Progressives and moderates, argues E. J. Dionne, need to settle their differences and focus on Trump.
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Posted inBooks, January/February/March 2020, Magazine, Main
How D.C. Shaped Basketball
Journalist John McNamara was writing the definitive history of D.C. high school basketball, until a mass murderer walked into his newsroom.
Posted inBooks, January/February/March 2020, Magazine
Can America Break Free from the Two-Party Doom Loop?
Ranked-choice voting may be the answer to the gridlock, polarization, and gamesmanship that has come to define our politics.
Posted inBooks, January/February/March 2020, Magazine
When Members of Congress Really Fought
Today’s heated rhetoric in Congress echoes antebellum days when arguments led to gunfights. The violence ended only when the South lost.
Posted inBooks, Magazine, September/October 2019
When Leaving Your Children Is a Selfless Act
How one family’s journey from the Philippines to Texas tells the story of global migration.
Posted inBooks, Magazine, September/October 2019
Drowning In Free Speech
In the age of Facebook and Google, can the marketplace of ideas be saved?
Posted inBooks, Magazine, September/October 2019
Why It’s So Hard to Build Trust In Government
Americans literally can’t believe popular public programs are public.
Posted inApril/May/June 2019, Books, Higher Education, Magazine
How College Professors Turned Into Uber Drivers
Our system of higher education has been gigafied, with depressing results.
Posted inBooks, Magazine, September/October 2018
Republicans vs. Democracy
Why the war on minority voting rights is about to get even worse.
Posted inBooks, Magazine, September/October 2018
Do You Know Why You Pulled Me Over?
Investigatory traffic stops are pointless and discriminatory. Why do police still conduct them?
