News in Brief How Doomed Are the Democrats? This isn't the first time a party's eulogy has been written prematurely. Seth Masket
News in Brief Why Jeb Bush (Probably) Isn’t Finished—Yet Jeb Bush hasn't been a very effective campaigner so far, but he has plenty of other assets as a politician. Seth Masket
News in Brief What’s in an Endorsement? Does an endorsement actually move votes? Or is it just a sign of other political support? Seth Masket
News in Brief ‘Who Won?’ Is the Worst Question to Ask About a Candidate Debate Debates have many useful functions, but determining winners and losers is not one of them. Seth Masket
News in Brief How to Fix Our Legislatures The trick is to hold legislatures accountable, even when the system is oriented around individual legislators. Seth Masket
News in Brief You Can Change Laws Without Changing Hearts and Minds Yes, America has a strong gun culture, but laws can be changed nonetheless. Seth Masket
News in Brief Will the Party Decide? Or Will Donald Trump Get the Republican Nomination? The book Party Decides suggests party insiders will keep a candidate like Trump from getting the nomination. Does the party still have that power? Seth Masket
News in Brief How Vaccinations Become Partisan Failing to challenge Donald Trump on vaccines was more than just a political faux pas. Seth Masket
News in Brief Authenticity: I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means As last week's Hillary Clinton coverage demonstrated, the search for candidate "authenticity" is a fool's errand. Seth Masket
News in Brief Larry Lessig Is Still Wrong About the Presidency The presidential candidate has cited Game of Thrones' Jon Snow as an inspiration. But we all know how that storyline ends. Seth Masket