William A. Galston

A woman arrives at a polling station in Lark Community Center as the early voting for midterm elections started in Texas, in McAllen, Texas, U.S., October 22, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RC16F40C5550

Are the 2018 midterm election polls accurate?

William A. Galston

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump listens as he chairs a meeting of the United Nations Security Council held during the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 26, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz - HP1EE9Q15Z3BQ

Polling Spotlight: Republicans can thank Trump for highly motivated Democratic voters

William A. Galston

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a Make America Great Again rally at the Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia, U.S., August 21, 2018. Picture taken August 21, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis - RC112CAB1E90

Polling Spotlight: Low expectations for Trump could be helping him

William A. Galston

Friday, August 24, 2018

The stripes on the American flag overlaid with shadows cast by campaigners onstage.

Is increasing diversity positive for the U.S.? A look at the partisan divide

William A. Galston

Thursday, July 19, 2018

With the U.S. Supreme Court building in the background, Supreme Court nominee judge Brett Kavanaugh arrives with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence prior to meeting with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 10, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC1165F1B5C0

Under the radar: The Supreme Court decision Brett Kavanaugh is most likely to overrule

William A. Galston

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

A view of inside U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) detention facility shows children at Rio Grande Valley Centralized Processing Center in Rio Grande City, Texas, U.S., June 17, 2018. Picture taken on June 17, 2018. Courtesy CBP/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC174C9B4E40

As Trump’s zero-tolerance immigration policy backfires, Republicans are in jeopardy

William A. Galston

Monday, June 18, 2018

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Columbian President Juan Manuel Santos (not pictured) give a statement to the media in Budapest, Hungary, May 11, 2018. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

Viktor Orbán’s majority can’t be a blank check

William A. Galston

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Soybeans grow in front of the Kentucky Utilities Ghent Generating Station, a coal-fired power-plant, along the Ohio River in Vevay, Indiana, U.S., September 22, 2017. Photograph taken at N38∞45.502' W85∞02.963'. Photograph taken September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder - RC1FCCADE810

Polling Spotlight: Young Republicans diverge on climate policy

William A. Galston

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

American flag seen along Wyoming Highway 59

Is public sentiment shifting toward support of authoritarianism? Not really.

William A. Galston

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

5-Star Movement leader Luigi Di Maio speaks during an electoral rally in Caserta, Italy February 23, 2018. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca - RC1551BD32F0

The rise of European populism and the collapse of the center-left

William A. Galston

Thursday, March 8, 2018