Articles by Robert Zaller

This past week has seen the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, hosted by President Emmanuel Macron of France.…

A few months ago, I wrote a piece in these pages suggesting that we regard Donald Trump as our first fascist president. It set off…

Donald Trump has wanted the 2018 midterm elections to be about one thing: himself. That is not because he wants to seek support for his…

As American democracy descends further into its present impasse — or abyss — we can trace the steps by which we have arrived at our…

To have democracy, you have to have civil society. In the broadest sense, the term is inclusive of everyone who lives in a given country…

Last Thursday, we saw a woman of dignity, composure and courage describe the worst moment of her life. I can’t imagine what reserves of spirit…

What does “democratic socialism” mean? When Bernie Sanders, the man who brought the term back into public use, is asked to define it, he typically…

After 19 months of Donald Trump being the president, it might seem folly to seek a single area in which he has done the most…

It’s hard to tell whether Donald Trump is more preoccupied with wrecking civil discourse and public institutions domestically in the United States, or shattering the…

The question this essay asks — does democracy have a future? — must start, I think, with the question of what its present condition is.…