Politicians love to bluster about saving “our democracy”—without acknowledging all the ways it’s broken.

The Republican senator profited from a pandemic while millions of Americans lost their jobs.

The president may well be a liability for Republicans, but the GOP belongs to him now, and no one can change that.

How Biden treats his predecessor could determine the fate of American democracy

The enduring struggle over who is deserving of political representation

The company’s big-city “experiences” were crippled by the pandemic. Now it’s looking to capitalize on the urban flight to rural retreats.

If he wants to enact his agenda, a President Biden will have to collaborate with his party’s base in a way that Obama never did.

How we might have prevented November’s election from turning into another sequel to “The Purge”

In the Trump era, long-time GOP operatives are pretending to be tortured moderates. Why do journalists keep falling for it?

A costly fight over the number of Supreme Court justices could put a stop to any real hope for reform under Joe Biden.

The Washington insider has been working for decades to put conservatives on the state and federal bench.

“The Cosby Show,” “#blackAF,” and the misleading fixation on the “racial wealth gap”

Democratic lawyer Marc Elias is leading the fight to preserve the integrity of the ballot.

Why we keep hoping in vain for a leader who won’t disappoint us

On watching a presidential election through the grainy medium of TV

A well-funded Democratic group is wooing former union members whom liberals have long ignored.

Laura Loomer is a “proud Islamophobe” and QAnon supporter. She’s also a Republican nominee for Congress.

By invoking a nebulous “system,” companies manage to say as little as possible—and do even less.

How New York officials brought the powerful gun rights group to its knees

They’re cheap, mass produced, and celebrate the Jim Crow South. So why do conservatives persist in calling them art?