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What Does It Mean When Your Party Brand Collapses?
Growing Tribalism Threatens the American Experiment
TLP Weekend Edition (December 21-22, 2024)
Marijuana, Abortion, and the Changing Democratic Coalition
Trump Should Enjoy a Longer Honeymoon This Time Around
What Americans Think About the “Language Wars”
TLP Weekend Edition (December 14-15, 2024)
A Golden Opportunity for Republicans in California
The Democrats’ Hispanic Voter Crash
Hating the Other Side Doesn’t Work for Democrats
How Democrats Misread the Environment
TLP Weekend Edition (December 7-8, 2024)
Economic Populism: Opiate of the Democrats
Will Democrats “Get in Touch” with Working-Class America?
Successful Populism Requires More Than Bashing Corporations and the Rich
How Missouri Captures the Democrats’ Image Problem
Americans Need Smart and Effective Drug Policies
TLP Weekend Edition (November 23-24, 2024)
How Democratic Senators Survived the Trump Tide
Throw the Groups Under the Bus!
The “But Harris Ran As a Moderate” Evasion
The Democrats’ Long Goodbye to the Working Class
TLP Weekend Edition (November 16-17, 2024)
TLP Podcast (w/ guest Patrick Ruffini)
EVENT: Class, Race, Gender, and the 2024 Election
Farewell to the “Rising American Electorate”
Cross-Pressured Voters are Unrepresented in the Democratic Party
10 Things We Know About the Election So Far
TLP Weekend Edition (November 9-10, 2024)
The Shattering of the Democratic Coalition
Where Have All the Democrats Gone?
The Trends I’m Watching During Election Week (Part 2)
TLP Weekend Edition (November 2-3, 2024)
The Demographics of a Trump Victory—Or Defeat
Both Parties Ignore the Working Class Down the Stretch
The Trends I’m Watching During Election Week (Part 1)
Are Young Men Really Going to Vote for Donald Trump?
TLP Weekend Edition (October 26-27, 2024)
TLP Podcast (w/ guest Tim Shenk)
The Progressive Moment Is Over
The 2020 Decision That Could Cost Trump the Election
Don’t Lose Your Mind Over the Election Results
The Idiot’s Guide to Dominating American Politics
TLP Weekend Edition (October 19-20, 2024)
Mark, Marjorie, and a Curious Case of Reverse Coattails
What If It Just Comes Down to Chance?
Why Hispanics Are Becoming Less Reliably Democratic
Supply-Side Drug Policies are Paramount
TLP Podcast (w/ guest Sean Trende)
The Clean Energy Transition’s Voter Problem
Look at Vote Share, Not Margin, for November Clues
The Counties to Watch on Election Night
A Year of Anguish for the Hostages in Gaza—and Their Families
TLP Weekend Edition (October 5-6, 2024)
Democrats Should Focus on Education Issues that Matter to Voters
The Democrats’ Hispanic Voter Problem Deepens
What Exactly Are We Fighting About?
Harris’s Identity Is Unlikely to Determine Her Fate
Trump and Harris on Middle East Policy
TLP Weekend Edition (September 28-29, 2024)
TLP Podcast (w/ guest Musa al-Gharbi)
Education and Gender Polarization Will Decide Pennsylvania
Does Harris or Trump Hold the Advantage in the Home Stretch?
Lessons for America from UK Labour
TLP Weekend Edition (September 21-22, 2024)
An Electoral College Tie Would Be a Win for Trump
Energy Abundance, Not Climate Action, Is the Road Forward for Harris
American Presidential Elections are Too Long
Close Presidential Elections Are Likely Here to Stay
TLP Weekend Edition (September 14-15, 2024)
TLP Podcast (w/ guest Jonah Goldberg)
Harris’s Working-Class Problem
Democrats Chase an Upset in Florida
The Battle for Skeptical Independents
Voters Aren’t Buying Harris's Pivot to the Middle So Far
Is Social Media Driving Young People Crazy?
TLP Weekend Edition (September 7-8, 2024)
The Election is Really, Really Close
The Rise of Vince Lombardi Democrats
Courage in the Face of Absurdity
The State of the Race, Two Months Out
TLP Weekend Edition (August 24-25, 2024)
TLP Podcast (w/ guest Julius Krein)
Democrats Are Super Happy, Working-Class Voters Are Not
Campaigns Are Not For Loyalists
The Democrats’ “Blue Wall” Matters for More than Just Its Electoral Votes
TLP Weekend Edition (August 17-18, 2024)
Recovering the Ancient Wisdom of the Obama Era
The Mysterious Case of the Undecided Vote
Can Tim Walz Help Harris Win Back the White Working Class?
Lessons From Oregon’s Failed Drug Experiment
TLP Weekend Edition (August 10-11, 2024)
TLP Podcast (w/ guest Kristen Soltis Anderson)
The Democrats’ Half-Hearted Move to the Center
The Downward Trajectory of RFK Jr.
Neither Party Seems Interested in Winning the Center
Five Key Groups Harris Needs to Rebound With
Are We Making Progress in Solving the Problems of Distressed Places?
TLP Weekend Edition (August 3-4, 2024)
The Harris Coalition Is *Not* the Second Coming of the Obama Coalition
The Two Parties Fail to Understand Place-Based Inequality
An Education and Training Agenda for Working-Class Families
TLP Weekend Edition (July 27-28, 2024)
TLP Podcast (w/ guest Kat Rosenfield)
Forget the Hype: It’s Still a Working-Class Election
How Democrats Should Handle the Pro-Labor Right
The Importance of Nautical NATO
TLP Weekend Edition (July 20-21, 2024)
The GOP’s Big Working-Class Bet
Trump's Most Popular and Least Popular Policy Ideas
How the Attempt on Trump’s Life Could Fundamentally Alter the Presidential Race—or Not
The GOP is Poised to Make Gains With Young Voters
TLP Weekend Edition (July 13-14, 2024)
TLP Podcast (w/ guest Henry Olsen)
A Last Hurrah for the Brahmin Left?
The Democrats Who Want Biden To Step Down
NATO is More Popular Than Most U.S. Government Institutions
It’s Only Going to Get Harder for Biden from Here
TLP Weekend Edition (July 6-7, 2024)
Banter Box #5: Where Biden and Trump Go From Here
Would Kamala Harris Do Better Than Biden?
Teaching Students What It Means to Be an American
The American Experiment Is Still Worth Fighting For
TLP Weekend Edition (June 29-30, 2024)
Democrats Should Beware the Sunk-Cost Fallacy
TLP Podcast (w/ guest Coleman Hughes)
Banter Box #5: "What should the Biden and Trump campaigns be doing differently?"
No, Democracy is *Not* on the Ballot
A Biden Bump after Trump's Conviction?
Roll of the Dice: Will November Deliver a Trifecta or Divided Government?
Biden Needs a Philosophy that Wins the Center
TLP Weekend Edition (June 22-23, 2024)
The Enduring Power of the Feminist Revolution
The Role of Climate Change in Rising Severe Storm Costs
Four Factors That Could Decide the 2024 Election
No, Elites. Rural Voters Aren’t a Threat to Democracy.
TLP Weekend Edition (June 15-16, 2024)
TLP Podcast (w/ guest Josh Kraushaar)
Democrats Should Swap Out “Bidenomics” for an Abundance Agenda
The Case of the Missing Second Term Agenda
America Should Drop Its “Red Lines” and Be Honest About Strategic Interests
TLP Weekend Edition (June 8-9, 2024)
The New Hispanic Diploma Divide
How the Pro-Israel Community Fights Extremism in Both Parties
Joe Biden: Prisoner of the Progressive Left
A Pragmatic Post-War Gaza Plan is Needed Now
UK Labour’s Approach to the World
Economic Security is Now National Security
Saturday Diversion: A Dance to the Music of Time
TLP Podcast w/ guest John Avlon
Democrats Should Embrace the “New Centrism"
The GOP Senate Candidates Trailing Trump
How Political (Dis)Interest Will Shape 2024
Saturday Diversion: The National D-Day Memorial
State of Play: Biden’s Electoral College Paths Narrow
What Two Civil Rights Heroes Can Teach Today’s Left
Are Floods Dramatically Increasing Due to Climate Change? (Part Two)
Saturday Diversion: Crime Fiction from the UK and Europe
Racial-Gender Gaps in the 2024 Election
Banter Box #4: "What are the best ways to help Americans find common ground?"
The Working Class-Sized Hole in Democratic Support Widens
America Needs a National Aerospace Plan
Elections Under the Authoritarian Shadow
Saturday Diversion: Five Books on FDR
TLP Podcast w/ Batya Ungar-Sargon
Trump Nostalgia Is Real—And Could Decide the Election
The Partisan Chasm on Energy Policies
Back to Basics in the Middle East
Are Floods Dramatically Increasing Due to Climate Change?
Saturday Diversion: The Students Are Revolting!
Will the Enthusiasm Gap Matter in 2024?
Could It Be 2016 All Over Again?
Voters Broadly Support Restrictive Immigration Policies
Three Takeaways from Last Week's Foreign Aid Votes
Israel Must Choose: Confront Iran or Oppose a Palestinian State
Saturday Diversion: Epic Backpacking Trips in America (and Canada)
TLP Podcast (w/ guest Sheri Berman)
End Iran’s Endless War Against Its Neighbors
Banter Box #3 - Eternal Vigilance Against Foreign Interference in America's Elections
Postcard from the Hispanic Working Class
"Reverse Coattails" Won't Rescue Biden
40 Policies That Will Define the 2024 Election
Why Are Voters Worried About Biden's Age?
Saturday Diversion: Viva Las Vegas
Why Democrats Will Become Energy Realists
Time For the U.S. to Consider a Bit of Launch Aid for Boeing
Saturday Diversion: Five Songs by Taylor Swift
TLP Podcast (w/ guest Chris Stirewalt)
Banter Box #2—A Sleeper Factor in November?
The Three Point Plan to Fix the Democrats and Their Coalition
What is RFK Jr.’s Pitch to Voters?
Requiem for the Greatest Generation
5 Strategic Questions America Faces in the Middle East
Saturday Diversion: Soviet History
Democrats Who Are Showing Up in Rural America
Banter Box #2: "Will foreign policy matter this November, and if so how?"
The Democrats’ Patriotism Problem Revisited
The RFK Jr. Effect: Who is Hurt More by His Candidacy?
Could Hogan Actually Win in Deep Blue MD?
Republican Support for Russia is Support for Iran
Saturday Diversion: For Those About to Rock...
TLP Podcast w/ Oren Cass: Reimagining Capitalism & Political Alignments
Banter Box #1—Multiple Issue Paths to November
The Democrats’ Abundance Problem Revisited
The Partisan Divide on NATO is New
Baltimore Takes it On the Chin—Again
How to Succeed in Politics Without Losing Your Sanity—or Your Soul
Britain Faces Fallout from War in the Holy Land
Saturday Diversion: Baseball's Return
A Defining Moment for America's Role in the World
Banter Box #1: "What issues will matter most in determining the 2024 election, and why?"
Revisiting the Three Point Plan to Fix the Democrats and Their Coalition
Trump's Achilles Heel: White College Voters
Want Better Democracy? Find Better Politicians
America Can't Afford to Deter Itself
Democrats Should Be a "Pro-Normal" Party
Saturday Diversion: Five Books on Space Exploration
The Democratic Coalition Isn’t Really a Coalition
Welcome to the TLP Podcast! (w/ David Leonhardt)
The Democrats and the Rise of Racial Radicalism
Who is Driving Trump's Rising Favorables?
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Democrats, Be the Party of Pragmatic Progress
Economically Distressed Places: How Big is the Problem?
The Nonwhite Working Class Bails Out on the Democrats
The Delusions of the Uncommitted Bloc
When Science Journals Become Activists
Against Democrats’ “What, Me Worry?” Approach to Losing Working Class Voters
Americans Aren’t Paying Close Attention to the 2024 Election
Preventing a Ramadan Explosion in the Holy Land
Lessons From the Suozzi Victory in NY-3
How Smart Republicans Can Appeal to Normie Voters
The Democrats’ Education Problem
A Strident Minority ≠ A Majority
Death of a Russian Liberal Patriot
What Liberals Can Do to Root Out Illiberalism in Higher Education
The Case for National Developmentalism
All Politics is Media Criticism
Hubert Humphrey—Now More Than Ever
Biden's Bully Pulpit Needs a Reboot
The Working-Class Imperative for Labour and Democrats
The Disappearing Democratic Coalition
Is Political Advertising Obsolete?
The Case Against Neo-Isolationism
How the New Left Damaged Democrats in the 1960s and 1970s
The Two-Parent Privilege is Real
Why Can’t Biden Move to the Center?
American Politics is Bringing Us Down
Middle East Stability Requires a Strategic U.S. Response
How To Curb Illegal Immigration—And Why It Won't Happen
Building a More Resilient Navy
The Coming Working Class Election
America Needs a New Iran Policy
TLP's 2024 Swing-State Project: Pennsylvania (Part Two)
TLP's 2024 Swing-State Project: Pennsylvania (Part One)
Could Immigration Hand the 2024 Election to Trump?
What is the Positive Vision for Biden’s Second Term?
How America Can Use Sports Diplomacy to Promote Human Rights in the Gulf
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About the Immigration Mess
Kitchen Table Populism is Up for Grabs
The Disturbing Rise of Strategic Antisemitism
Don't Worry About the "Arab Street"
"To avoid the worst impacts of climate change, scientists say…"
TLP Week in Review, 12/31/23-1/6/24
Nikki Haley’s Political Skills Hit the Reality of the GOP’s Working-Class Electorate
Democrats! Time to Re-Embrace Merit, Free Speech, and Universalism
Why America and Israel Need the Palestinian Authority in Gaza