A war to prevent the past from becoming our future
Paul Starr
Paul Starr is co-founder and co-editor of The American Prospect, and professor of sociology and public affairs at Princeton University. A winner of the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and the Bancroft Prize in American history, he is the author of eight books, including American Contradiction: Revolution and Revenge from the 1950s to Now (Yale University Press, October 2025).
Posted inPolitics
The Center-Right and Our Future
Should liberals and progressives take the hand that some anti-Trump conservatives are extending? Let’s talk.
Posted inBuilding Back America
Democrats, Be Careful With the Medicaid Expansion
The Medicaid expansion provisions of the reconciliation bill risk being overturned by the Supreme Court.
Posted inBuilding Back America
The Real Trouble With the Sprawling Reconciliation Bill
Focusing the agenda could have a benefit: a clearer message.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Can Our Legal System Bring Donald Trump to Justice?
His life has been a study in impunity. The criminal justice system may add another chapter.
Posted inPolitics
The Confrontations Are Coming
Why Democrats have to be bold and careful at the same time
Posted inPolitics
The Precarious Greatness of the Biden Strategy
The relief legislation could be the first step toward solving long-standing political problems for Democrats.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Help! Trump Has Given Me Constitutional Amendmentitis
We need new limits on our chief executives. Let’s start with the pardon power.
Posted inCoronavirus
The Pandemic’s Horrifying Climax
To get through this dark winter, we will need leadership, fortitude, and hope.
