Why have post-Soviet countries embraced populism and nostalgia?

Paul Ryan's departure marks the end of an era—and the further Trumpification of the Republican Party.

Trump’s new secretary of state does not improve the situation.

Why actress Cynthia Nixon is being attacked for running against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo

What Republicans really learned from Nixon's Watergate scandal

Trump's policy ideas are often more sensible than his party's, but he lacks the expertise and support to implement them.

Since Ronald Reagan, the Republican Party has partnered with Democrats in exporting American values. But that wasn't always the case.

Trump is a brick and mortar nationalist who defines the country only in shallow physical terms, rather than lofty ideals.

The gun debate hasn't faded away since the high school shooting, thanks to a specific set of circumstances.

What Trump and his chief of staff failed to learn from their predecessors

For starters, she has neither policy expertise nor political experience.

The president's attacks on prominent blacks articulate an age-old vision of who does and doesn't belong in America.

A diverse coalition necessarily includes warring factions, and civil wars help it evolve. Bring on the recriminations!

Under Obama, the U.S. handed over scores of damning historical documents to allies. But such outreach requires a deft, sensitive hand.

The godfather of supply-side economics and inventor of the "Laffer Curve" is largely discredited by his peers, but revered by Trump and the GOP.

His threats against North Korea expose the many dangers of the White House's post-9/11 powers. Here's what Congress must do.

History shows that the opposition needs the antithesis of the president.

Trump and his enablers brazenly claim the GOP plan isn't a massive cut to Medicaid—and they just might get away with it long enough to screw millions of poor Americans.

Yascha Mounk's new book charts the rise of an approach that punishes the poor.