At home and abroad, President Biden is confronting what it means to lead a changing Democratic Party. The center of gravity in the party still seems closer to Biden’s center-left than to Sen. Bernie Sanders’s democratic-socialist left, as Biden’s victory in the 2020 nomination battle confirmed. In primary campaigns in […] Read more »
Prepare for Post-Trump Trumpism
Any conversation about the 2022 midterms and the 2024 presidential election inevitably veers to former President Trump, including the role he will play and whether the Republican Party will functionally be an extension of him, for better or for worse. My hunch is that Trumpism in all of its potency […] Read more »
Democracy in Disarray: How the World Sees the U.S. and Its Example
President Biden and his administration attempt to reaffirm America’s international leadership at a moment when America’s democracy and global standing are tested in new and profound ways: an insurrection in January made the country’s political polarization clear; countries with stronger central governments gained an early diplomatic advantage over the United […] Read more »
How the Storming of the Capitol Became a ‘Normal Tourist Visit’
It is no wonder that Republican leaders in the House do not want to convene a truth and reconciliation commission to scrutinize the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. The more attention drawn to the events of that day, the more their party has to lose. Immediately after the riot, […] Read more »
Republicans weigh in on Liz Cheney and direction of GOP
When House Republicans ousted Congresswoman Liz Cheney from her leadership post, it spoke to the direction of the Republican Party in at least one specific way: what should happen to those who publicly break with former President Donald Trump? So, we surveyed the nation’s self-identified Republicans to learn what they […] Read more »
What’s Driving Americans’ Views of Their Taxes?
… Americans’ views of their own taxes are complex but are clearly and significantly related to their underlying ideology, in most cases more so than to what they actually pay in taxes. Conservatives are more likely than liberals to say their personal federal taxes are too high at every income […] Read more »