How campaigns are using marketing, manipulation, and "psychographic targeting" to win elections—and weaken democracy

How Anthony Powell chronicled the curiously languid world of the English middle class

Eight years ago, the plan cost Democrats Congress. Now it’s going to help them take it back.

The former speaker is still Democrats' best option to lead the House—at least for now.

The government has less flexibility to address a financial crisis than it did during the last one.

The show's third season illuminates the hard work of living a better life.

Some Catholic leaders are using the sex abuse crisis to unseat Pope Francis.

Individual freedom and the public square

The history of strikes shows that, for lasting success, workers need to capture political power.

Has French security law turned holding Islamist ideas into proof of a crime?

Do atheists think too much like believers?

Why these deals have remained popular in Washington despite the overwhelming evidence that they don't work

They could win with more progressive candidates, but the leadership insists on cautious moderation.

How a different type of American liberalism could lead the party to victory

There’s an important truth behind his attack on globalization.