Articles by Robert Zaller

The historian Joseph J. Ellis defines a political faction succinctly as “an organized minority whose very purpose [is] to undercut the public will, usually by…

Let me begin with a confession: I know nothing about “Star Wars” except that it is a movie franchise created by George Lucas that has…

We weren’t ready for COVID-19, even though we could have been. Donald Trump eliminated the joint task force with China, established to get a quick…

For those of you not of a certain age, a reference to drinking Kool-Aid may not ring a bell. In November 1978, 918 members of…

As I write this, the official American death count from the COVID-19 pandemic has exceeded 40,000; by the time you read it, it may well…

There are two images coming from what remains of the free press, the only institution formally enshrined in our federal Constitution that remains minimally operative,…

How do you wage war? How do you define it? War is usually described as an organized struggle between human populations, but over the past…

Stranger and stranger. The 2020 political season has already been bizarre, and the surprises keep coming. At the same time, some things have been as…

Shortly after World War II, a film called “The War of the Worlds” depicted the invasion of Earth by space aliens fleeing their dying planet…

Three months ago, the smart money wouldn’t have bet a nickel on Bernie Sanders becoming the Democratic Party’s nominee for president in 2020. Yes, he…