Electoral politics didn’t use to divide women and men.
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).
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‘I Have an Absolute Right to Cry Wolf,’ Claims the President
And it’s not clear anyone can stop him from doing it again and again.
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The Progressive Caucus and New Democrat Coalition Could Help Consolidate the Party’s Presidential Field
The two major congressional Democratic caucuses should sponsor debates among candidates who want their endorsement.
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The Democrats Are Being Pulled Both to the Left and to the Center
The 2018 election showed two separate and contrary developments.
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The ‘Weekly Standard’ and the Eclipse of the Center-Right
The neoconservative weekly’s troubles are symptomatic of a larger and more dangerous change in American media and politics.
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How Democrats Finally Won with Health Care
And how they can build on that success in 2020
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Is Xenophobia Politically Rational?
The evidence from the 2018 election is now in.
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The Message of the Synagogue Slaughter
Trump has been inviting carnage, and now he has it.
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How Independents May Swing Four Races for Governor
Closely divided contests this year magnify the role of independent candidates and voters.
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Is Brazil about to Have Its Last Democratic Election?
The rise of Jair Bolsonaro may spell the end of Brazil’s three decades of democratic government.