Articles by Robert Zaller

As an organization of national governance in a democratic society, the Republican Party no longer exists.  As a cabal determined to dominate government at all…

The deadliest day in the American political calendar is June 30, when the Supreme Court dumps the last of its decisions for the judicial year…

Note: A previous version of this article contained a typo made by the editor incorrectly citing Richard Nixon’s share of the 1968 popular vote as…

The one good thing about 2023 is that it is not 2024.  Philadelphia is about to have its Democratic mayoral primary. That is tantamount to the…

It’s a good thing the universe is so big (and probably a lot bigger than we know), because it is so full of violent action,…

When the nature of Donald Trump’s war on democracy had become clear, the full catastrophe of the 2016 election was evident: a political party in…

Cheating is as old as the story of Jacob and Esau (Genesis 25). It is also as old as the university. Therefore, there’s certainly nothing…

When good men remain silent, the proverb says, evil may triumph. Few recent examples illustrate this more poignantly than the foot-dragging passivity of Attorney General…

The votes are still out in the 2022 midterm elections, partly a result of the patchquilt system of 50 states, each with its own rules…

What may well be the most important political election of our lifetimes is on the ballot this week. The principal subject isn’t inflation or the…