The Sunday Essays: Election 2016

Governments need a revenue system compatible with a low-carbon future

Monday, October 3, 2016

Republican U.S. Presidential nominee Donald Trump attends a campaign event at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida August 3, 2016. REUTERS/Eric Thayer - RTSKXKL

Inequality built the Trump coalition, even if he won’t solve it

Richard V. Reeves

Monday, September 26, 2016

A residential real estate is pictured from the air in the suburbs of Las Vegas, Nevada, November 1, 2012. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) - RTR39VD7

Suburban poverty is missing from the conversation about America’s future

Elizabeth Kneebone

Thursday, September 15, 2016

U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto shake hands at a press conference at the Los Pinos residence in Mexico City, Mexico, August 31, 2016. REUTERS/Henry Romero - RTX2NQT2

Rhetoric of this year’s presidential campaign is no substitute for thoughtful policy

Harold Trinkunas

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Veterans Bill "Chewy" Throckmorton (L), and Greg "Biggs" Bigger, both of Zelienople, Pennsylvania, talk during a Bikers for Trump 2016 rally at Jergel's Rhythm Grille in Warrendale, Pennsylvania April 24, 2016. REUTERS/Alan Freed - RTX2BGD3

Civil-military relations and the 2016 presidential race

Michael O’ Hanlon

Monday, August 29, 2016

Journalists cover U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders as he addresses supporters at a campaign rally in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S., April 22, 2016. Lucas Jackson: "A lot of time spent on the campaigns is spent waiting for candidates to arrive or listening to similar speeches over and over." REUTERS/Lucas Jackson SEARCH "ELECTION SIDELINES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. - RTSHYG2

Two views on media coverage of 2016

Monday, August 29, 2016

A general view of the White House in Washington in this September 30, 2013. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

America needs a diplomat in chief

Monday, August 22, 2016

REUTERS/Mark Makela - Voting machine operator Robin Coffee-Ruff hands a sticker to a voter who cast his ballot.

Demographic fault lines and the 2016 election

William H. Frey

Thursday, August 18, 2016

A combination photo shows U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton (L) and Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump (R) in Los Angeles,

What we need to know from candidates on education policy

Tuesday, August 9, 2016