The Big Sort : moderates

Extremism at McCain Rallies Comes Naturally

Bill Bishop — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:50:00 GMT

French students who disliked America (and loved Charles de Gaulle) were once asked to talk about the United States for an hour or two. At the end of the session, conducted as part of experiments in the 1960s, the students disliked America — and loved...(read more)

Realignment? Nope. Just More of The Same.

Bill Bishop — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:09:00 GMT

A few days after the 2006 election, the Washington Post announced , " 'God gap' in American politics has narrowed substantially." By 2006, so went the theory, evangelicals were disgruntled with George W. Bush. All the fundamentalists, charismatics, megachurchers,...(read more)

Thirty Years and Three Reasons Congress Imploded

Bill Bishop — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:45:00 GMT

When leaders of the House looked around for a consensus to confront what they were convinced was a national emergency, consensus had left the room. There are plenty of stories about yesterday's tactical failings. But Monday's partisan collapse was also...(read more)