Donald Trump

On Democracy’s Front Lines

Two of the House of Representatives’ leading fighters for democracy—one scorched by personal tragedy—explain what’s at stake.

By Michael Waldman

Democracy and the Language of Faith

Why Democrats must engage mainstream Christianity in the fight against radical evangelicalism.

By Paul C. McGlasson

Beyond 1600

The White House is where ultimate power rests, but top-notch people running the agencies is what makes government work.

By Jonathan Alter

Taming the Beast

How on earth do we return authoritarian true believers to civil society? There are short-term and long-term answers.

By Jim Sleeper

Cleansing Ourselves of Trumpism

We can’t wish away the resentments he’s stoked. But we can counter them.

By Jim Sleeper