News in Brief Why Hasn’t the Republican Party Decided on a Frontrunner? Party insiders will pick the Republican presidential nominee, but so far they're largely silent. Seth Masket
News in Brief The Trans-Pacific Partnership Spells Doom for the Era of Trade Resistance Politics And the Democratic Party is finding out the hard way. Jared Keller
News in Brief Do the Categories of Democrat and Republican Reflect American Values? Just because you fall outside the two ideologies we consider mainstream doesn't mean your political positions aren't logical, reasoned, and consistent. Jack Delehanty
News in Brief Both Parties Are Over the Death Penalty Years of polling show that Democrats and Republicans are increasingly turning away from the death penalty. Gregory Ferenstein
News in Brief The Next Clinton Campaign The campaign can matter, and Hillary Clinton has already won the parts where it does. Seth Masket
News in Brief Politics & Law Previous Site Sections What the Passover Story Teaches Us About Voting Behavior Ancient Israelites and modern voters want to know what you've done for them lately. Seth Masket
News in Brief Yes, Extremists Can Get Elected President It will be hard for someone like Ted Cruz to earn his party's nomination. But if he does, he'll have a decent chance at winning the White House. Seth Masket
News in Brief Sorry Congressman King, Jews Are Mostly Liberal House Republican Steve King's claim that more Jews are identifying as Republicans is simply untrue. Gregory Ferenstein
News in Brief What Political Parties Talk About When They Talk About Groups Republicans talk about ideology and Democrats talk about groups—but they may be talking about the same thing. Seth Masket
News in Brief Happiness: Conservatives Proclaim It, Liberals Display It New research throws into question the belief that right-wingers tend to be happier than those on the left. Tom Jacobs