Did Americans elect Trump to shut down humanitarian aid through USAID? Did they elect Trump to create a Middle East Riviera in Gaza? Did they elect Trump because they wanted a trade war? Did they elect Trump because they wanted […]
2024 Election
“Once he takes office, Mr. Trump will be positioned to finish refashioning Jan. 6 as a modern Lost Cause of the Confederacy.”
Tyrants rewrite history. They do so to strengthen their claim to political power. The insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 was based on the lie that the 2020 election was stolen. Trump’s telling of what happened on […]
If the 2024 election is any indication, America is less polarized
Here is Harvard University law professor Nicholas Stephanopoulos at The Washington Post: Here’s a shocker: One of the unnoticed themes of the recent election was depolarization. The electoral chasms between groups of voters shrank compared with four years earlier. This was […]
Franklin Graham on Trump’s victory: “Millions and millions of people were praying, and I believe God allowed it by his merciful hand”
Here is Graham at Decision magazine: We witnessed one of the greatest political comebacks in U.S. history as Donald J. Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States, becoming only the second president ever to win two non-consecutive […]
Wehner: If “politics goes bad, if it goes really bad, it can have catastrophic human consequences.”
Peter Wehner is a former George W. Bush staffer, a public intellectual, a writer at The Atlantic and The New York Times, a conservative, and a staunch critic of Donald Trump. He recently appeared on Andrew Keen’s podcast to discuss […]
Don’t call it a realignment: Thoughts on the 2024 election
Sit down, buckle up, and get ready for another wild ride.
Election Day was six days ago. What are evangelicals saying?
Shane Idleman, the pastor of Westside Christian Fellowship in Lancaster, California, has some advice for Donald Trump about the border: Everyone agrees that illegal immigration is one of the biggest challenges facing us today. In an attempt to secure more […]
How the 2024 election will change American politics
Trump has just done what Reagan did in 1980 – but the magnitude of the realignment will depend on what Trump does next.
What we already know about the elections
An election’s results are not the same thing as its meaning.
Six parties may not be enough
This week’s NYT short quiz with six political “parties” options shows that even six may not be enough.
Abortion and prohibition: will the 2024 election be like 1932?
This year’s treatment of abortion by both major parties is reminiscent of how both parties engaged with the issue of alcohol regulation in 1932, the last election before the end of Prohibition.
Against early voting
Early voting doesn’t increase voter turnout and has underexplored downsides.
12 days until Election Day. What are evangelicals saying?
Why haven’t conservative evangelicals, especially those of the MAGA variety, remained mostly silent about Donald Trump’s line about Arnold Palmer’s genitals? What happened to the Christian Right’s longtime concern about the coarseness of American culture? This morning I was writing […]
16 days until Election Day. What are evangelicals saying?
Just stuff from X today: Evangelicals are buzzing about remarks Harris made to pro-life activists who interrupted her recent rally in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Watch: Here is coverage from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: About 20 minutes into Harris’ speech, a […]
20 days until Election Day. What are evangelicals saying?
Many on the Christian Right continue to remain nervous about surveys suggesting that large numbers of evangelicals may not vote in November. Over at the conservative website TownHall.com, a conservative writer named Rachel Alexander is shaming these evangelicals who plan […]
21 days until Election Day. What are evangelicals saying?
This week I helped Newsweek writer Khaleda Rahman with a piece on “Evangelicals for Harris.” Here is my contribution: Others were more skeptical that the group could sway enough evangelical voters toward Harris. “Frankly, I don’t think Evangelicals for Harris […]
Yes, there is one pro-life party in this election
It’s just that you might never have heard of it–but you should.
Kamala Harris picks Minnesota governor Tim Walz as her running mate
Here is CNN: Vice President Kamala Harris has made a decision on her running mate, with four people close to the process saying Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota is her choice. The selection caps the Midwestern Democrat’s short but swift ascent from […]
CNN reporting a phone conversation with Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi about whether the president should stay in the race
Here is M.J. Lee, Jamie Gangel, and Jeff Zeleny: Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi privately told President Joe Biden in a recent conversation that polling shows that the president cannot defeat Donald Trump and that Biden could destroy Democrats’ chances […]
If Trump wants to stress national unity after the assassination attempt, I am not sure J.D. Vance is the best pick
Today we are learning that Donald Trump is going to rewrite his acceptance speech to stress national unity. Here is Salena Zito at The Washington Examiner:  Former President Donald Trump has completely rewritten his convention speech in light of the assassination attempt against him on Saturday […]