Better, More Inclusive Parties
by Pete SpiliakosIf our political parties want to be worthy of America, they should seek to represent more of America. Continue Reading »
Baskin-Robbins Bushism
by Pete SpiliakosOur Republican elites offer Baskin-Robbins Bushism—any skin tone, ethnicity, or gender, as long as it is all Bushism. But voters don’t want Bushism in any vessel. Continue Reading »
The Insanity of the Regular Republican
by Pete SpiliakosThe best politicians on the right have wasted the years since Mitt Romney’s 2012 defeat.
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The GOP Bubble
by Pete SpiliakosConventional Republicans continue trying to sell their unpopular agenda by appealing to Reagan nostalgia—but they're facing problems. Continue Reading »
The Self-Delusion of a Conservative
by Pete SpiliakosArizona Senator Jeff Flake thinks he is fighting to protect conservative principle from Donald Trump, but the truth is that he is Trump’s justification and helpless prey. Continue Reading »
On Healthcare, Don’t Blame Trump
by Pete SpiliakosThis isn’t the first time a majority party has had trouble passing comprehensive healthcare reform. Continue Reading »
The Right and the Youth
by Pete SpiliakosTo win back the youth vote, the Republican Party will have to do much more than find a fresh voice to say the same thing. Continue Reading »
The Nationalism Muddle
by Pete SpiliakosThere are similarities between the post-nationalist left and the conventionally nationalist right, but they don’t have to do with globalism. They have to do with meritocracy. Continue Reading »
Looking for Some Health Care Heroes
by Pete SpiliakosMarket-oriented health care reform needs political entrepreneurs who will mobilize those millions of Americans who don’t have lobbyists but who would benefit from more secure and cheaper health care. Continue Reading »
The Agony of Paul Ryan
by Pete SpiliakosThe wonky, compromising Ryan was a very useful fellow—but Republicans couldn’t leave well enough alone. Continue Reading »
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