A Lesson From Eric Cantor’s Loss: It’s Time to Prepare for the Weird Stuff
Primaries are forcing officeholders into increasingly extreme positions.
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George Will and the Latest in Rape-Denialism
The conservative columnist is peddling a toxic fantasy. Some people are buying.
The Agony of the Liberal Gun Lover
Shunned by peers and bummed by the NRA: What it’s like to be left-leaning and gun-toting in America.
Political Parties Are Networks, and You Want Them on Your Side
Even a very loose network of candidates, activists, donors, and interest groups can exert a powerful influence over elections.
How Not to Close the Gender Gap in Politics
As long as the Republican Party resists the welfare state, it's going to have trouble attracting more female voters.
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About State Politics
Hispanics are—and will continue to be—significantly underrepresented, open primaries attract more extreme voters, and other lessons from the 14th annual State Politics and Policy Conference.
Fetishizing All the Pretty Districts
Creating nice-looking congressional districts can often undermine their far more important political qualities—but that hasn't stopped people from trying.
Why Polarize?
Why are state legislatures and voters both growing more polarized when it's clear that almost no one gets into politics with the goal of driving the parties further apart? Presenters at a recent conference proposed some answers.
Different Parties, Different Cultures
Fearing bias, and because the differences are difficult to measure with reliability, most—but not all—political scientists shy away from describing the cultural differences between Democrats and Republicans.
Careful With the Butter: Scenes From the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Testimonials from two decades of Washington, D.C.’s weirdest night.