political philosophy

Sometimes, elections really are about us, and about our troubles, about our concerns, and the differences among us. Sometimes elections...

When they don't have power to hold them together, the Republican Party could atomize into its various tribes, practically disappearing...

The point was brought home by Barack Obama's questioning. Is there an outcome other than a fully democratic (well Republican)...

We can only fight the dust within our time, and for our time. But memorials like the King Center remind...

People evolve faster than institutions. Democracy works because it delivers change from the bottom up. And if you want to...

In football terms, it's the difference between running and passing. In baseball terms it's the difference between pitching and slugging....

When I wrote that Clinton would win this election some months ago, it was based on my assumption she would...

These next few weeks are a test of the emerging thesis, the idea that a bottom-up movement can face down...

The great progress of my generation is that our hates and fears have become our political divide.

What we did with housing in this decade is precisely what was done with stocks during the 1920s. With no...