A Journal of Ideas

politics

When Happy Days Were Here Again

Veteran liberal journalist Robert Kuttner’s memoir recalls a time when prosperity really was shared—and reminds us how it happened.

By Jonathan Cohn

Summer 2026, No. 81 – 15 MIN READ

What's the Not-So-Big Idea?

Spring 2026, No. 80 – 1 MIN READ

Even in a country that hates politicians, political leaders emerge.

Policy by the People

By Ethan Porter

Spring 2026, No. 80 – 12 MIN READ

Beyond Deliverism

What we need is policymaking as power-building. It is related to deliverism—but goes way beyond it.

By Alexander Hertel-Fernandez

Spring 2025, No. 76 – 29 MIN READ

Good Political Stories Need Heroes—and Villains

The Democrats need to learn how to pick fights with the people who are ripping Americans off.

By Bilal Baydoun

Spring 2025, No. 76 – 12 MIN READ