An honest examination of democratic decline would look at the ways in which our counter-majoritarian institutions are thwarting the public will - as expressed through its elected representatives - and how that can create support for truly destabilizing forces. — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share Image
It's almost axiomatic that a party dominated by reactionary business owners is going to support, as much as possible, the interests of reactionary business owners. — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share Image
The 2020 presidential election was arguably the most secure - and among the most scrutinized - in American history. — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share Image
Racial hysteria has been a part of many winning campaigns in our country. But it's rarely the only part. — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share Image
Texas's official hostility toward gender nonconforming children has had the predictable effect of pushing families out of the state in search of less hostile… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share Image
Trump was not helped by either of his impeachments, and there's no reason other than his own mythology to think that a trial and… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share Image
If 'The Lord of the Rings' is a cautionary tale about the desire for power and the use of power, then it is a… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share Image
By no means is Trump the first president or even the first Republican president to abuse the power of the office in an effort… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share Image
For liberals in particular, the idea that government is only hypocrisy and dysfunction is self-defeating and nihilistic. — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share Image
Nineteenth-century American politics were notoriously raucous, with frequent violence in and around elections. — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share Image
Trump did not win the 2016 presidential election solely on the votes of his base; he won it after he consolidated wavering Republicans and… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share Image
Trump's authoritarian instincts - his refusal to accept or even learn the rules of the constitutional system - are a huge part of the… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share Image
Americans tend to focus on external threats to our democracy: foreign adversaries wielding disinformation and subversion. But the most serious dangers have always come… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share Image
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is notorious for his efforts to secure 'election integrity' through voter purges and other efforts to shrink the… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share Image
