John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, won reelection as governor of deep-red Louisiana on Saturday by a comfortable 40,000 votes — after President Trump had repeatedly campaigned for his Republican opponent. Worse for Trump, this came after he positively begged voters to support the Republican, casting it as a referendum on […] Read more »
Why Populist Democrats Have Gained the Upper Hand in the 2020 Race
With a crucial debate looming next week in the Democratic presidential primary, the party’s populist wing appears increasingly in control of the race — rising in the polls, stocked with cash and with only a wounded leading candidate, Joseph R. Biden Jr., standing in its way. … Anna Greenberg, a […] Read more »
We Need a Fourth Branch of Government
In ancient times, politics was born of the belief that we can be masters of our own fate, and democracy became a continuing, innovative project to guarantee people a say in public decisions. Today, however, we live in a paradox. Humanity has created vast wealth and technological know-how that could […] Read more »
Will Trump Ever Leave the White House?
… On March 12, 2019, a month before publication of the Mueller Report, Trump told Breitbart, the hard right populist news site: You know, the left plays a tougher game, it’s very funny. I actually think that the people on the right are tougher, but they don’t play it tougher. […] Read more »
The Forces that Produced Our Uncertain World Persist
From Washington DC to Brasilia to London to Budapest, a new crop of leaders has come to power calling for the overthrow of established institutions and governing norms. … The real political trend of the last decade has been the anti-establishment fervor of voting publics, or as I like to […] Read more »
United Nations gets mostly positive marks from people around the world
World leaders and representatives from 193 United Nations member states are convening this week at the organization’s headquarters in New York for the 74th session of the General Assembly. Delegates will discuss issues central to the UN Charter: maintaining peace and security, developing friendly relations and strengthening international cooperation. Here […] Read more »