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Ron DeSantis Can't Out-Trump Trump

By Mona Charen

Why the Republican Job Requirements Push Won’t Actually Get People to Work

By Joshua McCabe

E. Jean Carroll's Victory Shows the #MeToo Movement Is Far From Dead

By Jill Filipovic

What the New Poll Favoring Trump Got Wrong and the Pundits Missed

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian
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The Extreme New Tactic in the Crusade to Ban Books

Book ban activists across the U.S. are now turning against book publishers

By Summer Lopez

American Voters Never Really Go for the Third Party

Democrats shouldn't freak out about a third party spoiler in the 2024 election cycle, writes Joshua Spivak

By Joshua Spivak

Nikki Haley Has a Path to the White House

In Iowa Nikki Haley is showing how she could take her campaign all the way to the White House

By Robert Leonard

How Democrats Can Win Over Young People

Gen Z and Millennials are an ever-growing voter demographic. Here's what Democrats can do to connect with them, writes Ashley Aylward.

By Ashley Aylward

How Americans Can Tackle Political Division Together

Reaching out across the partisan aisle can be easier than you'd think, write Peter T. Coleman and Pearce Godwin.

By Peter T. Coleman and Pearce Godwin

We Have Put Individualism Ahead of the Common Good for Too Long

In America today, far too many of us are disconnected from each other, lonely, self-protective, or at each other's throats.

By Richard Weissbourd and Chris Murphy

The Blasphemy of Comparing Trump to Jesus Christ

Yes, there is a parallel between Trump and Holy Week—but it’s not what MAGA thinks, writes Rev. Nathan Empsall.

By Rev. Nathan Empsall

Finding the Courage to Challenge Your Political In-Group

Constructive disagreement and dissent are vital to well-functioning groups and societies, write Peter Coleman and Pearce Godwin.

By Peter T. Coleman and Pearce Godwin

Why Government Unions—Unlike Trade Unions—Corrupt Democracy

No wonder democracy is working so badly. Elected leaders come and go, but public unions just say no.

By Philip K. Howard

Biden Should Run for Re-Election for the Same Reasons that LBJ Did Not

Biden and LBJ have a lot in common. Being a one-term president shouldn’t be one of them, writes Mark K. Updegrove.

By Mark K. Updegrove

Alvin Bragg Did What He Had to Do In Indicting Trump

Falsifying business records may pale in comparison to other crimes Trump is under investigation for, but defendants don’t get a pass

By Barbara McQuade

Americans Are Tired of Political Division. Here’s How to Bridge It

The “Political Courage Challenge" can help Americans stop extremism and polarization, write Peter Coleman and Pearce Godwin.

By Peter T. Coleman and Pearce Godwin

What Ron DeSantis Has Actually Done to Florida

"Under DeSantis’s watch, the Sunshine State has not exactly been a workers’ paradise," writes William Kleinknecht.

By William Kleinknecht

Holding World Leaders Like Trump Accountable Is Democratic

Allowing world leaders, like Donald Trump, to evade investigation because they're politically powerful is undemocratic, writes Rob Maguire.

By Robert Maguire

Trump and the History of Presidents Facing Criminal Charges

Trump has made history once again—this time as the first former U.S. president ever to be criminally indicted. But Nixon and Clinton came close.

By Olivia B. Waxman

Florida Politicians Want Less Talk About Periods. We Need More of It

Menstrual literacy has life-saving impacts, writes Jennifer Weiss-Wolf.

By Jennifer Weiss-Wolf
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