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July 16, 2026
South Carolina Senator Lindsay Graham’s sudden death illustrates a familiar pathway for women to enter political office.
July 15, 2026
Why the U.S. is finding it hard to coerce Iran
A Good Chat with Reid Pauly, author of "The Art of Coercion."
July 13, 2026
Are Jewish Americans really leaving the Democratic Party?
Fewer identify as Democratic, but most still plan to vote for Democrats.
July 6, 2026
What to expect at this week’s NATO summit
Frictions between the Atlantic Alliance partners continue, particularly on these three points.
July 4, 2026
250 years later, the British still aren’t so hot on American independence
A minority says American independence was a good thing.
Editors'Picks
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The end of Viktor Orbán’s ‘Hungarian model’?
New data show why Orbán’s Fidesz party finally fell after 16 years in power.
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Trump and Rubio dismantled U.S. diplomacy. It’s making the Iran War harder.
Statecraft helps war-fighting as well as peacemaking.
In this episode of Chalkboard Politics, Peter Feaver discusses the legality of boat strikes against suspected drug traffickers, the firing of top Pentagon officials, and the U.S. war against Iran.
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July 2, 2026
New voices join Good Authority in 2026
We welcome nine political scientists to our team of experts in our latest cohort of Good Authority fellows.
July 1, 2026
After the Supreme Court’s Slaughter decision, how far does the president’s power extend?
There’s a place for Congress in structuring the executive branch.
June 29, 2026
Pride, America 250, and the politics of belonging
Democracy depends on ordinary people – including LGBTQ Americans – claiming ownership of the nation’s future.
BookReviews & Interviews
U.S. democracy is under attack. Here are some lessons for democracy’s defenders.
A global study of democratic backsliding and resilience offers ways to resist authoritarian attacks.
Trump still wants to buy Greenland. He’s making a dangerous mistake.
Trump doesn’t seem to understand that nations don’t buy and sell territory any more.
The Emancipation Proclamation did not end slavery. Here’s what did.
Two states – Delaware and Kentucky – still allowed slavery until the 13th Amendment was ratified in late 1865
Courts can be undermined in these 3 ways. This is how to protect them.
Courts are only as powerful as politicians – and the public – want.