When host Garry Kasparov created the Renew Democracy Initiative in 2017, the founding manifesto warned that “the liberal-democratic order is under attack from within and without.” Eight years later, ...

It is good to see some Democratic and Republican lawmakers call for an end to political violence. But these statements are far too little, far too late. Both parties have allowed this problem to not ...

A majority of Americans believe the two major political parties do not represent them well. The parties have become more ideologically consistent, leading to extreme policies and candidates. Close ...

Sen. Robin Webb, a longtime state lawmaker from Carter County, is the latest mountain Democrat to defect to the Republican Party. (LRC Public Information photo) A great darkness has descended upon the ...

Our nation’s core political well-being depends on the existence of a healthy two-party system. One year ago, I joined with former Sens. Alan Simpson and William Cohen, along with 34 other ...

After Portland, Oregon, first used its new proportional ranked-choice voting electoral system to elect city council members in November 2024, it is unclear what style of politics will emerge in future ...

Elon Musk’s July 5 announcement that he’s starting a new political party could be consequential, but only if the world’s richest man maintains a sustained interest in the effort. Over the past three ...

A viable third party is the great white whale of American politics — but Elon Musk appears willing to try it anyway. But political experts say his billions would be better spent buying him influence ...

It wasn't always this way. — -- This year's presidential campaign has left many voters looking for an alternative to the two major political parties. If George Washington had gotten his way, ...

The American political party system is dysfunctional. Gallup reports that 58% of Americans, including nearly half of Democrats and Republicans, feel that the two parties poorly represent the American ...

Our nation’s core political well-being depends on the existence of a healthy two-party system. One year ago, I joined with former Sens. Alan Simpson and William Cohen, along with 34 other ...