polarization

Renewing American Democracy

Renewal has to begin at the individual level. Agreement isn’t necessary—but listening is.

By Anne-Marie Slaughter

Can America’s Political Polarization Be Fixed?

By Amy Walter

Divided We Stand

There was a time, believe it or not, when some people wanted more polarization. They got their wish, and then some.

By Norman J. Ornstein

Are the Parties Dying?

By Christopher Caldwell David Karol Michael Kazin Frances Lee