William A. Galston

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

U.S. President Donald Trump announces that the United States will impose tariffs of 25 percent on steel imports and 10 percent on imported aluminum during a meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 1, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC1A0674C740

Support for Trump’s tariffs even lower than his job approval rating

William A. Galston

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a meeting on his infrastructure initiative at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 12, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC1113AB30F0

Trump’s infrastructure plan: The good, the bad, and the biblical

William A. Galston

Monday, February 12, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen (L), holds a meeting at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's National Targeting Center in Sterling, Virginia, U.S. February 2, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1DC1FFCA00

Voters to Trump: You’re on thin ice with immigration policy

William A. Galston

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. January 30, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - HP1EE1V08SSXQ

Trump cites achievements, calls for unity in 1st State of the Union

William A. Galston

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

75th Golden Globe Awards ñ Photo Room ñ Beverly Hills, California, U.S., 07/01/2018 ñ Oprah Winfrey poses backstage with her Cecil B. DeMille Award. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson - HP1EE1809MAUY

Forget Oprah: For their next president, Americans don’t want a celebrity

William A. Galston

Thursday, January 18, 2018