A Journal of Ideas

Hillary Clinton

The New Old Democrats

It's not the 1990s anymore. People want the government to help solve big problems. Here's how the Democrats must respond.

By Jake Sullivan

Are the Parties Dying?

By Christopher Caldwell David Karol Michael Kazin Frances Lee

Fighting Words

No, “liberal” and “progressive” aren’t synonyms. They have completely different histories—and the differences matter.

By Sean Wilentz

Should We Want Politics To Be Boring?

It depends on whether you think Trump is an anomaly.

By Nathan Pippenger

Parties of the Left, Wake Up!

In the United States and the United Kingdom, voters told Democrats and Labour how they need to change. Will they?

By Stanley B. Greenberg