October 13, 2016The National Press Club Institute of Journalism considers the damage the GOP nominee might do.
October 13, 2016When Trump says that Hillary Clinton is “the devil” and America’s going to hell, much of his constituency — steeped in biblical prophecy, survivalist ideology and racist conspiracies — takes him literally.
October 12, 2016A citizen-centered view of democracy emphasizing the agency of the people was widespread in the civil rights movement and is emerging again in the 21st century.
October 12, 2016Campaign finance reform advocate predicts victory will come like snow off a roof after a New England spring thaw: "in a big woosh."
October 12, 2016A historian of American political history and culture reflects on what broke the campaign.
October 12, 2016A writer about American culture reflects on Donald Trump and what his rise says about the state of American politics.
October 10, 2016In the latest Trump-Clinton confrontation, many voters shudder at the prospect of the Republican candidate at the helm.
October 10, 2016Fact-checking a discussion of an actual issue at Sunday's debate.
October 10, 2016The Trump effect has ruined politics for this year.
October 10, 2016In which our critic, with a hat tip to Norman Mailer, analyzes the Republican nominee's body language from underneath the famous updo.
