today, the President is expected to take some form of ‘Executive Action’ in an effort to get a citizenship question on the 2020 Census.
Is it possible, or even appropriate, to express pride in a country that is being led by a President who stands against everything this country stands for?
The Republican Party is ruining the country. But so are the Democrats?
Despite appearing to have emerged from April’s election as the winner, Benjamin Netanyahu was unable to form a government. This means that Israel will have to hold new elections in September.
Michigan Congressman Justin Amash doubled down on his assertion that the Attorney General was deliberately misleading Congress and the American public.
Jon Bel Edwards is a reminder that our divide is cultural, not just partisan.
A seemingly out-of-the-blue political movement is arguing in favor of independent election of Vice-Presidents.
Back to Fed 51 and this moment in oversight: we have to remember what ambitions drive politicians.
As I have noted before: party trumps institutional pride. The Barr testimony is just another example.