Conservatism has turned itself into a civic religion and columnist Neal Gabler fears the damages wrought in the Trump era will be permanent and lasting.

Fighting back against the right's politics of exclusion can be a path toward rebuilding American democracy

Here's what one state's radical experiment after the American Revolution can tell us about democracy today.

A loose translation of America first now means all others shall be ignored or bombed out of existence to achieve our goals.

Getting voters' attention with politics and policy against the thrill of a reality show with a lead who whips up anger and chaos is a Herculean task.

How the press is helping Marco Rubio bounce back after his fifth place finish in New Hampshire and a debate fiasco

A new book further explores the "red thread" that connects the war on terror, the militarization of America's foreign policy, rising inequality and the dysfunction that plagues our government.

The World Series and the latest GOP debate trigger memories of a major presidential campaign snafu in 1976.

Lawrence Lessig and Zephyr Teachout return to talk about the corrupting influence of money in politics, and their push to change the system.

In this clip, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marilynne Robinson tells Bill that as a society -- and that includes politicians -- we are stooping way too low in the way we treat and speak to one another.