Tag: Democracy (Theory and Philosophy)
How Political Primaries Drive Britain’s Dysfunction
The rise and fall of Liz Truss, Britain’s six-week prime minister, embodies a seismic and long-mounting change in…
The Week in Political News
Gabriela Bhaskar for The New York TimesVoter turnout in Georgia is far outperforming that of previous midterm elections,…
How Some Parents Changed Their Politics in the Pandemic
ORINDA, Calif. — They waved signs that read “Defeat the mandates” and “No vaccines.” They chanted “Protect our…
Norman Lear: What Archie Bunker Would Have Thought of Donald Trump and Jan. 6
Well, I made it. I am 100 years old today. I wake up every morning grateful to be…
On U.S. Foreign Policy, the New Boss Acts a Lot Like the Old One
WASHINGTON — A fist bump and meeting with the crown prince of Saudi Arabia. Tariffs and export controls…
Is the World Really Falling Apart, or Does It Just Feel That Way?
Has the world entered a time of unusual turbulence, or does it just feel that way?Scanning the headlines,…
Donald Trump, American Monster
WASHINGTON — Monsters are not what they used to be.I’m reading “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley for school and…
In the Senate, Chasing an Ever-Elusive Gun Law Deal
“We know we can pass legislation that will be supported by 88 percent of Americans, for example in…
As French Elections Loom, Macron Tries to Strike a Balance
PARIS — Rarely has a modern French leader embraced the powers of the presidency as forcefully as Emmanuel…