Jonathan Bernstein

Conservative judicial activists are showing scant respect for precedent or the prerogatives of other parts of the government. Expect the elected branches to fight back.

Five principles for organizing the opposition to Trump-inspired election subversion in 2024 and afterward.

Any one of these stories on its own is fairly normal. But to have that many positions up in the air at the same time isn't. There's a big-picture story here, and it's a very difficult one to tell.

There's no reason that a party of social conservatives or fiscal conservatives or foreign policy hawks has to eschew compromise and spend half its energy hunting RINOs

The recent endorsements of Hillary Clinton by Republican party actors are unlikely to affect how she behaves in office if she is elected. Unless, that is, this support changes the way the Republicans themselves behave. To assess how Clinton would act as president, look at the promises she is making as a candidate. Not only … Continue reading Anti-Trump Republicans won’t change Clinton