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Gina Haspel and the Revival of the Torture Era

Trump's nominee for CIA Director puts in a positively Bushian performance during her confirmation hearings.

By Nathan Pippenger

May 10, 2018, 2:28 pm – 4 MIN READ

Are the Parties Dying?

By Christopher Caldwell David Karol Michael Kazin Frances Lee

Spring, No. 48 – 43 MIN READ

Mass Psychology in the Age of Trump

Why is Trump driving liberals berserk? Is it him or us—or both?

By John T. Jost Orsolya Hunyady

Spring, No. 48 – 26 MIN READ

Middle America Reboots Democracy

We spent months talking with anti-Trump forces—and they're not who pundits say they are.

By Lara Putnam Theda Skocpol

February 20, 2018, 2:26 pm – 21 MIN READ

Trump Week 55: Authoritarianism Watch

Some highlights from the week, as Trump's behavior is as unsettling to the state of our democracy as ever.

By Nathan Pippenger

February 8, 2018, 4:46 pm – 4 MIN READ

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