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The gerrymander myth

William A. Galston

Friday, March 17, 2023

Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks with members of the media on Jan. 12, 2023, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM - NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARYNo Use CHICAGO.

Understanding what happened in the Chicago mayoral race

William A. Galston

Thursday, March 2, 2023

Feb 7, 2023; Washington, DC, USA; President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington, as Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., listen. Mandatory Credit: Jacquelyn Martin/Pool-USA TODAY NETWORK

Biden makes his case to Americans in the State of the Union

William A. Galston

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

FILE PHOTO: Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) addresses the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time after being elected speaker in a late night 15th round of voting on the fourth day of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 7, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

The polarization paradox: Elected officials and voters have shifted in opposite directions

William A. Galston

Friday, January 20, 2023

Former Washington DC police officer Michael Fanone gives a speech denouncing political violence during a news conference put on by Courage for America featuring veterans, politicians on the west side of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis

Polls show Americans are divided on the significance of January 6

William A. Galston

Friday, January 6, 2023

FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump reacts during his speech during a rally at the Iowa States Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., October 9, 2021. REUTERS/Rachel Mummey/File Photo

Is this the end of Trump? He’s on the ropes but don’t count him out.

William A. Galston

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

A woman casts her vote in midterm elections at the Bay Ridge Civic Association in Annapolis, U.S., November 8, 2022. REUTERS/Mary F. Calvert

It wasn’t just “the economy stupid”—it was abortion

Elaine Kamarck and William A. Galston

Thursday, November 10, 2022

Steve Benavides, 32, of Detroit, votes inside the Cass Technical High School polling place in Detroit on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022.

What do the 2022 midterms mean for 2024?

William A. Galston

Wednesday, November 9, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Voting booths are pictured inside the Dona Ana County Government Center during early voting for the upcoming midterm elections in Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S., October 24, 2022. REUTERS/Paul Ratje/File Photo

One week to go: What history tells us about how the House races are shaping up

William A. Galston

Monday, October 31, 2022

Voting signs are displayed outside a polling site during a special election to fill the vacant 34th congressional district seat in Los Fresnos, Texas, U.S., June 14, 2022. REUTERS/Veronica G. Cardenas

Are Hispanics leaving the Democratic Party?

William A. Galston

Thursday, September 29, 2022