The ongoing Republican debacle and what it says about representative democracy in the US.
The base is remaining loyal to the only candidate they think can beat Biden.
West Virginia University may be the canary in the coal mine.
The oldest state institutions of higher education are spending money to make money.
The North Dakota governor really, really wants to be on TV.
When we do it, it’s negotiation. When they do it, it’s hostage taking—and terrorism.
It would be nice if politicians and cable news outlets were more responsible.
We used to (usually) know the results on Election Night because the outcomes were clearer.
A lot of folks who study democracy have sent an open letter to Congress.
Are 20 arrests worth a $1.2 million dollar investment?
“America can survive the demagogues themselves, it’s their audience that will kill us.”
The Proud Boys, Trump family, and Alex Jones all filmed documentaries of their actions leading up to January 6.
Quite often, political fights are about attitudes rather than issues and polices.
An unprecedented manuever in response to unprecedented obstruction.
The apparently eminent demise of abortion rights has reignited an old debate.
Seeing no way to win under their own label, they’ve called a Hail Mary.
Our representation problems are far, far more about structure than they are about the messaging of the parties.
The network’s longtime weekend anchor couldn’t take it anymore.
Generalities about an elusive and controversial phenomenon are unhelpful.
Antiquated counting methods lead to misallocation of resources.