29 February 2016
26 February 2016
25 February 2016
24 February 2016
23 February 2016
I'm from New Hampshire, and the New Hampshire primary has to go
By putting Iowa and New Hampshire first, the Democratic and Republican parties are effectively saying that disproportionate power and influence should go to a small group of overwhelmingly white people in rural areas and small cities. That influence shouldn't go to a state or region with a large Hispanic population. It shouldn't go to a state or region with a large black population. It shouldn't go to a state with large cities and a strong interest in urban issues. It should go to these people instead.
That does a profound disservice to the millions of Americans living in diverse, densely populated areas. Or, to put it more bluntly, it gives white people outsized power in determining nominees, and disenfranchises black, Hispanic, Asian-Americans, and Native Americans relatively speaking.
Dylan Matthews
That does a profound disservice to the millions of Americans living in diverse, densely populated areas. Or, to put it more bluntly, it gives white people outsized power in determining nominees, and disenfranchises black, Hispanic, Asian-Americans, and Native Americans relatively speaking.
Dylan Matthews
22 February 2016
19 February 2016
18 February 2016
17 February 2016
Hillary Clinton and the audacity of political realism
What Clinton is relearning in the snows of Iowa and New Hampshire is that there's nothing audacious about hope. Hope is the one commodity every voter wants to buy. It's pragmatism that you can't sell.
Ezra Klein
Ezra Klein
16 February 2016
The Republican establishment can fix its problems by picking a name out of a hat
In the language of game theory, this is a focal point problem. If all the establishment voters/donors could agree on one of the “establishment four” candidates, that candidate could be a viable competitor to Trump and Cruz. But establishment voters/donors are uncertain about which one of the four that will be — and so votes and money get split.
Joshua Tucker
Joshua Tucker
15 February 2016
12 February 2016
City Upon A Hill: A History Of American Exceptionalism [audio]
In his final State of the Union address, President Obama called America "the most powerful nation on Earth," saying, "When it comes to every important international issue, people of the world do not look to Beijing or Moscow to lead—they call us." President Obama is hardly the first leader to talk about American exceptionalism. But just how "exceptional" is America? And why does it matter? In this episode of BackStory, we'll go behind the rhetoric to unpack the history and meaning of the term and assess the changing meanings of "American exceptionalism" over time.
BackStory
BackStory
11 February 2016
How to Talk to Bill Belichick
Do: Ask about the kicking game. Don’t: Ask him if he cares to elaborate on that.
Andrew Kahn and Josh Levin
Andrew Kahn and Josh Levin
09 February 2016
08 February 2016
Why we fight about Iran
The debates are so vicious because they're not really about Iran — they're about much deeper disputes.
Max Fisher
Max Fisher
05 February 2016
The Theory of Everything and Then Some
In complexity theory, physicists try to understand economics while sociologists think like biologists. Can they bring us any closer to universal knowledge?
David Auerbach
David Auerbach
04 February 2016
03 February 2016
02 February 2016
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