Research and Commentary

Six Ways the Wisconsin Recall is a Curtain-Raiser for November

June 5, 2012, William A. Galston

How Europe Could Sink Obama’s Election Chances—And What He Can Do About It

May 24, 2012, William A. Galston

Why Republicans Aren’t the Only Ones to Blame For Polarization

May 18, 2012, William A. Galston

It’s Official, Obama’s Trying to Win the West—Not Ohio

May 11, 2012, William A. Galston

Six Months to Go: Where the Presidential Contest Stands as the General Election Begins

May 10, 2012, William A. Galston

Why the President’s Campaign Shouldn’t Focus on Inequality

May 3, 2012, William A. Galston

A Tax Reform Proposal that Could Win Over Everybody

April 23, 2012, William A. Galston

Stop Blaming the Tax Code For America’s Inequality Problem

April 19, 2012, William A. Galston

Seven Ways 2012 Won't Be Anything Like 2008 for Team Obama

April 13, 2012, William A. Galston

Improving the Federal Budgeting Process

April 11, 2012, William A. Galston

Don’t Campaign Against the Supreme Court, Mr. President

April 5, 2012, William A. Galston

Web Chat: The Race for the GOP Nomination

April 4, 2012, William A. Galston

Why the Supreme Court Justices Won’t Be Crudely Political When They Rule on Obamacare

March 29, 2012, William A. Galston

Why America’s Public, Not Its Parties, Are the Key to Fixing the Deficit

March 23, 2012, William A. Galston

What Obama Should and Shouldn’t Do About High Gas Prices

March 16, 2012, William A. Galston

Big Business Should Stop Ignoring Washington

March 16, 2012, Glenn Hutchins and William A. Galston

Congressional Reform Proposals for the 21st Century

March 14, 2012, William A. Galston

Ignore Swing Voters at Your Peril

March 12, 2012, William A. Galston

Partisan Polarization Highest in a Century

March 6, 2012, William A. Galston and Benjamin Wittes

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Why Super Tuesday Won’t Deliver a Knockout Blow

March 5, 2012, William A. Galston

Has Obama Convinced Americans About the Importance of Community?

February 27, 2012, William A. Galston

The Quest to Balance Health Care Providers’ Consciences and Patients’ Needs

February 23, 2012, William A. Galston and Melissa Rogers

The 2013 Federal Budget: A Political Strategy

February 14, 2012, William A. Galston

Around the Halls: Accessing President Obama's Proposals for Economic Growth and Budget Deficit Reduction

February 14, 2012, Bill Frenzel, William G. Gale, William A. Galston, Ron Haskins and Isabel V. Sawhill

Why Obama Would Be Glad if the Culture War Is a Major Election Issue

February 14, 2012, William A. Galston