Politics

Apocalyptic intemperateness, paranoia, a loathing of compromise, a demonization of the enemy — where have we run into this before?

Her role is simple but important: produce a steady supply of screeds for major media outlets claiming that our culture has been commandeered by the left. But there is often less to Lynne Cheney’s work than meets the eye. 

Pundits have misinterpreted Tony Blair’s and Bill Clinton’s victories as centrism triumphant. But voters chose leaders committed to stopping Thatcherism and Reaganism and restoring broad prosperity.

It’s not just how many take part in politics; it’s who. Inequality is more pronounced in America than in other democracies, and it’s growing.

The gears of the American change machine — presidents, parties, and social movements — no longer work together. A new view of America’s major political transformations, from Jefferson and Jackson down to the current disarray of progressive forces.