Lexington
Our Lexington columnist provides perceptive analysis and commentary on American politics, policies, and cultural dynamics
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Kamala Harris makes Donald Trump look out of his depth
The presidential debate was a success for the vice-president
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History will judge Joe Biden by Kamala Harris
A victory would be her triumph, and his, but a loss would be his responsibility
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Why the 2024 Chicago convention is not the 1968 convention
And the war in Gaza is not Kamala Harris’s Vietnam
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The wisdom in calling Donald Trump weird
Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are trying to make Democrats normal again
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What identity politics will Kamala Harris practise?
The lessons of Barack Obama, Donald Trump, J.D. Vance and Hillary Clinton
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Calling Donald Trump a threat to the rule of law has backfired
It strengthened him politically and led to constitutional protections for presidents, not citizens
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How do you solve a problem like Joe Biden?
The uproar over his candidacy reveals dysfunction afflicting both major parties
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Joe Biden is fooling only himself
A president who prides himself on the common touch is insulting everyone’s common sense
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In New York, the Democratic establishment strikes back
But the defeat of one progressive congressman shows how deep the party’s divisions run
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Donald Trump has finally got it right about the January 6th insurrectionists
They were “warriors”—that’s the problem
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Joe Biden’s best chance to shake up the race
But in debating Donald Trump, he faces graver public doubts and a greater challenge than he did in 2020
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Grown up in the USA
Forty years on, Bruce Springsteen’s defining album still has something to teach Americans
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Politics is the law in Texas
A governor’s pardon implies that courts cannot be trusted, just as Donald Trump says
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Why the Republicans will convene in a forge of American socialism
Donald Trump has made gains with Wisconsin’s working class, but Joe Biden could still win there
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Joe Biden is practising some Clintonian politics
But he needs to do more than crack down on “junk fees” to woo swing voters