Despite what many strategists say, it’s short-sighted and dangerous to assume kitchen-table issues matter more than Trump’s ...
Republican and Democratic former governors and members of Congress, billionaires and democracy reform organizations are ...
Where we go next in Trump’s acquisition of power is best summed up by one of the first rules of real estate: You don’t ...
Political experts say former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris have been avoiding 2025 campaigns ...
Amid a swirl of high-stakes political standoffs from Sacramento to Washington, the future of U.S. politics and democracy has ...
Even by the incendiary campaigns California is used to, Proposition 50 has been notable for its sharp attacks to cut through ...
Tuesday on the RealClearPolitics podcast, Tom Bevan, Carl Cannon, and Andrew Walworth discussed Proposition 50 in California, ...

Are We Losing

When a democracy slides toward autocracy, the leader often finds ways to neuter the legislature, turning it into a body that ...
Voters across the country are heading to the polls today for a slew of key off-cycle races, including governor's races in New ...
Prop. 50 is a cynical attack on fair elections in California. It deliberately reduces political competition across the state’s 52 congressional districts with the sole purpose of shrinking the number ...
Readers respond to a column by David Brooks, “The Rot Creeping Into Our Minds.” Also: Republican election stunts.
This campus is a mirror for something much bigger: the way democracy itself is tested—and contested— in this country.