Bylines

Bruce J. Schulman

Newspapers showcasing the victory of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump
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Close Elections Signal a New Gilded Age

Donald Trump’s 2024 win, echoing the Gilded Age, highlights America’s volatile, close elections, partisan divides, and structural barriers shaping politics.
Trump holding a table of tariff rates.
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Tariffs Don’t Have to Make Economic Sense to Appeal to Trump Voters

Economists and Democrats dismiss Trump’s tariffs talk at their peril.
Then President Donald Trump, right, and Joe Biden, then the Democratic presidential nominee, during the U.S. presidential debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., on Oct. 22, 2020.
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The Biden-Trump Rematch May Mark the End of an Era

Over the course of U.S. history, presidential rematches have signaled momentous political upheavals.
A family listening to radio in the 1930s.
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Today's Media Landscape Took Root a Century Ago

Decisions made now could shape the next 100 years.
Presidents Obama, Trump, Bush, and Clinton
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Who Is The Worst American President of All Time?

The answer can change over time.
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A Century of Reforms Made Iowa and New Hampshire Presidential Kingmakers

But did they backfire?
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The Constitutional Revolution a Century Ago That Is Shaping the 2020 Election

And why we need another one.
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The United States Needs More Bureaucracy, Not Less

If too much partisanship is the problem, more bureaucracy might be the answer.
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Liberals, Don’t Abandon the Federal Government

Doing so might kill the next big liberal idea.