All the Lawns Are Brown
Crisis politics and the California drought.
democracy
Diversity and Its Limits
The crisis of American democracy demands a clear-eyed understanding of the ways in which differences in ethnic groups and some sources of political polarization are never going to be resolved.
“Our Democracy,” Not Our Constitution
Packing the Supreme Court and the Senate.
The Road to Dubai
The United Arab Emirates’ liberal authoritarianism.
Why Are We in Ukraine?
A steep bill comes due for decades of democracy promotion.
Voting Rights and Wrongs
Three generations of voting rights are enough.
Their Democracy
Democracy has become not a form of government in which the people rule directly or indirectly, but a political program committed to egalitarian outcomes.
Goodbye to All That
Constitutionalism stands for boundaries—above all, a boundary between what may be popular at any one moment and a considered judgment about what is lawful.
Arming the People Against Revolution
Origins of the Spanish Civil War.
The Whole Way of Life
Blitz engages in a running debate between two principal contenders for the best regime: classical aristocracy and liberal democracy.
Are Fair Elections Possible?
The 2020 elections raised serious questions about foul play in the American voting process.
Thinking Like a Conservative
"Conservatism" covers multiple theoretical ideas.