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William Galston

William Galston is the author of Anti-Pluralism: The Populist Threat to Liberal Democracy.

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May 17, 2018
MagazineWilliam Galston
Backsliding in Budapest
How Hungary explains Europe’s retreat from democracy
August 26, 2013
William Galston
Remembering Jean Bethke Elshtain
May 2, 2013
William Galston
Political Paralysis Makes Us Poorer
Calculating the dollars-and-cents costs of policy uncertainty
April 10, 2013
William Galston
A Budget to Shortchange Our Future
Obama's plan doesn't do enough to shrink entitlement growth
March 14, 2013
William Galston
Say Yes to the Pipeline—and New Green Regulations
Why triangulation is the answer on Keystone
March 1, 2013
William Galston
The Ongoing and Hugely Risky Bailout of the Housing Market
Why the next housing crisis could be worse than the last one
February 20, 2013
William Galston
Obama's Pivot to Europe
Forget China. An EU trade deal would be the real game-changer.
February 12, 2013
William Galston
Two Roads Diverge
The budget fight will determine the fate of the Republican makeover
January 30, 2013
William Galston
Retrenchment Games
Forget Iran—Chuck Hagel's toughest fight will be the Pentagon's budget
January 22, 2013
William Galston
There's a Civil War in America's Business Community, But Will Obama Notice?
January 9, 2013
William Galston
America Can't Afford to Cut Its Discretionary Spending
January 3, 2013
William Galston
How the Fiscal Cliff Deal Cured Washington's Fuzzy Math Epidemic
December 21, 2012
William Galston
Boehner’s Plan B Didn’t Fix Our Budget's Biggest Problem—But Neither Will Obama’s
December 13, 2012
William Galston
Soak the Middle Class! In Praise of Higher Taxes on Everybody
December 6, 2012
William Galston
How to Solve the Fiscal Cliff? Start With a Gag Order
November 28, 2012
William Galston
Not All Cabinet Posts Are Made the Same: How Obama Should Approach His Second Term Team
November 21, 2012
William Galston
A Fiscal Cliff Compromise That Could Work For Everyone
November 15, 2012
William Galston
The Military’s Laws on Adultery Make No Sense
November 7, 2012
William Galston
My Five Takeaways From the 2012 Election
November 1, 2012
William Galston
The Morning After: What a Narrow Win Would Mean For Obama’s Second Term

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