Election 2024

It was always going to be difficult for an incumbent vice president to convincingly present herself as an agent of change at a moment when change is exactly what people were demanding.

The housing crisis means that today very few people believe the American dream is still within reach.

A certain kind of obstinate weirdness is a first step to autocracy.

With his wise if overdue decision to withdraw from the race, Biden has spared himself and his party an almost certain defeat.

It is far from clear that most Americans understand the dangers of political nihilism in 2024, or even care to understand it.

How could Democratic Party leaders allow this to happen?

Democrats have been in denial about Biden’s deteriorating condition for a long time. The debate made it obvious that they can no longer afford such complacency.

What's behind inflation? The evidence suggests supply-chain shocks and corporate profiteering are primarily to blame.

This election cycle, Catholic conservatives don’t seem to be quite as enthusiastic about Trump as their white Evangelical counterparts.