Democracy in America
Analysis of American politics, in the spirit of Alexis de Tocqueville’s eponymous study of American society
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Time for a Gang of Four?
The fifth Democratic primary debate showed that a cull is overdue
Thinning out the field of Democrats could focus minds on the way to Iowa’s caucuses
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The great Kentucky horse race
The election for Kentucky’s governor will be a referendum on Donald Trump
Matt Bevin, the unpopular incumbent, hopes to survive a formidable challenge by aligning himself with the president
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Filling the void
A state court blocks North Carolina’s Republican-friendly map
The gerrymandering fix could help Democrats keep the House in 2020
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The Ukraine affair
A soldier’s word against Donald Trump’s in impeachment inquiry
Testimony from Alexander Vindman, a decorated veteran, is hard to trash as partisan sniping
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Third-party anxieties
Why Democrats are talking about Tulsi Gabbard
The low-polling presidential candidate has caused a stir
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Polls apart
Americans’ views on impeachment mirror the president’s approval ratings
The current depths of partisanship are unprecedented
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Striking a chord
How long will the mayor of Chicago stand up to the teachers’ union?
Children in America’s third-largest school system get another day off
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Firing off
How Beto O’Rourke has helped America’s gun lobby
The Democrat’s plan to confiscate assault weapons has given his party a headache
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Asylum rights
The justices will rule on a battle over fast-track deportations
The Supreme Court case comes as the Trump administration tries to deport more immigrants more quickly
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The impeachment inquiry
Undermining Donald Trump’s Ukraine defence
Mick Mulvaney and Gordon Sondland fill in the gaps on the quid pro quo
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The 2020 presidential race
Democratic candidates get the knives out for Elizabeth Warren
But she parried effectively in the largest and most substantive debate of the campaign so far
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Turning away the poor
Courts block a rule to keep out low-income immigrants
Uncertainty surrounds Donald Trump’s new crackdown on legal immigration