Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Tag: Politics
05/27/2023
Perspective: Talk to strangers. It’s how we build and sustain our democracy
Like Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsberg, we should all have friendships that confound other people.
05/23/2023
Is moral progress a myth?
Some say we’re moving backwards. But the evidence—including the international abolition of slavery, global declines in violence, and a rise in rights for the disenfranchised—says otherwise.
05/17/2023
There is no debt ceiling crisis: an explainer
An evergreen guide to debt ceiling reporting and why this time is not in fact different
05/08/2023
Op-ed: The trust factor
With trust in the media and government near record lows, what can be done to repair some of the faith that has been lost?
05/02/2023
Opinion: Can the Capitol hold a much bigger House? Yes, here’s how it would look.
In recent installments of my series on renovating our democracy, I have argued that increasing the size of the U.S. House of Representatives can help us achieve more inclusive, responsive and energetic governance while reconnecting members to their constituents.
Opinion: Illiberalism is a threat to democracy — on the right and left
In middle school, I played on a football team that lost every game. Our coaches tried to keep our spirits high by reciting the proverb once heard on fields and courts across the country: It’s not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game.
05/04/2023
What Could Go Right? The Swiss cheese method for reducing gun violence
A multi-layered strategy for team red and team blue, and everyone in between
04/20/2023
What Could Go Right? New protections for women in Uzbekistan
Domestic violence is now a criminal offense for the first time.
03/25/2023
Martin Wolf on the Crisis of Democratic Capitalism
Yascha Mounk and Martin Wolf discuss how democracy grew out of capitalism and why both our political and our economic systems are now imperiled.
03/30/2023
Opinion: Tolerance is a muscle. The Navy shows why.
On the 20th anniversary of the start of the Iraq War, I was on a call with an Army veteran whose service in the late 1980s and early 1990s spanned the Gulf War.
03/28/2023
Opinion: Just how big should the House be? Let’s do the math.
We all know that democracy is about words and law, oratory and policy. But democracy is also about math.
03/14/2023