The Problem With Personality-Based Campaign Coverage
A profile of John Hickenlooper demonstrates how journalism that focuses on candidates' charisma often makes incorrect assumptions, and favors white male politicians.
The Rules Do Not Apply to Trump Because the Rules Never Existed
President Donald Trump is showing us how norms were always just guidelines.
Democrats Used to Disagree About Gun Control. The 2020 Candidates Don’t.
The current crop of frontrunners in the 2020 Democratic primary show the homogenization of the left's views on combating gun violence.
No, Democrats Do Not Need to Nominate a White Man in Order to Defeat Trump
It's the conditions of the economy, the popularity of the incumbent party, and the state of foreign relations that really affect a presidential nominee's chances—not their race or gender.
What Lessons Should the Media Learn From the 2016 Election?
Trump's campaign scandals ultimately benefited him in the 2016 election. That won't be the case in 2020.
The Democrats’ Innovative Primary Format Relies Largely on Chance
The Democrats' new randomized debate plan is a gold mine for campaign researchers.
The Demise of ‘The Weekly Standard’ Is a Blow to the Republican Party
The magazine's demise signals the further erosion of conservatism as a coherent ideology—and its replacement by a Trump personality cult.
What Effects Will California’s Earlier Primary Have on the 2020 Presidential Election?
California will now be using early voting, which means Democrats in the state will be able to participate in the presidential nomination process around the same time as Iowa caucus-goers.
Dissecting George H.W. Bush’s Unusual Electoral Record
The elder Bush won an election that was hard to win, and lost one that was hard to lose. How does this happen?
What’s Been Lost With the Orange Curtain
After some striking defeats in the mid-term elections, California's Republican leadership must recalibrate.