Trump's Rhetoric of White Nostalgia
Trump’s core promise is to return to white, working-class Americans what they feel they’ve lost.
2016 Distilled
The campaign coverage you need from the staff of The Atlantic
The Lament of the Anti-Trump Republican Women
Powerful female members of the GOP are caught between party loyalty and the front-runner’s misogyny.
Trump Takes Aim at the Independent Judiciary
The Republican candidate isn’t directly attacking democracy—but he’s targeting the institutions that sustain it.
The French Connection
The farcical quest for a conservative alternative to Donald Trump finds National Review’s David French, and produces a farcical reaction by the press.
How Not to Achieve Democratic Unity
Calls to rally around Hillary Clinton likely won’t convince Sanders supporters to give up on the U.S. presidential primary.
The Art of the Swindle
In court filings, former employees of Trump University allege that it preyed on the insecurities of its students, selling them courses they did not need or could not afford.
Where Did Donald Trump Send Veterans' Millions?
Unfavorable news reports on fundraiser money dogged the Republican nominee. Trump, it seems, couldn’t stand it anymore.
A $1 Million Fight Against Hillary Clinton's Online Trolls
A super PAC has a plan to defend the Democratic presidential front-runner and her supporters on social media. Will it work?
The Seven Broken Guardrails of Democracy
The American republic was long safeguarded by settled norms, now shattered by the rise of Donald Trump.
The Downside of Democracy
A 1979 book on presidential selection inadvertently predicted the rise of Trump—and the weakness of a popular primary system.