Politics

First Blood The opening scene of First Blood does not begin with a war. The opening scene begins with restraint. […]

Three traditions, one problem: how societies cope with imperfect human beings Modern political arguments often collapse into a single moral

How Primary Reform Changed the Meaning of Losing Two of the closest presidential elections in American history ended very differently.

Americans did not set out to weaken political parties. The opposite impulse drove reform. In the late 1960s and early

Rebuilding a Strong Knox County GOP Through Structure, Not Personalities Knox County Republicans often argue about candidates, messaging, or ideology.

Thomas Paine and James Madison stood on the same revolutionary ground. Only one built something that lasted. The American Revolution

Experience, sequencing, and the road not taken after the Cold War Counterfactuals can mislead. They tempt writers to turn history

James Madison’s remedy for faction was not merely more map; it was more mixture. In James Madison’s famous argument in

Open or closed political primaries? Tennessee Republicans stand at a crossroads. One path narrows the electorate in pursuit of ideological

Political parties do not collapse all at once. They shrink slowly, quietly, and often with a kind of strange pride.