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The Long Game

Yuval Levin on What You Can Do To Help Solve Our Broad Social Crisis

Jun 29, 2018

“A key part of our task,” Yuval writes, “is simply to see what we lack.”


"And when you step back and listen, an awful lot of what’s distinct about this moment in America seems like a response to a certain kind of suffering: a response to being left behind, disrespected, robbed of place and dignity and hope...


Adam Wren On Finding His Way In A New Journalism Landscape

Jun 25, 2018

I talk with Adam Wren about what it's like to be a journalist entrepreneur, covering national politics from the Midwest while also starting a state news-focused newsletter. And Adam shares his observations of Vice President Mike Pence, and how the Indiana Republican establishment is now shaping the future of America....


Terry Sullivan on the GOP & Marco Rubio's 2016 Loss

Jun 18, 2018

Republican political operative Terry Sullivan discusses the move away from issue-based campaigns, toward contests based around personality and image, whether Sen. Jesse Helms was a racist, and how bad advice to Marco Rubio led to the moment that became the downfall of his presidential candidacy.


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Lee Drutman on Ranked Choice Voting & Multi-Member Congressional Districts

Jun 11, 2018

I’m beginning to think that ranked-choice voting might be a way for voters to exercise quality control in a party primary in a way that party bosses used to. The way it works, if no one gets 50 percent then the candidate with the least support gets eliminated, and the votes they got go to the candidates who their...


Amy Walter On the California Primaries

Jun 5, 2018

Voters in five states will go to the polls today to vote in primary elections, but in California, Democrats are facing an unexpected challenge. They need 23 seats to retake control of the House of Representatives this fall, and there are as many as 6 or 7 seats in California alone that are prime targets for flipping...