The “shy Trump voters” debate, explained
Supporters of President Trump gather for a boat parade on Lake Mead in Nevada, September 12. | Ethan Miller/Getty Images Polls may be off, but almost certainly not for this...
After Trump supporters surround a Biden bus in Texas, the FBI opens an investigation
Pickup trucks and cars full of flag-waving Trump supporters as they snarl traffic and parade through downtown Portland, Oregon, on August 29, 2020. | John Rudoff/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Convoys of...
The Electoral College, explained
The bizarre, patchwork, Frankenstein’s monster of a system Americans use to choose their president. Donald Trump has a very small chance of actually winning more votes than Joe Biden in...
Why the risk of post-election violence in the US is higher than at any time in recent memory
Armed demonstrators attend a rally in front of the Michigan state capitol building to protest the governor’s stay-at-home order on May 14, 2020, in Lansing, Michigan. | Scott Olson/Getty Images...
Stacey Abrams on minority rule, voting rights, and the future of democracy
Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams at a Democratic campaign event for Joe Biden in Las Vegas, Nevada, on October 24. | Ethan Miller/Getty Images In 2020, democracy is on...
America Will Sacrifice Anything for the College Experience
American colleges botched the pandemic from the very start. Caught off guard in the spring, most of them sent everyone home in a panic, in some cases evicting students who...