Lee Drutman

The worse Democrats feel about the future of the economy, the better they feel about Sanders. Same goes for Republicans and Trump.

How did Republicans go from tough on crime to deeply concerned about mass incarceration?

The forces that have fueled the widening gap between the two political parties are now fueling fights within the parties. These fights will lead to new coalitions in American politics.

Democrats just pivoted to the center and took their base for granted in order to divide Republicans. Expect them to do a lot more of this in the years to come.

Perverse incentives and faulty assumptions created an opening for Donald Trump. Now we have to deal with the toxic assets.

if Trump becomes president, Congress is going to be the one barricade protecting America from a demagogic hurricane of bullying fascism

Here’s why Trump could unwittingly make American politics great again.

Turns out the winnowing strategy was never going to work. Had Republicans used ranked choice voting, they would have already known that.