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THOMAS B. EDSALL
Posts
Attacking Teachers From Every Angle Is Not the Way to Improve Schools
We are going about education reform all wrong.
Trump Is Unraveling Before Our Eyes, but Will It Matter?
“The Republican Party is in the midst of an identity crisis,” one scholar says.
How a ‘Golden Era for Large Cities’ Might Be Turning Into an ‘Urban Doom Loop’
What seemed like a transitory step to avoid infection has become a major force driving the future direction of urban America.
Trump Was a Gift That May Not Keep Giving
Democrats may be relieved, but they should not be overconfident.
The Red Wave Didn’t Just Vanish
“Apparently, Republicans tacked too hard to the right.”
For Republicans, Crime Pays, No Matter What Else Happens
The struggles of the contemporary Democratic Party over crime are part of an intraparty ideological struggle that goes back at least to the 1980s
Why There Is No Such Thing as a Post-Trump World
White working-class support for right-wing populism is hardening.
The Left-Right Divide May Help Democrats Avoid a Total Wipeout
Even so, the party is feeling a distinct chill in the air.
Democrats Are Having Trouble Holding Onto Their Coalition
The city of angels is no stranger to zero-sum politics.
The ‘Sleeping Giant’ That May Decide the Midterms
The choices made by Latino voters will be crucial to the outcome in a disproportionate share of Senate battleground states and key House races.